Bank Statement Matching & CBE/Telebirr Reconciliation Assistant

1. Overview & Business Value#

The Bank Reconciliation Assistant matches raw bank statement transactions (CBE, Awash Bank, Dashen Bank, Telebirr SuperApp) with pending customer invoices and vendor payments.

1. Overview & Business Value#

Traditional manual reconciliation of hundreds of retail mobile wallet transactions or inter-bank wire transfers is labor-intensive. This agent utilizes NLP fuzzy matching on transaction descriptions, transaction IDs, and exact amount pairings to achieve an average automated match rate exceeding 92%.

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2. Prerequisites & Security Access Groups#

• Required Modules: account, account_accountant, smarterp_ai_suite
• Security Group: Accountant (Technical ID: account.group_account_user)

3. Step-by-Step Execution Workflow#

Step 1: Uploading Bank Statement#

1. Navigate to Accounting → Dashboard → Bank / Telebirr Journal.
2. Click Import Statement and upload the standard CBE Excel/CSV or Telebirr merchant export.

Step 2: Executing AI Match Engine#

1. In the reconciliation widget, click AI Auto-Match.
2. The agent applies tiered matching heuristics:
   • Tier 1 (Exact): Exact match on Telebirr Reference ID / CBE Transfer Ref.
   • Tier 2 (Partner + Amount): Exact amount match combined with customer name fuzzy string distance.
   • Tier 3 (Multi-Line): Lump-sum receipt split across multiple open customer invoices.

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Step 3: Validating and Posting Matches#

1. High-confidence matches (>95%) are marked in green. Click Post All Confident Matches.
2. Review remaining yellow flagged transactions (ambiguous split payments) and manually approve or adjust.

4. Troubleshooting Matrix#

2. Prerequisites & Security Access Groups#

• Required Modules: muk_ai, muk_mcp, smarterp_ai_suite
• Security Group: Ashewa AI / User (Technical ID: muk_ai.group_ai_user)
• Master Data Dependencies: Configured AI provider credentials, active system prompts, and departmental cost centers.

3. Step-by-Step UI Execution & Verification#

Step 1: Navigating to the Operational Interface#

1. Log into your SmartERP instance at https://smarterp.et/odoo.
2. Open the main App Switcher and select Ashewa AI.
3. Select the operational workspace corresponding to this agent suite.

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Step 2: Executing Agent Actions#

1. Review agent prompts and execution parameters.
2. Trigger the scheduled or on-demand workflow action.
3. Validate output in the generated operational log.

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4. Advanced Configuration Points#

• Scheduled Crons: muk_ai.ir_cron_agent_health_check runs every 30 minutes.
• Multi-Company Isolation: Multi-company record rules ensure agent context is isolated to Company 1 (Ashewa Technology Solutions S.C.).

5. Comprehensive Troubleshooting Matrix#