Automate a recurring finance reconciliation

Source checkedBankingSouth Africa

Capitec used Microsoft 365 Copilot for Finance for a reconciliation previously handled through numerous lookup formulas. The bank reports that one employee's process fell from six hours of weekly work to one minute per session. This is a specific workflow result, not a bank-wide average.

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For whom

Finance departments at midsize and large organizations; Excel and reconciliation expertise.

Not for

It is unsuitable for uncontrolled changes to financial records.

Brain Score

7/10 brain cellsas of
Impact
2/2
Evidence
1/2
Reproducibility
1/2
Maturity
2/2
Reach
1/2

Five values from 0 to 2. The total has a minimum of 1. A reading aid based on the source, not an independently measured performance result. How the score works

Still current?

Partly, better ways exist

Today: Use Finance Agent's Financial Reconciliation agent with saved templates and scheduled runs, then review discrepancies.

Augments or replaces?

Mixed

AI performs routine matching, while finance staff retain control of the process and review discrepancies.

Original source

Capitec Bank employees save more than 1 hour per week with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Azure Open AI 
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