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    AI-Powered Quality of Earnings Software

    By Shepi Editorial TeamUpdated 2026-09-28

    Turn financial records into reviewable QoE analysis and workpapers. Shepi surfaces adjustment candidates and risk flags for your team to evaluate.

    Map

    Organize source accounts

    Review

    Evaluate adjustment candidates

    $1,000

    Per project pricing

    What Is Quality of Earnings Software?

    Quality of Earnings software structures the financial analysis process at the center of an M&A transaction. Instead of manually building every spreadsheet, QoE software ingests financial data, maps accounts to standardized categories, identifies EBITDA adjustment candidates, flags anomalies, and prepares workpapers for human review.

    Shepi is purpose-built for this workflow — from data ingestion through accounting integration partners or file upload, to AI-powered analysis, to exportable QoE reports. It's not a general-purpose accounting tool retrofitted for M&A; it's a diligence engine built for transactions.

    Who Uses QoE Software?

    Independent searchers

    Structure a first-pass analysis before commissioning a separate CPA engagement

    PE firms & deal teams

    Standardize analysis across portfolio screening with a repeatable workflow

    M&A advisors

    Prepare sell-side QoE packages with documented review decisions

    CPAs & QoE firms

    Organize source records and review adjustment candidates with professional judgment

    Business brokers

    Pre-listing financial assessments with an organized starting point for discussion

    Lenders

    Review structured financial analysis, subject to your own underwriting requirements

    Platform Capabilities

    Automated account mapping

    Chart of accounts mapped to standardized QoE categories for review

    EBITDA adjustment engine

    AI scans the GL for non-recurring items, personal expenses, owner compensation, and add-back candidates

    GL anomaly detection

    Round-dollar analysis, duplicate detection, period-end clustering, and threshold flagging across imported transactions

    Revenue quality scoring

    Customer concentration, recurring vs non-recurring classification, AR aging, and trend analysis

    Working capital analysis

    Multi-period NWC schedules with turnover ratios, peg calculations, and seasonality adjustments

    Proof of cash

    GL-to-bank reconciliation that identifies unrecorded liabilities and commingled expenses

    How It Works

    01

    Connect your data

    Upload financials, connect your accounting integration directly, or import trial balance data

    02

    AI processes & maps

    Automatic account classification, multi-period alignment, and data normalization

    03

    Review flagged items

    AI surfaces adjustment candidates, anomalies, and risk indicators for your review

    04

    Apply your judgment

    Accept, modify, or reject findings — you're always in control of the analysis

    05

    Export deliverables

    Generate PDF and Excel workpapers with EBITDA bridges and working capital schedules; supported conclusions retain evidence references

    QoE Software vs Manual Analysis

    DimensionManual / ExcelShepi QoE Software
    SetupManual account mappingGuided mapping and review
    GL reviewChosen sample or full reviewFlags across imported records
    Anomaly detectionRelies on analyst intuitionSystematic pattern analysis
    ConsistencyVaries by analystStandardized framework
    WorkflowManual handoffsData, findings, and review in one place
    Cost$20K+ (CPA firm)Starting at $1,000
    DeliverablesCustom Excel workbooksStructured reports + Excel export

    What You Get

    Adjusted EBITDA bridge

    Net income to adjusted EBITDA with categorized adjustments and supporting detail

    Revenue analysis

    Customer concentration, recurring classification, trend analysis, and AR aging

    Working capital schedule

    Multi-period NWC with turnover ratios and normalized peg calculation

    Flagged transactions

    Categorized anomalies with confidence scores and suggested adjustment amounts

    Exportable workbook

    Full analysis exportable to Excel for sharing with deal parties and lenders

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