Month-End Close Reviewer

Issuing client financials on a deadline leaves little time to catch a missed accrual or an account that never reconciled — yet those are exactly the errors that surface after sign-off. This assistant reviews each client's month-end close package, compares balances against the prior period and expected ranges, and flags unreconciled accounts, missing accruals, and unusual swings. Your accountants open the period already knowing what needs attention.

Category: Accounting

How it works

1. A client's close package arrives — trial balance, reconciliations, and supporting schedules — and lands in one place.
2. The assistant compares each account against the prior period and your expected ranges, line by line.
3. It flags unreconciled balances, missing accruals, and unusual swings, with the reason for each.
4. A clean open-items list is drafted for your accountant to work and share with the client.

Key benefits

• Catch close errors before financials go out, not after
• Review every account consistently, with no skipped lines
• Cut review time on each client's monthly close
• Ground every flag in prior-period and expected-range evidence

Use cases

• Accounting & bookkeeping firms
• Outsourced controllers & fractional CFOs
• Finance teams running monthly close
• CPA firms managing multiple clients

Frequently asked questions

How does the Month-End Close Reviewer flag errors?

It compares each account in the close package against the prior period and your expected ranges, then flags unreconciled balances, missing accruals, and unusual swings with a reason for each.

Do I need to connect any external apps to use this?

No, this assistant works entirely within your Gaia workspace — no external connections are needed, and your client data stays in your own environment.

Does the assistant automatically send the review to clients?

No, it only drafts a clean open-items list for your accountant to review and approve; a human must sign off before anything is shared with the client.

Can I customize the expected ranges for each client?

Yes, you define the expected ranges per account, and the assistant uses those to flag any unusual swings or out-of-range balances.

Is this free to try?

Gaia offers a free trial so you can test the Month-End Close Reviewer with your own close packages before committing.