Helix
Atlas

Journal

From Joy

Notes on bookkeeping, AI that actually helps, and the map that became Helix.

  1. September 10, 2026

    PwC and OpenAI want agents in the close. A person still signs.

    Today’s finance headline is not a new ledger. It is PwC and OpenAI building agents for planning, payments, tax, and the accounting close — with human oversight written into the pitch.

  2. September 9, 2026

    Tuesday record: agents shipped. The file is still one file.

    Vendors did not invent a new job this week. They kept stuffing the job you already pay for into chat.

  3. September 8, 2026

    This week’s AI headlines: the ledger already has the agent

    Vendors are stuffing chat and close agents into the software you already pay for. The headline is not “buy more AI.” It is “do not buy a second copy.”

  4. September 2, 2026

    Helix is the map they don’t publish

    Helix is a living atlas of AI processes inside the ledger you already run — including the ones most owners, and most vendors, never name.

  5. September 1, 2026

    Finding Joy in AI

    I’ve worked in accounting and finance my entire professional career. Helix is the map I wished every client had before they bought another AI tool.