FINANCIAL CLOSE AUTOMATION

Financial close automation that removes manual work from your close

AI agents that handle reconciliation, journal entries, flux analysis, and consolidation — transforming your month-end close from a fire drill into a predictable, accelerated process.

THE PROBLEM

The month-end close is still a manual marathon

Despite billions spent on ERP systems, the financial close remains one of the most labor-intensive processes in finance. Teams work overtime, errors compound under pressure, and the business waits for numbers.

Serial handoffs

Tasks wait on upstream completion

Sub-ledgers, reconciliations, journals, consolidation, and reporting are dependent steps. One late queue delays everything downstream.

Exception queues

Breaks require investigation

Matching is only the start. Teams still need to investigate differences, document evidence, obtain approvals, and close each exception.

Hidden cost

Manual work compounds

Overtime, rework, error remediation, and delayed reporting consume finance capacity that could be used for review and analysis.

Close faster, close better

Measurable improvements to your close cycle from the first month.

Faster

Close progression

Less waiting on manual handoffs

Controlled

Journal preparation

Agents prepare entries for approval

Traceable

Close evidence

Every action carries supporting context

Continuous

Reconciliation cadence

Move work earlier in the reporting cycle

CAPABILITIES

Every step of the close, automated

AI agents that don't just track tasks — they execute them. From reconciliation through consolidation, agents handle the work while your team handles the judgment.

Automated Close Workflows

Agents orchestrate the entire close process — from sub-ledger reconciliation through consolidation to final reporting — tracking dependencies and parallelizing where possible.

Task dependency management
Parallel workstream execution
Bottleneck identification
Real-time close status dashboard

Intelligent Journal Entry Preparation

Agents analyze accruals, prepayments, and adjustments, then prepare journal entries with full supporting documentation — ready for review and posting.

Accrual calculations
Prepayment amortization
Intercompany eliminations
Variance analysis and explanation

Flux Analysis & Variance Detection

Automated period-over-period analysis that identifies material variances, investigates root causes, and prepares explanations before your team even asks.

P&L flux analysis
Balance sheet movement tracking
Threshold-based alerting
Auto-generated variance memos

Controls & Compliance Automation

Built-in SOX controls testing, segregation of duties enforcement, and automated sign-off workflows that keep your close compliant without slowing it down.

SOX control testing
Segregation of duties checks
Automated sign-off routing
Control evidence packaging

THE ACCELERATED CLOSE

Your close timeline, compressed

Before: Traditional close

Stage 1Sub-ledger close and initial reconciliation
Stage 2Exception investigation and resolution
Stage 3Journal entries and adjustments
Stage 4Consolidation and intercompany elimination
Stage 5Flux analysis and management review
Stage 6Final reporting and sign-off

After: Agent-assisted close

ContinuousAgents reconcile transactions and classify exceptions
Pre-closeAgents prepare journals and variance evidence
ReviewThe finance team reviews escalations and approves entries
FinaliseConsolidation and reporting proceed from reconciled data

Your team reviews and approves. Agents do the heavy lifting.

Frequently asked questions

What does 'financial close automation' actually automate?

The financial close involves dozens of repetitive steps: sub-ledger reconciliation, intercompany matching, journal entry preparation, flux analysis, consolidation, and reporting. Our agents automate the data gathering, matching, calculation, and documentation steps — your team focuses on review, judgment calls, and strategic analysis rather than data wrangling.

Can this work alongside our existing ERP and close management tools?

Yes. Aetherix agents integrate with SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday, BlackLine, FloQast, and other close management platforms. They complement your existing tools by handling the manual work between systems that typically requires analyst intervention.

How does this differ from close management software like BlackLine or FloQast?

Close management tools organize and track the close process — they're task managers for finance teams. Aetherix agents actually do the work: they match transactions, prepare journal entries, investigate variances, and generate reports. Think of it as the difference between a project management tool and an employee who executes the tasks.

What's the implementation timeline?

The timeline depends on source-system access, entity count, close scope, control requirements, and historical-data quality. We start with a bounded, high-volume workflow, validate the controls and escalation path, and expand after the operating model is proven.

Ready to accelerate your close?

See how Aetherix agents can compress your close cycle and free your team to focus on analysis instead of data wrangling.