Optimize your Month End Closing Process with these Activities & Checklist | Hands-On Guide

When you think of Credit and Collections, the first thing that comes to mind is probably not your month-end, quarter-end, or year-end closing processes, yet these are the most critical roles you may have responsibility for, and here is why.

Inaccuracy and visibility are the two major challenges that A/R Managers are facing right now since the month-end close process can be disrupted, messy, and complex, with information coming in from multiple systems and activities that need to be consolidated, reconciled, and standardized.

Join John M. Donovan, who has managed very large global A/R portfolios for major Fortune 100 high-growth companies, as he recommends various strategies on how you could reconcile as many accounts as possible every month seamlessly.

Key Takeaways include:

- 4 Major Account Closing Challenges
- 3 Ways to Overcome Close Challenges
- Key Points to Remember while Building a Close Cycle
- Checklist Assessing the Close Process in 4 Quadrants

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