Month-End Close Checklist(Free Download)
A free month-end close checklist for accounting teams and bookkeepers: reconciliations, accruals, reviews and sign-off — a repeatable close every month.
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A free month-end close checklist for accounting teams and bookkeepers: reconciliations, accruals, reviews and sign-off — a repeatable close every month.
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Updated 2026-10-22
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A month-end close done from memory is a close that drifts: a reconciliation skipped here, an accrual forgotten there, and the numbers are late and wrong. This checklist lays out a repeatable close: bank and credit-card reconciliations, accounts receivable and payable review, accruals and prepayments, payroll and tax entries, fixed-asset and depreciation checks, and the final review and sign-off. Work the same list every month so the close is consistent, nothing is missed, and a reviewer can see exactly what was done. Use it per client or per entity as the standard close procedure.
The Problem This Solves
Without a standard close procedure, every month-end is slightly different: steps are skipped, reviews are inconsistent, and the close takes longer than it should while the numbers are less reliable. A checklist makes the close repeatable, complete and reviewable.
Who It's For
Accounting teams, bookkeepers and controllers who run a monthly close for clients or their own entity and want it consistent, complete and reviewable.
Use Cases
- Run a consistent month-end close every single month
- Make sure every reconciliation and accrual is done, not just the obvious ones
- Give a reviewer a clear record of what was completed
- Shorten the close by removing the what-did-I-miss re-checking
- Standardise the close across clients or entities
How to Use This Template
- 1
Download the checklist and copy it per client or entity, per month
- 2
Work the reconciliations, then AR/AP, accruals and prepayments
- 3
Post payroll, tax and depreciation entries
- 4
Run the final review and record sign-off
- 5
Keep the completed sheet as the record for that period
Inside the template: sample data
The exact rows that ship with the Month-End Close Checklist download — replace them with your own records after import.
| Close step | Status |
|---|---|
| Bank & card reconciliations | — |
| AR / AP review | — |
| Accruals & prepayments | — |
| Payroll & tax entries | — |
| Fixed assets & depreciation | — |
| Final review & sign-off | — |
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