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The close process is becoming an agent design problem
Finance agents can prepare, reconcile and route work, but the close still depends on evidence, ownership and explicit approval rules.
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The close process is becoming an agent design problem
Finance agents can prepare, reconcile and route work, but the close still depends on evidence, ownership and explicit approval rules.
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