- Categorise every bank line in Pending review; match payments and transfers.
- Reconcile each bank and card account to its statement and finalise.
- Open any bills still in draft; publish expenses; deliver invoices that should be dated in the month.
- Chase overdue receivables (Receivable Aging Summary; Follow up).
- Post depreciation (Run depreciation) and any accruals or adjustments as journals.
- Publish stock adjustments from the count; review Inventory Valuation.
- Confirm and pay the month's pay statements.
- Review the Profit & Loss (compare to previous period), Balance Sheet and Cash Flow; check the Sales Tax Liability Summary.
- Close the period at Settings → Accounting → Accountant → Close a period.