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Monthly close report

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ControllershipAugust 2026

Monthly close report

v3 draft

Ledger closed Sep 4, 5:42 PM

August net revenue

$3.22M

+5.2% month over month

Gross profit

$1.04M

32.2% margin

Operating income

$401K

+$48K vs plan

Close progress

100%

Completed D+4 at 5:42 PM

Ledger closedMaya / Done

P&L analysis8 lines / Done

Variance commentary8/8 written

Report publishv3 / Pending

From the confirmed ARP close

August close report with month-over-month variance

Management P&L / USD / v3 draft

P&L line	August actual	July actual	Variance	Commentary	Assessment
	$3.31M	$3.13M	+$180K	New retail contract	Favorable
	-$93K	-$74K	−$19K	Summer promotion	Unfavorable
	-$2.18M	-$2.09M	−$90K	Soybean oil price	Unfavorable
	-$221K	-$197K	−$24K	Expedite freight	Unfavorable
	-$415K	-$419K	+$4K	Hiring timing	Favorable
	-$110K	-$99K	−$11K	Prototype trials	Unfavorable
	-$29K	-$48K	+$19K	Better collections	Favorable
	$59K	$38K	+$21K	Pallet recoveries	Favorable
Reconciled operating profit5 top-level accounts / detail not double-counted	$401K	$350K	+$51K	R&D and credit loss sit within SG&A / non-recurring income separate	Reconciled

Selected line review

Product revenue

P&L impact vs prior month

+$180K

Favorable

Change+5.8%

Variance commentary

New retail contract

DCDaniel Cho / Controller / 4:58 PM

Linked support

Entries24

Unmatched0

August close checklist

Finish all 8 close tasks in one list and roll them straight into the report.

Complete8/8

Close task	Owner	Completed	State
Revenue and deductions closeProduct revenue	MBMaya Brooks	Today, 9:18 AM	Done
Inventory quantity and costSales deductions	GKGrace Kim	Today, 10:42 AM	Done
Freight accrualCost of goods sold	NWNoah Williams	Yesterday, 5:06 PM	Done
Operating expense cut-offFreight expense	ATAva Thompson	Today, 11:24 AM	Done
R&D project reconciliationOperating expenses	GKGrace Kim	Today, 1:02 PM	Done
Credit loss recalculationResearch and development	MBMaya Brooks	Today, 2:15 PM	Done
Other income supportBad debt expense	NWNoah Williams	Today, 3:38 PM	Done
P&L analytics and commentaryOther operating income	MBMaya Brooks	Today, 5:42 PM	Done

Publication readiness

Report v3 / as of Aug 31, 2026

Ready to publish

All 8 close tasks and ledger reconciliations are complete.

Trial balanceDone / 5:42 PM

P&L reconciliation$0 difference

Material commentary8/8 complete

Supporting schedules8/8 tied out

Revenue detail ledger

AR-0826

Order management / 184 customer invoices

Tied out

Linked P&LProduct revenueAugust balance$3.31M

Promotion accrual

SD-0826

23 agreements / 41 entries

Tied out

Linked P&LSales deductionsAugust balance-$93K

Inventory cost rollforward

COGS-0826

312 SKUs / 48 batches

Tied out

Linked P&LCost of goods soldAugust balance-$2.18M

Freight accrual

FRT-0826

11 carriers / 76 invoices

Tied out

Linked P&LFreight expenseAugust balance-$221K

Operating expense detail

OPEX-0826

18 cost centers

Tied out

Linked P&LOperating expensesAugust balance-$415K

R&D project ledger

RD-0826

7 projects / 19 trials

Tied out

Linked P&LResearch and developmentAugust balance-$110K

Credit loss model

BD-0826

86 accounts / 5 aging bands

Tied out

Linked P&LBad debt expenseAugust balance-$29K

Other income support

OOI-0826

12 recovery entries

Tied out

Linked P&LOther operating incomeAugust balance$59K

Rule
±10% vs last month and above a set amount
Comment needed
Only accounts that need a story
Any account up or down 10% on last month gets a comment request.
On final close
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Accounts needing comments email
A draft the day after close
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After each month-end close, I want the same report every time: the P&L and what changed from last month.
App builder
Found 3 ARP modules. A few questions first.
Which changes need a comment?
Anything up 10% or more on last month, above a set amount
When should the report be made?
Right after the final close is confirmed
Who should receive the report?
The finance lead
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App definition: Shape; Task workspace; Connected data; ARP AccountingARP CostingARP Order management; Rule; ±10% vs last month and above a set amount → comment needed; Automation; On final close / Accounts needing comments email → accountant

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P&L line

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Variance

$3.31M

+$180K

-$93K

−$19K

-$2.18M

−$90K

-$221K

−$24K

-$415K

+$4K

-$110K

−$11K

-$29K

+$19K

$59K

+$21K

Reconciled operating profit5 top-level accounts / detail not double-counted

$401K

+$51K

Close task

State

Revenue and deductions closeProduct revenue

Done

Inventory quantity and costSales deductions

Done

Freight accrualCost of goods sold

Done

Operating expense cut-offFreight expense

Done

R&D project reconciliationOperating expenses

Done

Credit loss recalculationResearch and development

Done

Other income supportBad debt expense

Done

P&L analytics and commentaryOther operating income

Done

Monthly close report

Only accounts that need a story

A draft the day after close

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