Finance · Close Operations
Samso Managed Services · Last Updated · Apr 2026
Monthly Close Checklist & Reconciliations
A managed close-day workflow that runs the workstreams in parallel, posts reconciliations and journal entries on a schedule, and gives the controller a single live page that knows what's done, what's in progress, and what's blocking.
What the managed workflow does
Sequences the close
Every workstream - AR, AP, payroll, recs, JEs, reporting - is on a 5-day calendar with dependencies modeled. The Gantt is the single source of truth.
Posts reconciliations
Bank, intercompany, and subledger recs run automatically. Mismatches get auto-routed to the right reviewer with the diff already attached.
Drafts top-side JEs
Recurring entries (accruals, deferrals, allocations) are templated and posted to a draft batch. Controller approves, the batch posts.
Gives one live readout
Status moves in real time as tasks complete. SLA misses ping the workstream owner, not the controller's inbox.
5-day close · workstreams + checklist · live status
6 Workstreams · 18 Tasks · D-1 Through D+5
Workstreams orchestrated
Status signals
Inputs to the close
GL + subledgers. Live trial balance with AR, AP, payroll, and inventory subledger feeds tied to the close calendar.
Bank + payment data. Daily feeds reconciled against the GL with tolerance-based exception flags.
Recurring JE templates. Accruals, deferrals, allocations, and reclasses templated once and posted on a schedule.
Calendar + SLAs. Per-workstream owners and target completion dates defined upfront - the Gantt is configured, not invented each month.
What ships at close
Closed books. Trial balance final, period locked, audit trail complete - ready for statement assembly.
Recon evidence pack. Every reconciliation with supporting docs, exceptions resolved, sign-offs captured.
JE batches + approvals. All journal entries posted with reviewer + approver, ties back to the source data.
Close metrics. Days-to-close, SLA hits/misses by workstream, exception count - tracked over time, not just this month.
What you get, every week
A faster close
Three- to five-day close calendars, repeatable each month, with the controller spending time on review - not chasing status.
An audit-ready evidence trail
Every recon, every JE, every approval is logged, sourced, and exportable. Audit prep is reading, not reassembly.
Trend visibility
Days-to-close and exception counts tracked over rolling periods so process drift is visible before it becomes a problem.
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