Clean the export. Find what needs attention. Select with purpose. Compare supporting records. Show what you did, all from a toolkit built around the work auditors already do in Excel.
Two Excel tabs remain: Assist Pro and Assist Pro+. Specialist apps extend the workflow when available.
Select a stage. The tools support the work and make the output easier to review. You remain responsible for procedures and conclusions.
Clean a Xero, Pastel, Palladium or Sage X3 export. Split journals, standardise amounts and keep a source snapshot.
GL cleaners · Journal identification · Account summaries
Confirm inputs, settings and exceptions against the underlying evidence.
Flag weekend journals, round amounts, reversals, duplicate entries and unusual debit or credit patterns.
Weekend Entries · Same Day Reversals · Benford · Large Transactions
Confirm inputs, settings and exceptions against the underlying evidence.
Choose random, monetary unit, fixed interval, monthly or parameter-based selections and document the settings.
Random · MUS · Fixed Interval · Per Month
Confirm inputs, settings and exceptions against the underlying evidence.
Use Excel Compare, PDF Compare or Opening Balance Tester where appropriate, and investigate differences against the source.
Excel Compare · PDF Compare · Opening Balance Tester
Confirm inputs, settings and exceptions against the underlying evidence.
Add tick marks, preparation and review status, export results and record why exceptions were resolved.
Tick Marks · Prepared/Reviewed · Workpaper Export
Confirm inputs, settings and exceptions against the underlying evidence.
Use the workflow to spend less effort preparing files and more effort understanding the exceptions. The result should be easy for another team member to follow.
Clean the GL, confirm the population and run a stated review or sampling method.
Explore Pro+ ↗See the parameters, selected items, investigation and outstanding questions before sign-off.
See sampling ↗Train teams on the same steps and measure each workflow against a realistic baseline.
Plan a rollout ↗Time savings depend on the engagement, the data and the team. Measure a representative workflow before making a public hours-saved claim.
Specialist companion apps can sit beside the Assist Pro+ Excel tab. Each has its own installation and licence status.
Compare two PDF versions, pair corresponding pages and focus on changed amounts or wording.
Explore PDF Compare ↗Bring current and prior-period figures together and investigate differences before the workpaper is signed off.
Explore opening balances ↗Find changes between spreadsheet datasets and export a reviewable difference list.
Explore Excel Compare ↗Assist Pro+ can help with data preparation, analytics, sampling and workpaper routines. A flag is a question to answer, not an audit conclusion.
Internal user feedback described practical wins in the same sequence: making a general ledger usable, checking opening balances, identifying duplicate journals and generating samples. Use the relevant tool for each step, then inspect the source and document the result.
Users mentioned cleaning a GL or trial balance and formatting ERP exports before filtering and review.
Explore ↗Opening balance checks were repeatedly named as a useful audit task. Review differences against the underlying records.
Explore ↗Feedback mentioned duplicate journals, journal testing and sampling. Record the population, selection method and follow-up.
Explore ↗Based on themes in 20 internal Assist Pro feedback responses collected in September 2026. These are paraphrases, not customer testimonials or measured time savings.
Start with one representative engagement workflow, train the team and compare the process against your current baseline.
Choose the part of the workflow you want to see. Then explore the paid audit add-ons if your team needs a dedicated review workspace.
Choose the comparison tool, select the datasets and key columns, then inspect the comparison result in Excel.
Start with the current 10-day trial, or speak to us about what your team needs.
GL Wizard helps prepare your ledger. Assist Pro AI tools help draft clearer explanations and audit wording.