Month-End Close
How to Build a Template-Driven Consolidation Journal Library That Covers Every Elimination Type Your Group Runs Each Period
A template-driven consolidation journal library codifies every elimination type your group runs — intercompany trading, NCI calculations, unrealised profit adjustments,…
How to Build Recurring Consolidation Journals That Post Automatically Every Period: A Step-by-Step Guide for Multi-Entity Groups
Multi-entity finance teams waste hours each month rebuilding the same consolidation journals from scratch. This step-by-step guide shows how to…
How to Automate the Monthly Intercompany Elimination Journal: A Step-by-Step Guide for Multi-Entity Groups
Intercompany eliminations are one of the most time-consuming steps in any multi-entity monthly close. This guide explains the mechanics behind…
The Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity: How to Build the Full SOCE From Entity-Level Movements
Priya had been group controller for three years. She had consolidated balance sheets, intercompany eliminations, goodwill calculations, and currency translation…
How to Review Consolidated Financial Statements Before Board Reporting
Elena had sent the board pack at 5 pm on the Friday before the quarterly board meeting. At 9 am…
How to Handle a Subsidiary That Has Not Completed Its Month-End Close
It was 4:30 pm on the day of the group close deadline. Marcus had seven of his eight subsidiary trial…
Intercompany Naming Conventions: How to Structure Account Codes, Labels, and Journal Descriptions Across Your Group
It was month three of a new group controller’s tenure when she sat down to do the first intercompany reconciliation…
How to Prepare a Group Reporting Package From Consolidated Data
Harriet closed the consolidation model at 7pm on a Thursday — three days after the quarter end — and opened…
The Intercompany Elimination Schedule: How to Build the Register That Runs Your Group Close
Three weeks after the year-end close, the external auditors asked a straightforward question: could the group controller produce a complete…
Why Intercompany Journal Volume Explodes as Your Group Grows — and Which Journals to Automate First
Ollie is the management accountant at Meridian Services Group, a seven-entity professional services business. At the start of each month-end…