Description
Description: This course focuses on the heart of audit readiness: a properly closed year-end and a well-supported trial balance. It covers how to schedule your closing process so reconciliations, adjustments, and reviews happen in a logical sequence. You will learn how to identify recurring journal entries and automate them where appropriate. Checklists guide you through reconciling major balance sheet accounts before the trial balance is shared with auditors. The course explains how to document management estimates and judgments that impact your closing entries. You will see how to clearly annotate unusual or non-recurring entries so auditors understand their purpose. Examples show how to handle post-closing events and update your records when necessary. You will also learn to perform preliminary analytical reviews to spot inconsistencies before auditors do. A final module teaches you how to lock periods in your accounting system once everything is properly reviewed. By completing this course, you will have a disciplined year-end routine that leads directly into a smoother audit. Format: Structured video lessons, closing calendars, checklists, trial balance review templates, and journal entry logs. Duration: Around 3.5 hours of content that can be implemented over a standard month-end or year-end close. What You’ll Learn: How to manage year-end close, reconcile key accounts, document estimates, and deliver an audit-ready trial balance. Target Audience: Accountants, controllers, and finance leads responsible for closing the books ahead of financial audits.
