The Controllership Series: The Financial Close Process
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Overview
A common challenge for the controller role is in closing the month-end and period-end books in preparation to issue financial statements. This duty requires precision, timing and efficiency.
The closing process has traditionally been a slow one with many companies taking two weeks to close its subsidiary’s books and another two to three weeks to roll up and consolidated the results. In today’s face paced digital world, much has been done to help accelerate that process with integrated enterprise resource planning systems and general ledger and consolidate software.
Within this session we will discuss the many facts involved in closing the books and provide insights into expediting the process in order to be able to create more timely financial statements. Typical steps in the accounting close process include:
- Analysis of business transactions
- Make JE’s
- Post to Ledger Accounts
- Prepare trial balance
- Make adjusting entries
- Prepare adjusted trial balance
- Prepare financial statements
- Close accounts
- Prepare post-closing trial balance
Within this segment we will discuss the elements of the financial close and also important concepts to assist the controller in accelerating their close timeline. This includes address all functional areas of the close including payroll, invoicing, payables, inventory, cash, and the general ledger. We will also discuss important concepts of ensuring your financial close is accurate by discussing bank reconciliations, overhead allocations, bad debt reserves, unpaid wages and accruals for vacation time, account reconciliations, deprecation and overall financial statement review.
Learning Objectives
- Discover and discuss the many facts involved in closing the books and provide insights into expediting the process in order to be able to create more timely financial statements.
- Explore the elements of the financial close and also important concepts to assist the controller in accelerating their close timeline.
- Discover the important concepts of ensuring your financial close is accurate by discussing bank reconciliations, overhead allocations, bad debt reserves, unpaid wages and accruals for vacation time, account reconciliations, deprecation and overall financial statement review.
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Curriculum
This comprehensive course is designed by industry experts; this course will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to succeed. Not only will it make you more lucrative to potential employers, but it will also give you the confidence to apply for that dream job.
This course is divided into bite-sized modules to make it easy to follow. The modules of this course cover all essential areas to provide you with the appropriate skills and industry knowledge to take your career to the next level. Whether you are travelling around the world or juggling work and family, this course can be completed anytime, anywhere. This flexibility enables you to learn at your own pace, fitting your studies around your current lifestyle.
Course Curriculum
Introduction Introduction to The Financial Close Process 00:27:00 Monthly Close Steps 00:25:00 Year End Accounting 00:12:00 Consolidation 00:07:00 Supplementary Resources Supplementary Resources – The Controllership Series: The Financial Close Process 00:00:00 Obtain Your Certificate Order Your Certificate of Achievement 00:00:00 Get Your Insurance Now Get Your Insurance Now 00:00:00 Feedback Feedback 00:00:00 -
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A common challenge for the controller role is in closing the month-end and period-end books in preparation to issue financial statements. This duty requires precision, timing and efficiency.
The closing process has traditionally been a slow one with many companies taking two weeks to close its subsidiary’s books and another two to three weeks to roll up and consolidated the results. In today’s face paced digital world, much has been done to help accelerate that process with integrated enterprise resource planning systems and general ledger and consolidate software.
Within this session we will discuss the many facts involved in closing the books and provide insights into expediting the process in order to be able to create more timely financial statements. Typical steps in the accounting close process include:
- Analysis of business transactions
- Make JE’s
- Post to Ledger Accounts
- Prepare trial balance
- Make adjusting entries
- Prepare adjusted trial balance
- Prepare financial statements
- Close accounts
- Prepare post-closing trial balance
Within this segment we will discuss the elements of the financial close and also important concepts to assist the controller in accelerating their close timeline. This includes address all functional areas of the close including payroll, invoicing, payables, inventory, cash, and the general ledger. We will also discuss important concepts of ensuring your financial close is accurate by discussing bank reconciliations, overhead allocations, bad debt reserves, unpaid wages and accruals for vacation time, account reconciliations, deprecation and overall financial statement review.
Learning Objectives
- Discover and discuss the many facts involved in closing the books and provide insights into expediting the process in order to be able to create more timely financial statements.
- Explore the elements of the financial close and also important concepts to assist the controller in accelerating their close timeline.
- Discover the important concepts of ensuring your financial close is accurate by discussing bank reconciliations, overhead allocations, bad debt reserves, unpaid wages and accruals for vacation time, account reconciliations, deprecation and overall financial statement review.
This comprehensive course is designed by industry experts; this course will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to succeed. Not only will it make you more lucrative to potential employers, but it will also give you the confidence to apply for that dream job.
This course is divided into bite-sized modules to make it easy to follow. The modules of this course cover all essential areas to provide you with the appropriate skills and industry knowledge to take your career to the next level. Whether you are travelling around the world or juggling work and family, this course can be completed anytime, anywhere. This flexibility enables you to learn at your own pace, fitting your studies around your current lifestyle.
Course Curriculum
Introduction | |||
Introduction to The Financial Close Process | 00:27:00 | ||
Monthly Close Steps | 00:25:00 | ||
Year End Accounting | 00:12:00 | ||
Consolidation | 00:07:00 | ||
Supplementary Resources | |||
Supplementary Resources – The Controllership Series: The Financial Close Process | 00:00:00 | ||
Obtain Your Certificate | |||
Order Your Certificate of Achievement | 00:00:00 | ||
Get Your Insurance Now | |||
Get Your Insurance Now | 00:00:00 | ||
Feedback | |||
Feedback | 00:00:00 |