Recipe: Month-End Close Assistant
The Month-End Close Assistant helps finance teams close books faster by tracking open items across your accounting stack, flagging discrepancies, and drafting reconciliation notes.
What it does
Section titled “What it does”- Tracks open items — surfaces unpaid invoices, unreconciled transactions, and pending journal entries
- Flags discrepancies — identifies mismatches between bank feeds, accounting records, and payment processors
- Drafts reconciliation notes — generates explanations for variances, ready for review
- Monitors progress — shows close checklist status, highlights blockers
Required connections
Section titled “Required connections”| Source | What it provides |
|---|---|
| QuickBooks / Xero | GL, invoices, bank feeds, journal entries |
| Stripe / payment processor | Payment records for reconciliation |
| Google Sheets | Close checklists, custom schedules |
| Slack | Team discussion context on open items |
Example interactions
Section titled “Example interactions”You: What’s still open for May close?
Agent: 3 items remain:
- Bank reconciliation for operating account — $2,340 variance (likely: Stripe payout #py_abc pending, posted May 29)
- Prepaid insurance JE — awaiting approval from @sarah
- Revenue accrual for Project Omega — contract signed May 28, no invoice yet
Sources: QuickBooks GL [link], Stripe dashboard [link], Slack #finance thread [link]
You: Draft the reconciliation note for the bank variance
Agent: “Operating account variance of $2,340.00 relates to Stripe payout #py_abc (batch of 12 transactions, May 27–28) with expected settlement May 30. No action required — will auto-clear on next bank feed import.”
Permissions
Section titled “Permissions”| Role | Access |
|---|---|
| Finance Admin | Full — all GL data, can trigger actions |
| Finance Member | Read — view status, ask questions, cannot approve JEs |
| Other team members | No access to this recipe’s agent |
Deploy
Section titled “Deploy”Go to Recipes → Month-End Close Assistant → Deploy. Connect required sources when prompted. The agent begins syncing immediately and is ready for questions within minutes.