Month-End Close
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…
Intercompany Reconciliation for Multi-Entity Groups: How to Match Balances and Close Faster
At almost every multi-entity group, the same conversation happens on day four or five of the month-end close. The consolidation…
Why Your Intercompany Balances Never Match (Even When Both Companies Agree)
Sarah is the group financial controller of a UK distribution holding company with four trading subsidiaries. It is 9:47 pm…
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…
Automated Intercompany Journals: Cut Manual Work at Group Close
Sarah is the group controller for a nine-entity professional services firm. On the last working day of each month, she…
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…
Stop Re-Entering the Same Journals Every Month: Recurring Journals in BrizoConsol
There is a particular kind of inefficiency that finance teams learn to accept without questioning — the monthly ritual of…