Documented control testing
Schedule the required occurrences from the company-approved test plan.
Controlled finance operations
Connect period review with the evidence behind your control program.
Typical roles
Also built for
- Multi-entity finance
- Growing accounting teams
- Controlled finance operations
What changes for this team
configured at rolloutConnect period review with the evidence behind your control program. Financial Close Management brings the calendar, account work, review decisions and confirmed ledger outcome into one period-based workflow. Keep the original accounting sources and the people responsible for financial decisions clearly identified as the implementation is configured.
Independent conclusions and follow-up
Control tests retain their scope, captured owner, assigned tester and independent review. A finding keeps its remediation plan and actual disposition visible. Acknowledgment and disclosure evidence are separate from successful remediation. Finance can review the impact on period readiness without treating an approved test record as proof that every control was effective.
Scoped audit evidence
The period audit pack preserves the reviewed accounting and control evidence after a confirmed ledger lock. ExternalAuditorGrants limits access to the explicitly authorized entity and period. Expiry and revocation apply to attachments and exports as well as normal pages. Later corrections preserve earlier packs so a reviewer can follow the history.
Period-end close for this team
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Launch
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02
Prepare
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03
Reconcile
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Review
Approval requiredDocumented control testing · Independent conclusions and follow-up
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05
Sign off
Approval required - 06
Confirm lock
Scoped audit evidence
Same records, same gates. The configuration changes how the process runs for this team.
Workspace previews
StatusSubmittedReviewedYou
PendingYou
- SGN-97479 CP-92405 3 d
- SGN-48190 CP-57959 in 8 d
- SGN-40899 CP-97000 in 9 d
- SGN-36835 CP-82362 in 10 d
- SGN-39590 CP-41079 today
SGN-97479
- ClosePeriod
- CP-92405
- RequiredRole
- SeniorAccountantReviewer
- AssignedAt
- 14 Sep
- ManagementRepresentation
- MR-22613
StatusNotStartedInProgressReviewedLockPendingLockFailedReopenPendingReopenFailedReopened
| Period Code | Entity | Status | Target Close Date | Task Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC-511 | ENT-103 | NotStarted | 13 Sep | 31 |
| PC-895 | ENT-511 | InProgress | 17 Sep | 34 |
| PC-620 | ENT-472 | Reviewed | 06 Sep | 22 |
| PC-795 | ENT-737 | LockPending | 09 Sep | 14 |
| PC-548 | ENT-986 | LockFailed | 18 Sep | 28 |
| PC-901 | ENT-830 | ReopenPending | 23 Sep | 31 |
Typical roles
Roles and permissionsCoordinate the close, resolve assignments and monitor readiness before requesting financial sign-off.
Own financial review and final sign-off within assigned entities. Controller and CFO capacities have separately assigned authenticated signers where both are required.
Prepare assigned reconciliations and independently review other assignments. Review journal entries within the effective threshold policy.
Prepare assigned close tasks and account reconciliations with supporting evidence.
Maintain the company control catalog and coordinate testing, independent review and deficiency follow-up.
Read the retained evidence independently. Concurrence is an explicitly scoped attestation, not management approval.
Read only explicitly granted entity-period evidence through an active, unexpired, unrevoked grant.
Modules
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Control testing
Keep control tests, findings and follow-up connected to the close.
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Sign-off and audit
Keep final decisions separate from confirmed ledger locks.
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Reconciliations
Connect every account balance to evidence and independent review.
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Task management
Keep close work, evidence and handoffs in one place.
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Close planning
Give every close a clear calendar, scope and owner.
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Journal and variance review
Review accounting entries and explain the movements that matter.
Relevant reports
Reports and analyticsPeriod Audit Pack
Preserve the approved close evidence, signatures and confirmed ledger outcome in an immutable, scoped review packet.
SOX Control Effectiveness
Compare the required test population with recorded conclusions and outstanding deficiency follow-up.
JE Review Audit Log
Trace each source entry revision through its assigned reviewer, decision and verified correction or reversal.
Common questions
All questionsDoes this replace our general ledger?
No. The system coordinates close work and evidence above your ledger. Accounting continues to own accounts, posting, reversals and actual period locks. The implementation must verify its supported connections and source mappings.
Related questionCan we use our existing close checklist?
Yes. Map the recurring work to effective task templates, owners, reviewers and dependencies. Each launched period retains a snapshot, so later template changes do not silently rewrite the active close.
Related questionDoes a zero reconciliation variance approve the account?
No. Matching balances can help preparation, but the assigned person must attest to the evidence and the required independent review and certification still apply. Missing source data must not be treated as zero.
Related questionWho can sign off a period?
The configured required people sign their assigned capacities against the same evidence revision. Controller and CFO signatures use separately assigned identities where required. Internal Auditor concurrence is separate from management approval.
Related questionWhen is a period actually locked?
Only after the owning ledger confirms the exact entity, period and expected revision are closed. A requested, failed or uncertain lock remains visible until resolved. Downstream handoff waits for confirmation and retained audit-pack publication.
Related questionCan a closed period be reopened?
A permitted correction requires a documented request with Controller / CFO and distinct Admin authorization. Reopening is confirmed by the ledger. Preserve the previous lock and pack, increment the close revision and repeat affected review before relocking.
Related questionDoes control testing certify compliance?
No. It records the company-defined testing population, evidence and decisions. Legal applicability, management assertions and independent audit opinions remain with the responsible people and advisers.
Related questionHow is external auditor access controlled?
Explicit grants identify the entity and period, with expiry and revocation. Every evidence page, attachment and export must enforce that scope, including links copied from an earlier session.
Related questionIs the application already configured for us?
This website and its paired skills describe the authored system. Configure the application in Proto, connect authorized accounting sources and verify the required decisions and outcomes before launching it for your team.
Related questionOther industries
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Industry
Multi-entity finance
Coordinate separate entity closes with a shared review process.
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Industry
Growing accounting teams
Replace scattered close follow-up with assigned work and retained evidence.
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Controlled finance operations
Connect period review with the evidence behind your control program.