Payroll paid one number. The ledger holds another.

1. One sorted list of every line that does not tie, worst dollars first, each with what it is, why it matters, the source reference, a suggested action, an owner and a status. Each journal line counted once, even when it trips more than one check.
2. A one page run summary with the headline, counts by check and each skip reason, what is new, carried and resolved, and every tolerance in force.
3. The checks, including register against journal, journal against the ledger, payroll sitting in suspense past a pay period, superseded costing, costing after an award end date, adjustments posting after effort was signed, retro differences and accruals never finished, and the parallel comparison for a payroll go live.
4. A parallel test mode for a conversion. It compares the old system and the new run by run and reports the match rate and every difference. Two figures stay yours to set, the tolerance and the exit percentage, and the tool supplies neither.
5. Grants rows routed, not guessed. A finding that belongs to a sponsored award is tagged for the award side rather than argued here.
6. Row counts on both sides, so a dropped file shows.
7. Decisions that stick, with a reason code and a named approver, and a finding you closed stays closed next run.
8. An approval log, fingerprint chained, and a draft AI use register row.

It never posts a journal, clears suspense, changes a costing allocation, moves money or touches a payroll record. Files in, files out, and a person makes every correction in the payroll or ledger system.

One file to open on your own computer. No install, no terminal, nothing leaves the machine. Pick the kind of run, add your exports, press Run, download.

Three kinds of run: a monthly close where payroll runs in a modern cloud payroll system, a monthly close on another payroll provider, and a parallel test for a go live. Each shows only its own boxes and its own questions.

Does it connect to my payroll system?

No. You export files, it reads them on your computer, and it writes files back to your computer. There is no connection, no credentials and no upload.

Can I use it for a payroll go live?

Yes. It has a parallel test mode that compares the old system against the new run and reports the match rate and every difference. You set the tolerance and the exit percentage, because those are your call and not the tool's.

What if my exports use different column names?

It reads a mapping with alias lists that cover the common labels. A required column it cannot match stops the run and names the field, rather than carrying on and reporting a clean result it has not earned.

What happens to a finding I already reviewed?

It stays closed on the next run, with the reason code, the owner and the approver who closed it, as long as the dollars have not changed. If the dollars change, it comes back as new with the earlier reason shown beside it.