The ai for ops & finance

Describe your process.
Parabola builds the workflow.

You've explained it a hundred times. To new hires, auditors, whoever's covering when you're OOO. Parabola turns what you know into a workflow that explains itself.

Inventory reconciliation
Working
I need to figure out why our inventory numbers keep drifting between systems. Can you pull what we have in Cin7, Shopify, and ShipHero?
Done. I pulled current inventory from all three and standardized the SKU formats so they match across systems.
OK, now cross-reference them and show me where the counts don't line up.
Pull from Cin7
cin7
Pull from Shopify
shopify
Pull from ShipHero
shiphero
Standardize Cin7 SKUs
Create a standardized SKU column for joining
Uppercases and trims "SKU". Removes the leading "R-" prefix when present.
Aggregate to one row per SKU
Sums "In-Stock" across all Cin7 rows for that SKU. Keeps representative product name plus a summary of colorways.
Standardize Shopify SKUs
Create a standardized SKU column for joining
Uppercases and trims "variant_sku".
Aggregate to one row per SKU
Sums "Variant Inventory Quantity" across all Shopify rows for that SKU. Keeps representative product name plus a summary of colorways.
Standardize ShipHero SKUs
Create a standardized SKU column for joining
Uppercases and trims "sku".
Aggregate inventory across warehouses
Sums "on_hand" across every ShipHero warehouse per SKU.
Reconcile inventory by SKU
Join
Combines Cin7, Shopify, and ShipHero inventory into one table using "SKU".
Compare
Adds per-system quantities, quantity deltas, and a reconciliation_status (Match / Mismatch / Missing).
Sort
Puts items needing attention at the top.
Filter threshold variances
Filter
Keeps rows where "Needs_attention" is true (Missing or variance over threshold).
Sort
Prioritizes missing items, then biggest percent variance.
Build discrepancy email summary
Summarize
Calculates total discrepancies (Mismatch + Missing) and other quick KPIs.
Timestamp
Adds "Report_generated_at" for the email subject/body.
Gate
Outputs 0 rows when there are no discrepancies (prevents the email from sending).
Reconciled inventory
Status breakdown
SKUProductCin7ShopifyShipHeroΔ
BLZ-NVY-42Linen Blazer · Navy · 428129+4
TEE-WHT-MEveryday Tee · White · M475147+4
DEN-IND-32Tapered Denim · Indigo · 32222218+4
SNK-OFF-10Court Sneaker · Off-white · 10141114+3
HDY-FOR-LHeavyweight Hoodie · Forest · L066
CAP-BLK-OSCanvas Cap · Black · OS3333330
SOC-GRY-MRibbed Socks · Grey · M1201201200
SCF-CAM-OSWool Scarf · Camel · OS1515150

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Parabola is for

The messy, shifting, high-stakes work generic AI can't handle.

See every use case

Describe it

Start the way you'd explain it to a colleague.

No formulas, no code, just describe what needs to happen in plain English. The AI asks thoughtful follow-ups and remembers everything you've already told it.

Working
Ask Parabola to build, change, or run a flow...

BUILD IT

Every decision you make is documented.

Watch your process become a visual workflow you can edit and audit. Change one step, and everything downstream updates. No re-prompting the entire workflow.

Parabola assembles the workflow in front of you. Steer as it builds, not after.
Every step shows its input, logic, and output. AI reasoning in language your team can follow.

Run IT

Automation that scales past one person.

Connect to the tools you already use, schedule it to run on its own, and give your team shared access. All with the permissions and governance your business requires.

Your systems, connected.

50+ native integrations plus API access. Connect to your ERP, data warehouse, email, and file storage.

Runs on its own.

Hourly, daily, weekly, or on trigger. Parabola handles retries, alerts you on failure, and logs every run.

Your team, your rules.

Role-based access for your team. Every workflow doubles as a living SOP and changes sync across shared instances.

Enterprise-grade security

  • SOC 2 Type II
  • SSO & SAML
  • Role-based access
  • Data encryption
  • Usage analytics
My team can now see a problem and fix it themselves. Watching them take ownership of work that used to wait on someone else is exhilarating.”

What happens after the first run?

Your SOPs can't run on black-box AI

You've probably tried ChatGPT or Claude for this. The first run feels like magic.
The second one feels like starting over.

First run

Second run, different data

Edge case appears

Teammate needs to run it

Audit asks about the results

Source system changes format

General-purpose AI
Amazing. Fast. Impressive output.
Re-prompt. Context is gone. Output may differ.
You notice it. Re-prompt the whole thing.
Copy-paste the prompt? Screenshot the output?
“I asked ChatGPT.”
Start over.
Parabola
Same. You describe it in plain English and get a result.
Same workflow, same steps. New data flows through.
Parabola flags it. You adjust one step.
They open the workflow, read the steps, click run.
Every step is documented with logic and snapshots.
Update the extraction step. Everything else holds.

Parabola by the numbers

  • 25M+workflow runs
  • $200M+in invoices and spend managed
  • 1.5B+manual tasks automated
  • 1T+rows of data processed

Use cases

Browse prompts designed to kickstart your most common workflows

  • Inventory reconciliation Reconcile inventory across your ERP, WMS, and storefront. Flag every SKU that’s out of sync between systems and surface what’s missing where. See prompt
  • Parcel invoice auditing Audit DHL, UPS, and carrier invoices against your rate card automatically. Catch the rate, zone, and weight overcharges before you pay them. See prompt
  • Sales channel consolidation Combine Shopify, Amazon, retail, and wholesale sales into one normalized table. See revenue by month and channel without rebuilding the report every cycle. See prompt
  • Variance analysis Compare forecasted spend against actuals automatically. Flag variances over your threshold by month and SKU so finance starts month-end with answers, not a workbook. See prompt
  • Three-way PO matching Match your purchase orders against delivery receipts and supplier invoices automatically. Flag every quantity discrepancy at the PO and SKU level. See prompt
  • Accrual calculations Build shipping and expense accruals automatically. Match uninvoiced activity to your rate card and roll up by carrier or vendor for month-end close. See prompt