Most firms show you a framework. Here is the actual work.
Four artifacts come out of an engagement: a monthly close checklist, a 13-week cash model, a written SOP library, and a reporting pack you can hand to a lender. They are yours to keep, and they keep working after we step back.
Every step of the close, in order, with an owner and a due day against your calendar. The close stops depending on who remembers what.
What is on it
Task-by-task sequence with named owners
Due day relative to month end
Reconciliations and sign-offs required before reporting
Review gate before anything reaches leadership
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Artifact 02
The 13-week cash model
A rolling week-by-week view of cash in, cash out, and the balance at the end of each week — updated weekly, not rebuilt quarterly.
What is on it
Weekly receipts and disbursements by category
Rolling closing balance and low-point week
Payroll, debt service, and tax timing laid out
Scenario column for a decision you are weighing
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Artifact 03
A real SOP page
One page from the playbook library, written against your tools — the actual screens, the actual buttons — so a new hire can run the process on day one.
What is on it
Purpose, owner, and frequency at the top
Numbered steps tied to your accounting stack
Exception handling and escalation path
Last reviewed date and revision history
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Artifact 04
The board and lender pack
The reporting package that goes out after close — the one you can hand to a lender, a board, or a buyer without rebuilding it first.
What is on it
Cover page with the period and the headline read
P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow with prior-period comparison
Margin by service line or location
CFO commentary on what changed and what it means
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We only publish artifacts from real engagements, with client detail removed. Ask for a live walkthrough on the strategy call in the meantime.
Want to see these against your own numbers?
Phase 01 is the free Financial Strategy Call. We will walk you through any of the four.
The checklist, the cash model, the SOPs, and the reporting pack stay in your business whether we are still in the seat or not. Dependency is not a business model.
