Close Management

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Handles the monthly accounting close process with a detailed five-day calendar, dependency mapping, and status tracking. You'll get pre-close checklists, day-by-day task breakdowns from T+1 through hard close, and a clear view of what blocks what (cash entries before bank recs, subledger reconciliations before balance sheet recs, tax provision after pre-tax income). The dependency map is honestly the most useful part since it shows you the critical path and where you can parallelize work to shorten the close. Also includes a status dashboard template and metrics to track close duration over time. Built for controllers and accounting managers who need to coordinate multiple people hitting sequential deadlines, not for the accountants doing individual tasks.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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$ npx -y skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill close-management --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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Close Management

Important: This skill assists with close management workflows but does not provide financial advice. All close activities should be reviewed by qualified financial professionals.

Month-end close checklist, task sequencing and dependencies, status tracking, and common close activities organized by day.