Monthly close & controls

A close that lands on a different day, in a different shape, every month is not reporting. It is archaeology.

Method

How the work is done.

Books closed by working day ten, in the same format every month.

  1. 01

    A calendar you can hold us to

    Named tasks, owners and dates, ending in a pack on working day ten.

  2. 02

    Reconciliations first

    Bank, debtors, creditors, payroll and intercompany reconciled before anything is reported.

  3. 03

    Controls that fit the size

    Approval routes and segregation proportionate to a small team, not a policy binder nobody reads.

  4. 04

    Same format, every month

    So this month can be compared to last month without re-reading both.

Output

What lands on your desk.

  • Documented close calendar and checklist
  • Reconciliation pack
  • Management accounts with commentary
  • Balance sheet review file
  • Control and approval matrix
Standard

What it is held to.

  • Closed by working day 10
  • Every balance sheet line supported
  • Consistent format month to month
  • Process documented and transferable
Also part of the eight

Related capabilities.

Financial models

Three-statement, monthly, driver-based. Built so an analyst can follow it without ringing you.

Investor decks & executive summaries

The deck, the one-pager and the Q&A pack — one narrative, backed by the model.

Valuation & returns analysis

DCF, LBO, comparables and returns waterfalls, built the way the other side builds them.

Data rooms & diligence readiness

Structured, indexed, complete before the first request list lands.

Next step

Thirty minutes. No pitch. Your situation, and what we would do about it.

If we are a fit, we will say so. If we are not, you will hear that too, and where to look instead. Either way you leave with a clearer picture of what good finance looks like for your business.