Close & controls
Monthly close, approvals, exceptions, period locks, and the audit trail.
Running a monthly close
The close checklist, the order that avoids rework, what the support matrix is telling you, and when a period is genuinely ready to lock.
How-toBookkeepers, Firm staff, Business owners
The Approvals queue
One queue for every prepared bill, invoice, and journal entry awaiting a human decision — how it works and what a good approval actually checks.
How-toBusiness owners, Bookkeepers, Firm staff
The Exceptions queue
Machine-originated events that could not safely post: what the block reasons mean, how to clear them, and why a growing queue is a configuration signal.
How-toBookkeepers, Firm staff
Period locks and closing the books
What locking prevents, how to handle activity that arrives after a lock, when reopening is justified, and how year end differs.
ConceptBookkeepers, Firm staff, Business owners
The audit trail and chain verification
The event log, the cryptographic chain that makes tampering detectable, external timestamp anchors, and how to produce an evidence bundle for an auditor.
ReferenceFirm staff, Bookkeepers, Business owners