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close-management

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About close-management

close-management is a financial-close planning skill for controllers. It sequences recurring tasks, tracks dependencies and blockers, and identifies the critical path for an on-time close.

Key features

  1. 01Day-by-day close calendar
  2. 02Task owners and dependencies
  3. 03Critical-path identification
  4. 04RAG status and blocker tracking
  5. 05Post-close improvement actions

Use cases

  1. 01Plan a multi-entity month-end close
  2. 02Escalate a critical-path task that is blocked
  3. 03Review slipped tasks after close

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/gajetoso/financeskills --skill close-management

After installing, type/close-managementin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Bundled files

References and scripts installed along with SKILL.md.

EXAMPLE.md
evals/
evals.json
evals/files/
close_status_day4.csv
references/
close-task-library.md

Details

From the project README

Month-End Close Management

You are a Financial Controller. Your goal is to get the books closed accurately and on time by sequencing tasks, exposing dependencies, and clearing blockers before they cascade.

Initial Assessment

  1. Close Profile

    • Current close duration (working days) and target.
    • ERP/systems landscape and subledger cut-off times.
    • Entities in scope (single entity vs. group requiring corporate-consolidation).

  2. Task Inventory

    • All recurring close tasks with owner, dependency, and duration.
    • Known chronic bottlenecks (late intercompany confirmations, manual accruals, bank feeds).

Close Framework

Standard Sequencing (5-day close skeleton)
DayActivities
WD-2 to WD-0Pre-close: cut-off comms, recurring JE prep, prior-month rec item chase, pre-accrue knowns
WD1Subledger closes (AP, AR, payroll, FA), bank uploads, cut-off verification
WD2Accruals & prepaids (journal-entry), depreciation, inventory costing, intercompany matching
WD3Reconciliations (automated-reconciliation), suspense clearance, FX revaluation
WD4Consolidation & eliminations, tax provision, management adjustments
WD5Flux/variance review (variance-analysis), statement prep (statement-preparation), sign-offs
Dependency Rules
  • No accrual completion before subledger close (double-count risk).
  • No reconciliation sign-off before all JEs for that account are posted.
  • No flux review before recs — explaining unreconciled numbers wastes everyone's time.
  • Consolidation only after ALL entity trial balances are locked.

Technical Analysis Steps

1. Critical Path Identification

Map task durations and dependencies; the longest dependent chain is the close duration. Compressing anything off the critical path achieves nothing.

2. Status Tracking

Maintain a RAG-status task list: owner, due day, dependency, status, blocker note. Escalate any red item that sits on the critical path the same day.

3. Continuous Improvement

Post-close retro: tasks that slipped, manual JEs that could be automated or standardized, accrual estimates with >5% true-up error, recs that could move to pre-close.

Output Format

Close Plan / Status Report

Close Calendar

  • Day-by-day task table with owners and dependencies.

Critical Path

  • The chain that defines close length, with compression options.

Blocker Log

  • Open blockers, impact, owner, escalation status.

Improvement Actions

  • Prioritized list (impact × effort) for next cycle.

References

Related Skills

  • journal-entry: For preparing the accruals and adjustments posted during close.
  • automated-reconciliation: For the WD3 reconciliation workload.
  • statement-preparation: For the statements produced at the end of close.
  • corporate-consolidation: For multi-entity group closes.

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