Clarity you can act on
Clarity you can act on
Clarity you can act on
You receive a structured breakdown of close friction
across systems, teams, and approval-so you can
prioritize what will move the needle and fix it.
You receive a structured breakdown of close friction across systems, teams, and approval-so you can prioritize what will move the needle and fix it.
We examinehow work moves across systems, teams, approvals, and reporting during month-end close so you can see what's working, where delays happen, and what to do next.
Root cause visibility across the full close process
Root cause visibility across the full close process
Actionable insights, not generic recommendations
Actionable insights, not generic recommendations
Built for finance leaders who need results
Built for finance leaders who need results
The deliverables you receive
The deliverables you receive
1. Close execution map
1. Close execution map
A step-by-step view of your close, from data collection to reporting.
A step-by-step view of your close, from data collection to reporting.
2. Bottleneck summary
2. Bottleneck summary
The biggest delays, their causes, and the impact on your close.
The biggest delays, their causes, and the impact on your close.
3. Rework and delay observations
3. Rework and delay observations
Where rework happens, why delays occur, and how often.
Where rework happens, why delays occur, and how often.
4. System-to-system handoff review
4. System-to-system handoff review
How data moves across systems and where handoffs break down.
How data moves across systems and where handoffs break down.
5. Practical improvement opportunities
5. Practical improvement opportunities
High-impact fixes you can implement with realistic effort and resources.
High-impact fixes you can implement with realistic effort and resources.
6. Automation-readiness notes
6. Automation-readiness notes
Where automation can help now—and what prerequisites exist.
Where automation can help now—and what prerequisites exist.
What each deliverable helps you see
What each deliverable helps you see
Close execution map
Close execution map
Bottleneck summary
Bottleneck summary
Rework and delay observations
Rework and delay observations
System-to-system handoff review
System-to-system handoff review
Practical improvement opportunities
Practical improvement opportunities
ReAutomation-readiness notesporting dependencies
ReAutomation-readiness notesporting dependencies
The full path of your close and how work flows.
The full path of your close and how work flows.
What's slowing you down most and why.
What's slowing you down most and why.
Where time is lost to rework and waiting.
Where time is lost to rework and waiting.
Where data handoffs fail and create friction.
Where data handoffs fail and create friction.
High-impact actions to reduce delay and risk.
High-impact actions to reduce delay and risk.
Where automation can deliver value fastest.g dependencies
Where automation can deliver value fastest.g dependencies
The Outcome
The Outcome
Clear visibility into close friction and root causes
Clear visibility into close friction and root causes
Aligned teams around facts and priorities
Aligned teams around facts and priorities
Focused action plan with measurable impact
Focused action plan with measurable impact
Faster, more predictable, and lower-stress closes
Faster, more predictable, and lower-stress closes
How finance leaders use the output
How finance leaders use the output
Reduce close delay
Reduce close delay
Address the biggest bottlenecks to shorten your close cycle.
Address the biggest bottlenecks to shorten your close cycle.
Improve predictability
Improve predictability
Remove variability and build a more reliable close every month.
Remove variability and build a more reliable close every month.
Align teams
Align teams
Create clarity across teams, roles, and responsibilities.
Create clarity across teams, roles, and responsibilities.
Prioritize workflow fixes
Prioritize workflow fixes
Focus on changes that deliver the most impact with the least effort.
Focus on changes that deliver the most impact with the least effort.
Identify automation opportunities
Identify automation opportunities
Find where automation is viable and valuable right now.
Find where automation is viable and valuable right now.
Example output snapshot
Example output snapshot
Close Friction Score
Close Friction Score
68 /100
68 /100
Moderate friction
Moderate friction
Room to improve
Room to improve
Top Bottlenecks
Top Bottlenecks
Journal entry review High
Manual reconciliations High
Intercompany approvals Medium
Intercompany approvals Medium
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Average Close Duration
Average Close Duration
7.2days
7.2days
Industry benchmark: 5.3 days
Industry benchmark: 5.3 days
↓1.9 days vs. benchmark
↓1.9 days vs. benchmark
Rework Rate
Rework Rate
18%
18%
Transactions reworked at least once
Transactions reworked at least once
See observations →
See observations →
Top Opportunity
Top Opportunity
Automate account reconciliations
Automate account reconciliations
Est. time saved
32–48 hours/month
See opportunity →
See opportunity →
Turn close friction into clear action
Turn close friction into clear action
Turn close friction into clear action
Get clarity. Reduce friction. Close with confidence.
Get clarity. Reduce friction. Close with confidence.
Get clarity. Reduce friction. Close with confidence.
Book a 30-60 mins session. No obligation
Studio Address: 303 Auburn Street, Newton, MA 02466
@ 2026 Passport Photos Newton. All rights reserved.
Studio Address: 303 Auburn Street, Newton, MA 02466
@ 2026 Passport Photos Newton. All rights reserved.