Why the continued focus on the fiscal closing process? -- Key pain points and bottlenecks -- The components of the fiscal close -- Governing the fiscal close process -- The transaction accumulation, reconciliation and sub-ledger close -- Introduction to the standards of internal control -- Roles and responsibilities during the fiscal close -- The general ledger and trial balance -- The common chart of accounts -- Cost centers -- The journal entry process -- Spreadsheet controls -- Checklists for the transaction accumulation and sob-ledger close -- Sample policies for the transaction accumulation, reconciliation and subledger close -- Process narratives for the transaction accumulation, reconciliation and sub-ledger close process -- Standards of internal control for the transaction, accumulation, reconciliation and sub-ledger close process -- Corporate close and consolidation -- The number of consolidation points -- The number of closing cycles -- Post-closing entries -- Communication and accountability -- Financial statement assertions -- Checklists for the corporate close and consolidation process -- Sample policies for the corporate close and consolidation process -- Process narratives for the corporate close and consolidation process -- Standards of internal control for the corporate close and consolidation process -- Analysis and reporting (the final mile) -- Internal reporting and external reporting -- Budgeting and forecasting -- Reduce fiscal close cycle times by moving your finance function to "dynamic" budgeting and planning -- Fixed assets and the capital budget -- The forecast process -- The fiscal close and strategic planning -- Analytics to detect financial statement fraud -- Checklists for the analysis and reporting process -- Sample policies for the analysis and reporting process -- Process narratives for the analysis and reporting process -- Standards of internal control for the analysis and reporting process -- The virtual close : myth or reality? -- Roadmap : benefits of the fast close -- Accelerating the close with automation.
