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CPA Oversight in the AI Era
CPA oversight in the AI era means a licensed CPA reviews AI-generated journal entries, AI-classified transactions, AI-drafted memos, and signs the resulting financial statements. AI does the work; a CPA stands behind the output.
Why This Matters for SMBs
AI without oversight produces audit findings. AI with the right CPA review produces audit-ready financials at a fraction of historical cost. The combination is the entire point of the fraction-ao + PA&A model.
Common Scenarios
Three Situations You Might Recognize
AI-deployed reconciliation that the auditor pushes back on
PA&A reviews controls, documents the AI methodology, and produces the audit-support memo.
AI-classified ASC 606 contracts
PA&A authors the technical accounting framework and reviews quarterly classifications.
AI-drafted board-pack commentary
PA&A reviews and approves before the package goes to the board.
How a Placed Consultant Might Approach This
PA&A engages with the placed fraction-ao consultant from kickoff. Controls are designed jointly. Output is reviewed monthly. The audit-support documentation is built in real time, not reconstructed at year end.
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