How to Strengthen Close Confidence, Control and Visibility

Your ERP data lands on time, your stakeholders get the reports they need, and month-end numbers are no longer the fire drill they used to be. Yet somewhere between “the numbers are ready” and “the close is done,” your process stalls. If you are a Controller, Accounting Manager, or close process owner who has ever thought “we fixed reporting, so why is the close still hard?” this session was built for you. In 45 minutes, you will walk away knowing:

• Why finance teams with strong reporting still lose days to their close, and the specific reconciliation issues that are almost always to blame

• How to connect the dots between your reporting outputs and your reconciliation workflows so exceptions, risk, and status are visible in one place instead of buried across spreadsheets and inboxes

• What changes when reconciliation runs continuously throughout the month instead of creating delays during close, including how to shift month-end from endless manual matching to a review and approval step

• A practical roadmap for connecting your reporting and reconciliation workflows, starting with quick wins your team can act on this quarter

This session is built around a diagnostic framework you can take away and apply directly to your own close process. We’ll show you where to start, what to prioritize, and how to build momentum. Calen Keene and Sue Maloney will take live questions throughout, so come with the challenges you’ve been struggling to solve.