Close — March 2026
Day 3 of 3
- Bank feeds reconciled
- Done
- Card spend coded
- Done
- Supplier invoices matched
- Done
- Accruals posted
- Done
- Period locked
- Done
Nothing left waiting on a human.
SaaS
Twenty-one days to three, without a new hire.
Northwind moved cards, bills and the close onto one ledger in six weeks.The quarter after, month-end finished on a Wednesday.
- Day 21 → day 3
- Median close
- 11 hrs → 40 min
- Weekly approval time
- 4 → 1
- Systems at month-end
