PBC AI agents

Stop managing the PBC list. Let it manage itself.

Validate’s PBC AI Agents build and continuously maintain your PBC list based on what they learn throughout the engagement.

Riverside Manufacturing — FY2026 Audit

PBC agent

Analysing engagement…
✓ Trial balance✓ Acceptance & continuance✓ Understanding the entity✓ Prior-year information
Bank statements — all accountsRecommended
AR aging — 12/31Recommended
Debt agreementsRecommended
Revenue contracts — top 10Recommended

42 requests recommended from the engagement — not last year’s spreadsheet.

Playing: Engagement analysed · 42 requests recommended → New information · request proposed → Wrong document · flagged with the reason

Fewer unnecessary requests

Requests built around the actual engagement, not a generic list.

Earlier requests

Evidence needs identified while there is still time to get them.

Less PBC administration

Less time building lists, checking uploads, updating statuses and following up.

Better evidence readiness

Responsive support flows directly into the relevant audit area.

In action

PBC AI Agents in action.

They identify what the audit actually needs, evaluate incoming client support, surface missing or non-responsive information, and — with engagement-team approval — create new requests as the audit evolves.

Riverside Manufacturing — FY2026 Audit

PBC agent

Analysing engagement…
✓ Trial balance✓ Acceptance & continuance✓ Understanding the entity✓ Prior-year information
Bank statements — all accountsRecommended
AR aging — 12/31Recommended
Debt agreementsRecommended
Revenue contracts — top 10Recommended

42 requests recommended from the engagement — not last year’s spreadsheet.

The difference

The process today, and with Validate.

Traditional PBC process — your team manages the list

9 steps
  1. 1Auditor determines requests
  2. 2Manually creates the PBC list
  3. 3Sends requests to client
  4. 4Client uploads documents
  5. 5Auditor opens each document
  6. 6Determines whether it is responsive
  7. 7Updates request status
  8. 8Follows up with client
  9. 9New issue arises — someone remembers to add a request

Validate — your PBC agents manage the process

7 steps
  1. 1AI understands the engagement
  2. 2Builds a relevant PBC list
  3. 3Monitors new information
  4. 4Recommends new requests
  5. 5Evaluates uploaded support
  6. 6Flags what is missing
  7. 7Moves responsive evidence into the audit

Your team reviews the exceptions and approves.

Your team spends less time managing requests. Your client gets the right requests at the right time.