Financial close
Close the books in days, not weeks.
Rebase reconciles accounts, investigates exceptions, prepares entries and keeps the close moving, before your team has to chase the work by hand.
- Close tasks
- 31 of 36
- Accounts tied
- 40 of 42
- Open exceptions
- 2
- Waiting on review
- 2
| Account | Ledger | Support | Difference | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1010 · Operating cash | 2,184,920.00 | 2,184,920.00 | 0.00 | Tied |
| 1200 · Accounts receivable | 1,642,300.00 | 1,642,300.00 | 0.00 | Tied |
| 1500 · Prepaid expenses | 318,750.00 | 318,750.00 | 0.00 | Tied |
| 2000 · Accounts payable | 904,160.00 | 911,360.00 | −7,200.00 | Investigating |
| 2100 · Accrued liabilities | 212,400.00 | 231,000.00 | −18,600.00 | Entry proposed |
| 2200 · Payroll liabilities | 148,900.00 | 148,900.00 | 0.00 | Tied |
- Tied 1010 to the bank: 2,480 lines, every one matched
- Drafted JE-4472 from Carter & Webb's March statement
- Tracing the $7,200.00 difference in 2000 · Accounts payable
- Explained 12 of 12 P&L movements over threshold
Waiting on you
- JE-4472$18,600.00
Accrue March legal fees, Carter & Webb
Dr 6410 · Cr 2100 · statement attached
ControllerApprove - Variance memo12 accounts
March P&L variance commentary
Every movement over threshold, with its transactions
ControllerReview
The close slows down between systems.
Finance teams gather data by hand, reconcile accounts, investigate differences and wait for reviews before they can close.
- Bank
- Expenses
- Payroll
- ERP
- Invoices
- Spreadsheets
Your team, at month-end
- 1Export every source and reformat it
- 2Match balances line by line
- 3Chase the missing invoice or approval
- 4Wait for review, then fix and wait again
Business day 10, and the month is still open
Start the close before month-end.
Rebase moves the work forward every day of the month, so month-end is a review of what's left rather than a backlog.
- 1Connect dataERP, bank, cards, payroll and the inbox.
- 2Reconcile continuouslyEvery transaction matched as it posts.
- 3Identify exceptionsWhatever doesn't tie is raised the same day.
- 4Investigate automaticallyThe records behind it, gathered and read.
- 5Prepare adjustmentsEntries and accruals, with the support attached.
- 6Route for approvalTo the person your policy names.
- 7Post and completeWritten back once approved, and logged.
Transactions matched each day
- 24,182
- transactions matched as they posted
- 17
- exceptions raised in March
- 15
- resolved before month-end
Exceptions this month
- 6 MarDuplicate Ramp charge of $2,140.00, refunded by the vendor
- 14 MarAWS charge missing from the GL, JE-4471 approved
- 27 MarPayroll clearing difference, a timing item that clears 2 April
- 31 Mar$7,200.00 difference in accounts payable, under investigation
- 31 MarCarter & Webb legal fees, accrual awaiting approval
The close, task by task.
Six parts of the month-end Rebase prepares before anyone asks. Open one to see what it does and what it leaves behind.
01ReconciliationsMatch bank, card, payroll and subledger activity against the GL.
What Rebase doesPulls both sides live, matches line by line, and prepares the workpaper with every unmatched item listed and explained.
1010 · Operating cash — 2,480 bank lines · 2,480 matched · difference 0.00
02Exception investigationTrace unmatched transactions and gather supporting evidence automatically.
What Rebase doesSearches the ledger, the subledgers and the inbox for the records behind an unmatched line, and says what it found and what is still missing.
AWS $12,480.00 — bank ✓ · invoice ✓ · GL 6120 ✗ → posting missing
03AccrualsIdentify missing period expenses and prepare supported accrual entries.
What Rebase doesCompares recurring vendors, contracts and statements against what has been invoiced, and drafts the accrual with its basis attached.
Carter & Webb · March services $18,600.00 · not yet invoiced → Dr 6410 / Cr 2100
04Journal entriesPrepare entries with source evidence and route them for review.
What Rebase doesDrafts the lines, attaches the records they rest on, and sends the entry to the approver your policy names. Nothing posts before that.
JE-4472 · 2 lines · statement attached · awaiting Controller
05Variance investigationInvestigate unusual account movements before final review.
What Rebase doesFlags movements over your threshold, drills into the transactions behind them, and writes the explanation a reviewer would ask for.
6510 · Travel +65.4% on February → 3 offsites, 41 transactions
06Close reviewGive Controllers a live view of remaining exceptions, approvals and risk.
What Rebase doesOne view of what is tied, what is open, who is holding what, and which items carry the most money, updated as the agent works.
40 of 42 accounts tied · 2 exceptions open · 2 items waiting on review
Worked example
One exception, from bank line to approved entry.
An AWS charge clears the bank in March, but nothing reaches the ledger. This is what Rebase does before anyone goes looking.
- 1Finds the debit on the bank feed while reconciling 1010.Rebase Agent
- 2Searches the ledger: nothing posted to 6120 Cloud hosting, or anywhere else, for that amount.Rebase Agent
- 3Finds AWS invoice INV-2026-0314 in the AP inbox: same amount, same date.Rebase Agent
- 4Concludes the charge was paid but never recorded: a missing posting, not a mismatch.Rebase Agent
- 5Prepares JE-4471 with the bank line and the invoice attached.Rebase Agent
- 6Routes it to the Controller, who approves it as proposed.Controller
Memo
AWS March usage, paid 14 March and not recorded.
| Account | Debit | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 6120 · Cloud hosting | 12,480.00 | |
| 1010 · Operating cash | 12,480.00 | |
| Total | 12,480.00 | 12,480.00 |
Attached evidence
- Bank · AMAZON WEB SERVICES · 14 MarMatched
- INV-2026-0314 · aws-march.pdfMatched
- GL search · 6120 · MarchNo entry
Why this entry
The invoice and the bank debit agree to the cent. Nothing was posted in the period, so the charge is missing from the ledger, not mismatched.
Requires Controller approval
Faster doesn't mean uncontrolled.
Every entry arrives with its evidence and waits for the person your policy names. The record shows who prepared it, who approved it and what was posted.
- 01
Agent investigation
- 14 Mar · 09:12Exception found14 Mar · 09:12Rebase Agent
Bank debit of $12,480.00 with no matching entry in 6120.
Rebase Agent - 02
Evidence and proposed entry
- 14 Mar · 09:12Evidence gathered14 Mar · 09:12Rebase Agent
Three sources pulled and checked against the ledger.
- Bank transactionMatched
- AWS invoice INV-2026-0314Matched
- General ledger 6120No entry
Rebase Agent - 14 Mar · 09:13Entry proposed14 Mar · 09:13Rebase Agent
Debit 6120 Cloud hosting, credit 1010 Operating account, $12,480.00, dated 14 March.
Rebase Agent - 03
Review and approval
Requires Controller approval
- 14 Mar · 11:40Reviewed14 Mar · 11:40Controller
Opened the exception and the three records behind it.
Controller - 14 Mar · 11:41Approved14 Mar · 11:41Controller
Approved the entry as proposed, with no amendment.
Decision: approved
Controller - 04
Posted and recorded
- 14 Mar · 11:41Journal entry posted14 Mar · 11:41Rebase Agent
JE-4471 posted to 6120 Cloud hosting for $12,480.00.
Rebase Agent
Each step recorded
6 events · 3 sources · 1 approval
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