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Month-End Close Command Center
SOP-linked close checklist with dependency tracking
A close checklist where every task carries an owner, a close calendar day, a status, and a link to the procedure for that specific task. The panel on the right ranks what is holding up the rest of the close by how many downstream tasks each item blocks.
General sample data. Every row, name, figure, and date is invented to illustrate the structure of this kind of dashboard. It is not a depiction of any employer’s system, data, configuration, or results, and no company or person named here is real. Every number shown is computed from the rows in the source data view, so you can check any of them yourself.
Day 3 of the close
Close progress
48%
14 of 29 tasks signed off by a reviewer
Waiting on a predecessor
8
Cannot start until an upstream task completes
Overdue
0
Past their close day and not complete, as of day 3
Awaiting review
3
Prepared and sitting with a reviewer
Procedure coverage
93%
27 of 29 tasks link to an SOP
Progress by area
What is gating the rest of the close
Ranked by how many other tasks each one blocks. This is the difference between a late task and a problem.
- Post recurring and accrual journal entriesC-23 · day 3 · Senior Accountant
- Value period receipts and post to inventoryC-15 · day 3 · Cost Accountant
- Review standard cost variancesC-16 · day 3 · Cost Accountant
- Value ending inventory and reconcile to GLC-17 · day 4 · Accounting Manager
- Review and close subledgers to GLC-26 · day 4 · Accounting Manager
The checklist itself
Every task in the close, in sequence. A task is not finished when the preparer completes it. It is finished when a reviewer signs it, and the reviewer is never the person who prepared it. Each task links to the procedure for that specific task, which is what lets someone pick up work they have not done before.
Day 12026-10-01
4 of 4 signed off| Task | Procedure | Preparer | Reviewer | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Import bank statements for all accounts | SOP linked | ✓Staff Accountant2026-10-01 11:40 | ✓Senior Accountant2026-10-01 16:35 | Signed off |
| Run automated bank reconciliation matching | SOP linked | ✓Staff Accountant2026-10-01 10:05 | ✓Senior Accountant2026-10-01 14:05 | Signed off |
| Close AP subledger to new invoices | SOP linked | ✓AP Specialist2026-10-01 11:50 | ✓Senior Accountant2026-10-01 17:50 | Signed off |
| Close AR subledger and post final invoices | SOP linked | ✓AR Specialist2026-10-01 11:15 | ✓Senior Accountant2026-10-01 14:15 | Signed off |
Day 22026-10-02
9 of 9 signed off| Task | Procedure | Preparer | Reviewer | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review and clear reconciliation exceptions | SOP linked | ✓Senior Accountant2026-10-02 09:50 | ✓Accounting Manager2026-10-02 16:40 | Signed off |
| Accrue received not invoiced (RNI) | SOP linked | ✓Senior Accountant2026-10-02 12:40 | ✓Accounting Manager2026-10-02 17:15 | Signed off |
| Reconcile AP subledger to general ledger | SOP linked | ✓Senior Accountant2026-10-02 09:15 | ✓Accounting Manager2026-10-02 16:35 | Signed off |
| Apply unapplied cash receipts | SOP linked | ✓AR Specialist2026-10-02 10:20 | ✓Senior Accountant2026-10-02 16:40 | Signed off |
| Reconcile AR subledger to general ledger | SOP linked | ✓Senior Accountant2026-10-02 13:50 | ✓Accounting Manager2026-10-02 17:15 | Signed off |
| Post final receipts and shipments | SOP linked | ✓Cost Accountant2026-10-02 12:40 | ✓Accounting Manager2026-10-02 15:35 | Signed off |
| Reconcile cycle count variances | SOP linked | ✓Cost Accountant2026-10-02 13:20 | ✓Accounting Manager2026-10-02 16:15 | Signed off |
| Review contracts executed in period for ASC 606 terms | SOP linked | ✓Accounting Manager2026-10-02 11:05 | ✓Controller2026-10-02 14:50 | Signed off |
| Accrue wages and payroll taxes | SOP linked | ✓Staff Accountant2026-10-02 12:05 | ✓Senior Accountant2026-10-02 15:40 | Signed off |
Day 32026-10-05today
1 of 9 signed off| Task | Procedure | Preparer | Reviewer | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review aged AP over 90 days | SOP linked | ✓Accounting Manager2026-10-05 12:20 | —Controllernot reviewed | Awaiting review |
| Update allowance for credit losses | SOP linked | ✓Accounting Manager2026-10-05 10:40 | —Controllernot reviewed | Awaiting review |
| Review and reserve disputed balances | SOP linked | —Senior Accountantnot prepared | —Accounting Managernot reviewed | Not started |
| Value period receipts and post to inventory | SOP linked | —Cost Accountantnot prepared | —Accounting Managernot reviewed | Blocked |
| Review standard cost variances | SOP linked | —Cost Accountantnot prepared | —Accounting Managernot reviewed | Not started |
| Record variable consideration and allowances | SOP linked | ✓Senior Accountant2026-10-05 09:05 | —Accounting Managernot reviewed | Awaiting review |
| Calculate returns reserve by channel | SOP linked | —Senior Accountantnot prepared | —Accounting Managernot reviewed | Not started |
| Reconcile payroll clearing accounts | No SOP | ✓Staff Accountant2026-10-05 12:40 | ✓Senior Accountant2026-10-05 14:15 | Signed off |
| Post recurring and accrual journal entries | SOP linked | —Senior Accountantnot prepared | —Accounting Managernot reviewed | In preparation |
Day 42026-10-06
0 of 4 signed off| Task | Procedure | Preparer | Reviewer | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value ending inventory and reconcile to GL | SOP linked | —Accounting Managernot prepared | —Controllernot reviewed | Not started |
| Reconcile prepaid and accrual schedules | SOP linked | —Accounting Managernot prepared | —Controllernot reviewed | Not started |
| Complete balance sheet account reconciliations | SOP linked | —Senior Accountantnot prepared | —Accounting Managernot reviewed | Not started |
| Review and close subledgers to GL | No SOP | —Accounting Managernot prepared | —Controllernot reviewed | Not started |
Day 52026-10-07
0 of 3 signed off| Task | Procedure | Preparer | Reviewer | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare draft financial statements | SOP linked | —Accounting Managernot prepared | —Controllernot reviewed | Not started |
| Budget vs actual variance analysis | SOP linked | —Accounting Managernot prepared | —Controllernot reviewed | Not started |
| Management review and sign-off | SOP linked | —Controllernot prepared | —CFOnot reviewed | Not started |
2 tasks have no linked procedure: C-22 Reconcile payroll clearing accounts; C-26 Review and close subledgers to GL. On a real close these are the tasks that cannot be handed to someone else, which is exactly what the checklist is meant to prevent.