Accounting Checklist for Closing Out the Month

To assist organizations when performing the month-end, or soft, closing, APQC has created a month-end closing checklist that contains common tasks performed to ensure the financial statements accurately reflect the organization’s financial position at the end of the month. The list is organized according to the number of days before/after month-end that a task should be completed and includes suggestions for who in the organization may perform the task. Although some of the tasks listed will not apply to every organization, using an adapted version of the checklist can help organizations streamline their month-end closing processes. Using the month-end checklist will help accounting functions track and complete the tasks needed to perform month-end closings in an efficient and timely way.