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Are your books ready for AI-Enabled bookkeeping?

Before you buy another tool, run the 30-question readiness check Catalyst uses on every engagement.

Used across every Catalyst bookkeeping engagement

The Problem

Most teams jump to AI bookkeeping tools before the underlying books can support automation. The result is automated mess — faster errors, harder reconciliations, and auditor surprises. This checklist finds the gaps before the software does.

A practical, 30-question diagnostic Brian uses with every prospective bookkeeping engagement. Works through data hygiene, chart-of-accounts discipline, reconciliation cadence, documentation standards, and the human oversight you still need after automation. If you score below the threshold, the checklist tells you exactly what to fix first — before you spend a dollar on new tooling.

What You Get

  • 30-question readiness diagnostic across five operating dimensions
  • Scoring rubric with a clear go / not-yet threshold
  • Remediation playbook for the most common gaps
  • Human-in-the-loop controls that survive auditor scrutiny
  • Vendor evaluation questions for AI bookkeeping platforms

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How It Works

1

Score your books

Work through 30 questions across data, process, controls, people, and tooling.

2

Identify gaps

Use the scoring rubric to see which dimensions are ready and which need remediation.

3

Remediate first, automate second

Follow the playbook to close gaps before you evaluate AI platforms.

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