Pilot AI Accountant (autonomous bookkeeping agent: categorisation, reconciliation and monthly close)

What it does

Pilot's AI Accountant is described on the vendor's product page as handling the bookkeeping cycle from collecting transaction data to monthly close. It connects to the customer's bank and financial accounts and syncs with tools such as Stripe and Gusto. It categorises transactions, reconciles accounts, identifies vendors and creates financial statements as activity happens. It learns from the customer's own patterns and from about a decade of Pilot bookkeeping data, flags only items that look unusual (duplicate charges, unexpected amounts, new vendors), researches uncertain transactions using context available online, and may occasionally ask the owner to confirm a categorisation before finalising the books. The customer gets an email and in-app notice when the books are closed, and a built-in Pilot AI chat answers plain-English questions about the books. Pilot is a back-office services firm: its Essentials plan is the AI-run tier, while Core and Custom plans add a US-based bookkeeper who reviews the books, plus bill management, AR/AP, payroll and CFO services. It serves US small businesses and startups.

Frameworks (vendor-stated)

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Pricing (as published)

Essentials (AI Accountant: categorisation, reconciliation and monthly close, cash-basis) $99/month for up to $100,000 in monthly expenses; Core and Custom plans (with a human bookkeeper) via sales.

Tasks

process automationworkflow automationagentic ops

Sources

1. pilot.com/platform/ai-accountant (primary)
2. pilot.com/pricing
3. pilot.com/about

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FAQ (from this dataset)

What does Pilot AI Accountant do?

Bookkeeping agent from US back-office provider Pilot. It connects to a company's bank and card accounts and tools such as Stripe and Gusto, then categorises transactions, identifies vendors, reconciles accounts, closes the books each month and produces P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow statements, flagging only unusual items such as duplicate charges or new vendors for review. The AI-only Essentials plan is $99 a month; higher plans add human bookkeepers.

How much does Pilot AI Accountant cost?

Essentials (AI Accountant: categorisation, reconciliation and monthly close, cash-basis) $99/month for up to $100,000 in monthly expenses; Core and Custom plans (with a human bookkeeper) via sales.

Where is Pilot (Pilot.com, Inc.) headquartered?

United States

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