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intermediate·Finance & FP&A·2 hours

Month-End Close Calendar & RACI Builder

A dependency-aware close calendar, RACI for core tasks, the identified critical path with the three highest-leverage changes, and a stand-up template.

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Recommended modelGPT-5.5 Instant

Excellent tabular logic and financial model structuring

What you need to fill in

[number and names][roles and headcount][ERP, consolidation, reporting tools][X][Y][e.g., intercompany, late accruals from ops]

Tools used

ClaudeExcel

The prompt

"Design a month-end close calendar for our finance team. Context: - Entities: [number and names] - Team: [roles and headcount] - Systems: [ERP, consolidation, reporting tools] - Current close: workday [X]; target: workday [Y] - Known bottlenecks: [e.g., intercompany, late accruals from ops] Please produce: 1. A day-by-day close calendar (WD-2 to WD+[Y]) with task, owner, dependency, and cut-off time 2. A RACI matrix for the 15–20 core close tasks 3. The critical path and which 3 changes most likely save a day 4. A daily 15-minute close stand-up agenda template"
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Sample output

**Close calendar (extract)** | Day | Task | Owner | Depends on | Cut-off | |---|---|---|---|---| | WD-1 | AP cut-off + accrual list from ops | AP analyst | — | 16:00 | | WD1 | Payroll posting + rec | Payroll acct | HR file WD-1 | 12:00 | | WD2 | IC confirmation deadline | Entity ctrl | WD1 postings | 14:00 | **Critical path:** ops accruals → IC → consolidation. **3 changes:** (1) move ops accrual template to WD-2 with estimates allowed, (2) auto-match IC below 5k, (3) pre-close FX rates on WD-1.

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