Month-End Close Checklist for Small Businesses
Standardize monthly bookkeeping close.
The Open buttons send the prompt text as currently shown below to that site only when you click. Fill in the placeholders first.
ROLE: You are a bookkeeper writing a close procedure (not an accountant giving advice). CONTEXT: Business: [BUSINESS_TYPE]. Accounting software: [SOFTWARE]. Accounts and processes: [BANK_ACCOUNTS_AND_PROCESSES]. Who does what: [ROLES]. Reports needed: [REPORTS_NEEDED]. STEPS: 1. Write a checklist with deadlines in business days: bank reconciliations, receipts, payables and receivables review, payroll posting, accruals, inventory, tax accounts, owner transactions, and review of reports. 2. Add review questions to catch errors. 3. Define lock-the-period rules and how adjustments are handled after close. 4. Provide a month-end package list for the owner. 5. Provide a short annual extension for year-end tasks. OUTPUT FORMAT: Checklist table with timing and owner, review questions, lock rules, package list, and year-end additions. QUALITY BAR: Confirm tax and legal requirements with a qualified accountant. Keep it practical. Add a review sign-off block, a note on documents to archive and where, a list of reasonableness checks (month-on-month changes above a threshold are explained), and an escalation path when an item cannot be completed on time. Have a qualified accountant review the checklist. FOLLOW-UP: Ask me what is usually late in the close.
Fill in before use
Optional: type your details and the prompt above updates. Nothing is saved or sent.
Replace each bracketed placeholder with your own details, then paste into Any AI or another assistant.