SERVICE · THE CLOSE

The month-end close, closed by day two.

A close that takes three weeks is not an accounting problem; it is a decision problem. By the time the numbers land, the month they describe is over. Solvebooks runs the close as a system: the reconciliations and entries are done on a fixed calendar as inputs arrive, the month is closed two working days after the last input lands, and CPA review and sign-off wrap it up within five business days.

Animated timeline: inputs land on day 0, are reconciled on day 1, the month is closed on day 2 and signed off by a CPA by day 5, while the old eighteen-day close is struck out.

WHAT IS INCLUDED

Bank, credit card and spend-platform reconciliationsEvery account reconciled to the statement, every exception explained, nothing parked in suspense.

Accruals, prepaids and deferralsRevenue recognition, prepaid amortization, accrued expenses and payroll accruals posted on schedule with support attached.

Intercompany and multi-entityIntercompany balances agreed and eliminated; US and Canadian entities closed together. See consolidation.

Fixed assets, loans and equityDepreciation, loan schedules, interest and equity movements maintained so the balance sheet holds.

Close checklist and sign-offA written checklist for every month, with the CPA's review notes. You see what was done, what was judged, and what is open.

The reporting packP&L, balance sheet, cash flow and the KPIs management actually uses, delivered with the close. See reporting.

HOW IT RUNS

Day 0Inputs land: bank feeds, spend-platform exports, payroll, invoices. Reconciling starts the moment they do.

Day 1Entries posted, exceptions listed, questions sent to the one or two people who can answer them.

Day 2The month is closed. The closed numbers and the draft reporting pack are in your inbox.

By day 5CPA review complete, your open questions resolved, the month signed off and the final reporting pack issued. Everything usually wraps up within five business days.

The work is done inside your systems; a CPA Ontario-registered accountant reviews every output and is accountable for it. You keep final sign-off. How the firm works.

WHO IT IS FOR

Finance leaders who are closing late because the work is manual, whose auditors keep finding the same issues, or who inherited books that have never truly been closed. Companies on Xero or QuickBooks Online in the United States or Canada, whatever their size.

One client that closed in weeks now closes in two working days and signs off within the week, every month.

QUESTIONS

How can a close be done in two days?

Because most of the time in a slow close is waiting and re-keying, not accounting judgement. We reconcile and post as inputs arrive instead of in a batch at month-end, so by the time the last input lands the work is mostly done. Day two is the close; CPA review, your questions and sign-off follow, and the month is fully wrapped up within five business days.

What if our books are a mess today?

Most are. We start with a clean-up close: legacy balances remediated, accounts reconciled from a known starting point, and a written list of judgement calls for you to confirm. Then the monthly cadence begins.

Do we need to change software for this?

No. The close runs inside Xero or QuickBooks Online, with your bank feeds and spend platform connected as they are.

Email us to set up a process review. Bring your last close and your reporting pack.

Email us to set up a process review

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