Glossary/Maker-checker

Maker-checker

Maker-checker requires the person who creates a transaction to differ from the person who approves it.

In agents

Agents are makers of proposals; designated approvers are checkers with limits enforced in software.

How FinanceAI handles this

approvalLimit on demo users blocks self-approval of proposed journals.

Questions

Emergency override?

Your policy may allow break-glass with post-facto review — configure outside agent defaults.

Run it on your own document

Upload a dummy bank statement, KYC pack, or trial balance. Agents read it, apply policy checks, and show each step before a human would approve.