The Month-End Close System — $37

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The Month-End Close System

The paid upgrade to our free Month-End Close Checklist: a 10-business-day close calendar with owners, reconciliation templates for every balance-sheet account, a variance review, and the one-page owner sign-off pack — as an 8-tab workbook plus a system guide.

One-time purchase
$37

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The checklist says what. The system says who, when, and prove it.

A checklist gets ticked. A system gets evidenced: a named owner per task with a date computed from month end, a reconciliation that shows zero difference, a journal log with reasons, a variance sheet with explanations — and an owner who signs one page and leaves with actions. The goal is a close that lands on business day 10 every month, with numbers you can act on.

What’s inside

  • 1. Close calendar — 15 tasks across four phases (capture, reconcile, adjust, review & report), owners, target dates auto-computed from your period, progress counter
  • 2. Bank & card reconciliation — four templates (operating, savings, card, payment processor) with outstanding-items detail and zero-difference check
  • 3. Receivables & payables — aged listing vs control account, % over 60 days, items needing action
  • 4. Payroll, tax, loans & clearing — 15 balance-sheet accounts, source vs ledger, automatic Investigate flag
  • 5. Journal log — every accrual, prepayment, deferral and correction with the standard monthly journals checklist
  • 6. Variance review — this month vs last vs budget with your % and $ thresholds; anything beyond both is flagged Explain
  • 7. Owner sign-off pack — one printable page: headline numbers, reconciliation status (auto-filled), what changed, decisions, signatures
  • 8. Close log — days-to-close and blockers month by month
  • System guide (PDF) — how to run each tab, the review meeting, installing the system over your first three closes, common blockers and fixes

How it works

1. Download
Instant access after checkout.
2. Set up once
Enter your period and company, name the task owners, set your variance thresholds.
3. Run the close
Work down the calendar. Reconciliations must hit zero; every flagged variance gets one line.
4. Sign
Day 10: owner reads one page, signs, and assigns up to three actions.

Who it’s for

  • Owners whose close drifts into week three, or who sign off on numbers they don’t fully trust
  • Bookkeepers who want a repeatable, evidenced routine to hand to the owner
  • Businesses preparing for a fractional CFO, a lender, or a sale — all of whom will ask for reconciled monthly numbers

Questions

Do I need the free checklist first?
No. The system includes everything the checklist covers and adds the templates, calendar and sign-off pack.
Which accounting software?
Any. The templates work alongside QuickBooks Online, Xero and others — you paste in the balances the system reports.
How long does the close take with this?
The target is business day 10. The guide sets expectations for the first three months while old differences are cleared.
One-time purchase
$37

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With a reliable close, the free Owner’s KPI Dashboard and the Financial Model Starter Kit ($87) finally have trustworthy inputs.

Towerflow CFO deliverables are general financial-management education and templates, not accounting, tax or legal advice. Work with a qualified accountant for your specific situation.

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