Fast Closing Monthly and Year-End Accounts

Course Info

Length: 1 Week

City: Kuala Lumpur

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

  • Oct-21-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Nov-18-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Dec-16-2024

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  • Jan-13-2025

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  • Feb-10-2025

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  • Sep-08-2025

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  • Oct-13-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Nov-10-2025

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  • Dec-08-2025

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Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

 

Introduction to Fast Close Concepts

 

  • Fast Closing Defined
  • Importance and Benefits of Fast Close
  •  Hard, Soft and Virtual Close
  • Elements of Soft Close
  •  Vision of Finance and Accounting Function
  •  Activities and Purposes of Finance and Accounting
  • The Finance Function as an Added Value

 

The Finance Function as an Added Value
 
  • Usefulness of Financial Information
  • Defining the Finance Function Stakeholders
  • Disconnect between Finance and Internal Users
  • Tools to Identify Needs Assessment and Report User Satisfaction
  • Examining closing activities and requirements
  • Best practices in attaining fast close, soft close and virtual close
  • Optimizing charts of accounts and journal entry requirements
  • Organizing corporate resources to achieve fast close
  • Identifying potential roadblocks

 

Planning the Fast Close Process

 

  • Setting Up a Plan for a Fast Close
  • Pre-Close Process and Activities
  • Implementing the Plan and Staying in Control
  • Finance Process Redesign Tools and Techniques
  • Cost/Cycle Time Charts
  • Process Maps and Value Analysis
  • Identifying Process Bottlenecks
  • Organizing Fast Close Resources Needed
  • Shifting Close Activities
  • Selecting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Continuous Improvements in Closing Process

 

Financial Reporting and On-Going Improvements to the Closing Process
 
  • Design and implementation of controls needed for financial reporting
  • Improving the closing process and adopting improvement measurements
  • Identifying management reporting criteria
  • Summary of the programme
  • Administration and Reporting Process ( The General Ledger – Budgeting - Fixed Assets- Financial  Reporting)

 

Applying Best Practices in the Close Process

 

  • Enhancing  the Operating Cycle

  • Procurement and Disbursement Process

    • Accounts Payable

    • Travel and Entertainment

    • Inventory

    • Payroll

    • Costing

    • Commissions

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