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Master Your Month-End: The Complete Guide to Close 2026
Plan, automate, and scale your close without adding headcount or switching ERPs.
This guide is built for finance teams navigating fragmented systems, manual processes, and increasing close complexity. Whether the current workflow relies heavily on spreadsheets or already includes some automation, the goal is the same: reduce risk, accelerate timelines, and scale efficiently into 2026.
What You’ll Learn:
- Identify inefficiencies in your current close workflow
- Automate repetitive tasks using real finance logic and examples
- Evaluate tools and map them to your team’s structure and ERP
- Build a close process that scales with your business
Quiz
Close Maturity Quiz
Before you start automating, take this 2-minute quiz to see how your current close process stacks up and get a personalized action plan based on your results.
Roadblocks
The Cost of a Broken Close
Explore the hidden time, financial, and audit risks of manual month-end processes — and why they’re still so common.
Blueprint
What a Modern Close Looks Like
See what a streamlined, automated close process actually looks like, from reconciliations to reporting.
Playbook
Automating the Close Process
Explore tactical workflows and AI-based logic to reduce manual effort without replacing your ERP.
Guide
How to Choose Close Automation Software
Not every close tool fits every stack. Use our decision guide to make the right choice for your team.
Checklist
Implementation Tips That Actually Work
Avoid common rollout mistakes. This checklist will help you drive adoption across finance and ops.
Webinar
A Real Close with Nominal
Watch this on-demand session to see how a Nominal customer automated their entire close process, from intercompany to reporting.
Who It’s For:
This guide is ideal for:
- Finance leaders preparing for 2026
- Controllers looking to reduce manual workload
- Senior accountants managing multi-entity operations
- FP&A and finance ops professionals exploring automation