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Recognizes how to prevent discrepancies in financial records, from data entry to final reconciliation, including ongoing review and follow-up, with a platform that integrates all solutions in one place.

Table of Contents:

• What are discrepancies in financial records?
• What are the best practices to prevent discrepancies in financial records?
• What tools can help prevent financial discrepancies?
• What is the role of reconciliation in managing financial discrepancies?

 

Today, companies are increasingly exposed to making mistakes that can significantly impact their balance sheets. Your teams have to handle an increasing volume of data and dealing with it accurately and efficiently can be a major challenge.

It is through manual processes that many errors can be made, which show up in the financial records as discrepancies. When an inconsistency is noted, it is necessary to go back to the source documents and undo what has been done and start again.

This wastes time and sometimes money. But detecting discrepancies in time, as well as eliminating them altogether, can become a great competitive factor in an industry, allowing companies that are taking care to improve this process to make better and more profitable decisions.

In this blog post we’ll tell you all about it, from what we mean by discrepancy, to the solution that will eliminate the worry about financial records from now on. Let’s get started!

What are discrepancies in financial records?

Discrepancies in financial records refer to differences, errors or inconsistencies that may occur in an organization’s financial data.

These can arise as a result of human errors in data entry, failures in record keeping systems or even due to fraud. They are a common problem in finance and can have serious consequences, such as loss of revenue, legal problems and loss of investor confidence.

Preventing discrepancies in financial records is essential to ensure data integrity and the financial health of a company. Here are some best practices that address the discrepancy factor.

What are the best practices to prevent discrepancies in financial records?

To avoid inconsistency in financial records, companies can follow a few best practices that help ensure data integrity and financial health. These practices include:

Process automation: Use automation tools, such as machine learning and robotic process automation (RPA), to reduce human intervention and minimize errors.

Include review within the automated process: Perform reviews of financial records to identify potential discrepancies early. By reconciling data it is possible to find differences between one source and another and resolve them or analyze the reason for the discrepancy.

Systems integration: Using an Enterprise Data Management platform such as Conciliac, which integrates all solutions in one place, facilitates consistency and accuracy of financial data.

Mindset data driven: Training staff to understand the importance of proper data handling is one of the best practices that every company should implement, even beyond the proper use of the financial register.

What tools can help prevent financial discrepancies?

In the case of the Conciliac EDM platform, it is itself the tool that integrates all the solutions needed in the complete process of data processing.

Understanding that financial records are specific data, a company that implements this platform to settle such discrepancies will choose to implement one or more Conciliac modules, depending on its needs.

Although you can opt for the Data Match module to reconcile the records, you could also opt for the Data Transformation module if you need to analyze and process that data, because sometimes discrepancies arise because the data are not well matched, the original source made some change that modifies its reading and therefore its subsequent reconciliation. It must also be said that all these tools can be automated, which speeds up the processes by learning routine actions.

What is the role of reconciliation in managing financial discrepancies?

Reconciliation plays a key role in managing financial discrepancies. It involves comparing and adjusting data from different sources to ensure that they match.

This helps to identify discrepancies and proactively correct them. Effective financial reconciliation ensures that records are accurate and reliable, which is essential for making informed financial decisions.

As you have seen so far, nowadays it is essential for companies to be proactive in avoiding discrepancies in financial records, and also in all types of records.

Using a platform such as Conciliac EDM is undoubtedly following best practices and focusing the business on long-term growth. The integrity of financial records not only reduces risk, but also improves the efficiency and reliability of your company’s financial operations.

Learn how we do it with Conciliac EDM, take a free demo now and decide the best path for your company.