A table prepared with care, just like your books should be. As the holidays approach and the year winds down, the smell of delicious Thanksgiving food reminds us that abundance always comes with responsibility. A full table is a gift, but someone still has to clean up the kitchen once the feast is over. The same is true for your company. By late November, the financial year has served up its share of wins, mistakes, and leftovers. And before the next course begins, a thoughtf

Numbers can twist and turn, but a disciplined close keeps the path straight for leadership. You finish the month, your dashboards look good, and you send out the investor update. Two days later, someone notices a handful of transactions sitting in the wrong buckets — a big software invoice coded to Office Supplies, ads posted to COGS, or a contractor paid from the wrong class. The instinct says it’s no big deal because you can just reclass those after the close. Here’s the ha