DoD FM

Unadjusted Trial Balance to Adjusted Trial Balance Reconciliation QA

Very High priorityMedium-High riskDirect public-source process / targetTier 1 — Material line-item executionMedium complexity

Description

Test whether adjustments from UTB to ATB have valid support and expected posting logic.

AI / analytics pattern

rules + anomaly detection + document AI

Automation level / stage

assistive/analytics with human review

Expected benefit

Reduces unsupported adjustments and improves audit evidence.

Audit / financial statement impact

Addresses financial reporting internal control weakness and adjustment support.

Controls / human review

Human review for exceptions and recommendations; maintain evidence packages, lineage, source citations, model cards, data-quality checks, and periodic QA sampling.

Data needed

source transactions, reference tables, audit evidence, user/action logs as applicable

Possible metrics

cycle time, match rate, exception aging, NFR closure, audit support effort, data quality score

MVP scope

Pilot with one reporting entity, one fiscal quarter, and read-only outputs before workflow integration.

Related material weakness / control objective

Directly tied to cited DoD FM/audit priority or system mission.