Field ReportIndustrial Manufacturing
Cobalt Industrial: AP automation that survives a SOC2 audit
Cobalt Industrial Group14 wk engagement$62K project value
Outcome 01
63% faster AP processing
Outcome 02
100% audit-log coverage on AI decisions
Outcome 03
SOC2 auditor sign-off on AI controls
The Report
Atlas Pod replaced a brittle RPA-only invoice triage pipeline with a governed LLM-in-the-loop workflow. Every model decision is logged with prompt, version, and human approver. Cobalt's SOC2 auditor signed off on the audit trail — a first for them on an AI system.
Audit Trail — Milestone Log
Every gate. Every decision.
01
Process mining + opportunity scoring
Map current AP triage flow, identify deterministic vs. judgement steps.
completed100% complete
02
Hardened automation build (gates 1–2)
Build LLM-in-the-loop AP triage with deterministic fallback for invoices >$5k.
in progress65% complete
03
Production rollout + SLA review
Cutover to production with 30-day SLA review window.
planned0% complete