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Management company monthly close

Your management company’s month is soft-closed on time, with every entry categorized, the fund’s fee checked in and a short note on burn and cash.

PlanManagement company monthly close

  1. Open the month’s checklist

    Held

    Opens the management company’s close checklist for the month as soon as you release the plan.

    API action
  2. Check what should be booked

    Held

    Checks that payroll, rent and software were each booked this month, and that the fund’s management fee arrived.

    API actionper recurring entryWaits until the 5th business day after month end
  3. Categorize what’s missing

    Held

    Operator proposes a category for each uncategorized entry. Your accountant approves them in one go, and any they change come back on their own.

    API actionper entryAccountant approves all in one go
  4. Check the trial balance

    Held

    Operator checks the trial balance and explains any balance that looks wrong.

    Operator
  5. Reconcile the bank

    Held

    Starts the soft close, then your accountant reconciles the bank and ticks off the checklist’s manual tasks.

    PersonAccountant approves
  6. Sign off and close the month

    Held

    Your accountant signs the checklist off as reviewer, then you confirm and the month is soft-closed.

    API actionGP confirms
  7. Write the month note

    Held

    Operator writes one paragraph on burn, cash and fee income against your budget, from the month’s statements.

    Operator

The plan as it runs: each step waits for the one before it, and stops at its gate until the owner approves.

At a glance

Who runs it, and when

Who runs it
GP
What starts it
The month ends; the close starts on the 5th business day after.
How often
Monthly
Vehicle
Management company

Ask Operator

Start it in a sentence

Ask Operator in chat. It drafts the plan for your fund, and nothing runs until you release it.

  • You

    Close October for the management company.

  • You

    Run the ManCo month-end.

  • You

    Are we ready to close last month’s books?

The outcome

Last month is soft-closed with every entry categorized, your accountant’s sign-off on the checklist, and a short note on burn, cash and fee income.

What it proves

  • Opens the close checklist the moment you release the plan.
  • Waits for the 5th business day after month end with no one watching the clock.
  • Checks that every recurring cost was booked, one by one.
  • Categorizes a month of entries behind one approval from your accountant.
  • Keeps the bank reconciliation and the sign-offs with people: your accountant reviews, you close.

Run it on your fund

Talk to the team about running this playbook on your own fund.