02 / The pipeline
Five stages, one record
01
Ingest
Entries arrive on their own schedule
02
Normalise
Mapped to one shared shape
03
Reconcile
Matching runs continuously
04
Control
Approvals route by risk
05
Report
Packs assemble from the record
03 / Product tour
The pipeline, end to end
04 / Traceability
Every line, back to its entry
A reported number is only as good as the trail behind it. Accord keeps that trail intact, so an auditor, a board member and a controller all read the same history.
Immutable entries
Nothing is overwritten. Corrections are posted, not edited.
Attached evidence
Approvals, documents and notes travel with the line they belong to.
Replayable close
Re-run any prior period exactly as it stood on the day it was signed.
05 / Controls
Evidence by default
Segregation
Who can post
Posting, approving and paying are separate rights, enforced per entity rather than per person.
Thresholds
When to escalate
Amount, counterparty and risk band decide the route. Exceptions are logged, never silent.
Attestation
What was signed
Each period closes with named sign-off and the evidence that supported it attached.
06 / Measured
Measured on the same books, quarter after quarter, against the median of teams still closing by export.