100% Free · Self-paced · Path Rewritten Accounting Academy

Month-End Close Lab

A hands-on close program built around reconciliations, cutoff, accruals, rollforwards, balance-sheet support, variance review, close controls and a full simulation.

10 modulesIntermediate

Who this program is for

Staff Accountants, accounting assistants moving into close work, bookkeepers and AP/AR professionals who need structured month-end practice.

Prerequisites

Comfort with basic journal entries, trial balances and financial statements. Accounting Career Starter or early Staff Accountant Foundations modules are recommended.

What you will learn

  • Build and sequence a month-end close checklist.
  • Prepare core reconciliations and adjusting entries.
  • Support balance-sheet accounts with rollforwards and detail.
  • Perform P&L variance review and document close controls.
  • Complete a full reviewer-ready close package.

Course outline

The full instruction, workbooks, practice labs, and knowledge checks are available free through the Path Rewritten learning portal.

  1. Module 1: What Month-End Close Is & How to Sequence It
  2. Module 2: Cash, Bank & Credit Card Reconciliations
  3. Module 3: Accounts Receivable, Revenue Cutoff & Deferred Revenue
  4. Module 4: Accounts Payable, Expense Cutoff & Accruals
  5. Module 5: Prepaids, Fixed Assets & Depreciation
  6. Module 6: Payroll, Debt, Interest & Other Liabilities
  7. Module 7: Balance-Sheet Reconciliations & Rollforwards
  8. Module 8: P&L Review, Variance Analysis & Flux
  9. Module 9: Close Documentation, Controls & Reviewer Sign-Off
  10. Module 10: Full Month-End Close Simulation
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