CloseSpeed

Close Date Risk Check

Compares remaining close work against the days left and warns when the date will not hold.

Part of Month-End Close Checklist

Tools

FloQast, Trintech, BlackLine

Outcomes

Slippage spotted with days to spare • Scope can be cut before the date, not after

Documentation

Instruction-ready detail below

<in:schedule>Every Friday during the close window</in:schedule>, compare <in:spreadsheets>the open close tasks</in:spreadsheets> with the days left and <email>email</email> the controller which items would have to be deferred to hold the date.

Instruction file

<in:schedule>Every Friday during the close window</in:schedule>, compare <in:spreadsheets>the open close tasks</in:spreadsheets> with the days left and <email>email</email> the controller which items would have to be deferred to hold the date.

Setup requirements

Tools

FloQast, Trintech, BlackLine

Trigger

Every Friday during the close window

Setup time

20 minutes

Other automations in this workflow

Blocked Task Alert

Warns the owner when a close task cannot finish because a task it depends on is still open.

Close Status Digest

Sends the close owner the list of open tasks by day, with anything already past due first.

Journal Approval Reminder

Nudges approvers about manual journals that have been waiting more than two days.

Related workflows

Bank and GL Reconciliation

Match every bank and card statement line to a ledger entry and clear the residual difference before reporting.

Financial reporting

Produce the management pack from closed figures that tie to the ledger, with every line traceable to the transactions behind it.

Audit prep

Collect audit evidence while the period is still open, so the request list stays short and no figure has to be rebuilt after it is asked for.

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