
A close timeline you can actually commit to
Your close runs against a live calendar instead of a spreadsheet checklist. Bottlenecks surface while there's still time to act, workload rebalances before anyone falls behind, and the close lands on the day you said it would.
Controls built into the workflow, not layered on top
Approvals, segregation of duties, and role-based access are enforced by the workflow itself. Preparers prepare, reviewers review, and nothing posts to the GL until it's cleared the controls your policy requires.
Audit prep that happens while you close
Every task, approval, and supporting document is logged with preparer, reviewer, and timestamp as the work happens. When auditors arrive, the evidence is already assembled, already linked to the underlying balances, and already tied to the policy it supports.
Run every close the same way, only faster each time
How It Works
Structure
Import your close calendar, map each task to an owner, and link it to the policy it supports. Stacks inherits your existing close structure rather than asking you to rebuild it.
Execute
Tasks open on schedule with source data, linked reconciliations, and supporting policies already attached. Reviewers are notified the moment a task is ready, not the next morning.
Control
Approvals enforce segregation of duties automatically, journals stage for review before they post, and exceptions escalate by rule. Every action is recorded as it happens.
Close & Prove
Sign-off locks the period and its evidence. The audit trail is already assembled, linked to balances, and tied to policy, and every improvement you made this close carries into the next one.
Why Stacks vs. Legacy Close Tools
Spreadsheet checklists updated by hand
Live close calendar with real-time status across every task
Approvals chased over Slack and email
Segregation of duties enforced by the workflow itself
Evidence scattered across drives, inboxes, and ERP screenshots
Every reconciliation, journal, and working paper attached to its task
Status meetings to find out where the close stands
Bottlenecks surface the moment they form
Audit prep as a separate project after close
Audit trail built continuously as the close runs
Tribal knowledge in one senior controller's head
Repeatable workflows that survive turnover and scale with headcount




