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FinGuard™ Core

Financial Controls Intelligence · a data-fit™ LLC product

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The problem

GL fraud and control failures concentrate in three structural areas: access and segregation failures, period-end behavioral anomalies, and system-level integrity events. Traditional ERP controls address each retrospectively and in isolation. The monitoring gap is real-time detection across all three simultaneously — before the period closes, while evidence is still available and remediation is still possible.

5% estimated annual revenue loss to occupational fraud · median detection lag of 16 months (ACFE Report to the Nations, 2024)
35% PCAOB audit deficiency rate in 2023 — highest in a decade, with internal control over financial reporting the leading deficiency category (PCAOB 2023 Annual Inspection Findings)
$4.4M median direct cost of a financial restatement, excluding equity discount and litigation exposure (Audit Analytics, 2023)
38% of asset misappropriation schemes involve access controls that existed on paper but were never monitored in real time (ACFE)

What FinGuard™ Core does

FinGuard™ Core replaces the period-end review model with continuous, event-driven GL monitoring. Every GL posting triggers an ML anomaly score, followed by a three-agent AI investigation pipeline that classifies the exception, assesses materiality against configurable thresholds, and routes to the appropriate control owner — with a complete audit trail on every decision, before the period closes.

Every exception maps to a named COSO principle and regulatory citation — creating a fully citable record for audit committee discussions and external auditor review.

The solution operates alongside SAP, Oracle, or any ERP that exposes GL transaction events. Platform selection follows from the problem — never before it.

Who it is for

CFOs managing SOX 404 attestation risk who need continuous assurance — not post-period surprises
Controllers responsible for period-end integrity who want a close readiness signal before the auditors arrive
Chief Audit Executives who need structured, reproducible evidence of control coverage for external auditors
Enterprise environments running any ERP that exposes GL transaction events

Engagement model

FinGuard™ Core is a consulting-led implementation delivered by data-fit LLC.

Phase	Scope
Control Inventory	ERP assessment · existing control mapping · SOX scope definition · data quality review
Detection Build	ML configuration · rule library deployment · agent pipeline · governance workflow
Audit Readiness	Auditor documentation · control owner training · SLA calibration · ongoing monitoring

Full product brief

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About data-fit™ LLC

data-fit™ LLC is a Decision Intelligence Consulting firm advising CFOs, CTOs, and CIOs at the intersection of Finance, Strategy, and Technology.

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