Close Process Management
How to Build a Consolidation Review Checklist
Ben joined as group financial controller of a six-entity manufacturing group in March. His predecessor had left a generic consolidation…
How to Review a Consolidation Before Final Sign-Off
Victoria had run the group close for six years. Her consolidation model was well-built, her adjustment schedule was complete, and…
How to Manage Consolidation When Every Subsidiary Has a Different Excel Template
It is the third working day of the month. James has seven trial balance files in his inbox. One is…
How to Prepare a Consolidation Adjustment Schedule
Patrick had been running the group consolidation for two years when the audit firm changed. The outgoing team had known…
Why Your Month-End Close Keeps Slipping (And How to Get It Back Under Control)
It was day nine of what was supposed to be a five-day close. The group financial controller of a seven-entity…
Multi-Entity Month-End Close Checklist: A Step-by-Step Guide for Group Finance Teams
It is day three of the month-end close. The financial controller at a four-entity group has the trial balances from…
How Financial Consolidation Software Cuts Your Month-End Close
The average multi-entity finance team takes between eight and twelve working days to complete its month-end consolidated close. That figure…
How Multi-Entity Finance Teams Can Finally Take Control of Month-End Close
Month-end close for a single-entity business is manageable. For a group of four, six, or eight entities — each running…