Project case study · Accounting & bookkeeping operations
Keeping missing documents and deadlines in view
Adaptiv Stratum connected document tracking, open reconciliation items and deadline reporting for an accounting, bookkeeping and payroll practice. Staff could see what had arrived and what still needed review.
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- Industry
- Accounting & bookkeeping operations
- Contribution
- General inquiry handoff, staff document tracking and reporting
- Scope
- Missing-item follow-up, reconciliation exceptions and deadline visibility
- Status
- Delivered workflow
The problem
Received did not always mean ready.
Answering a client-status question required more than finding an upload. Staff needed to see what had arrived, what was still missing and what required professional review. They also needed to understand which deadlines affected that work.
Adaptiv Stratum connected document-submission tracking, reconciliation exceptions and deadline reporting around that administrative handoff. The purpose was to make readiness understandable to the people following up, while keeping accounting decisions with the practice.
The work and decision
Put information status beside the work and its deadline.
Staff could review received documents, missing items and open reconciliation questions alongside the relevant deadline. The virtual agent answered general practice questions and passed inquiries to staff. Staff handled client-specific follow-up and decided what still needed review.
Responsibility. The agent handled general questions and inquiry handoff. Staff handled individual client status and document review. Accounting professionals retained reconciliation decisions, advice, ledger changes, filing and client commitments.
Delivered workflow
A clear route from the question to staff follow-up.
Answer general questions
Provide general practice information and pass inquiries to staff.
Staff review document status
Staff distinguish received submissions, missing information and items still requiring review.
Staff review unresolved items
Staff review reconciliation exceptions and matters needing professional attention.
Staff coordinate follow-up
Staff use deadline and workload context for the next client conversation.
Keep receipt and professional completion separate.
A received document could still need review or leave another question unresolved. Its arrival established receipt; staff still determined whether the information was sufficient and the professional work was complete.
The result
Staff had a clearer basis for the next conversation.
General inquiries had a route to staff, and document status, reconciliation exceptions and deadline context could be reviewed together. The practice could discuss what had been received and what still needed attention without treating an upload as a completed accounting task.