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Month End Close and General Ledger Reconciliation

A slow, error prone month end delays decisions and erodes trust in the numbers, yet many South African finance teams close on heroics rather than a repeatable process. This hands on course builds a disciplined close, covering the close calendar, accruals and provisions, balance sheet reconciliations and review controls. Delegates learn to shorten the close, reduce reopened periods and produce management accounts leadership can rely on.

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What you will be able to do

  • Design a month end close calendar with clear owners and deadlines.
  • Process accruals, prepayments and provisions accurately at period end.
  • Perform bank, control account and balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Investigate and clear reconciling items and suspense balances.
  • Apply review and sign off controls that catch errors before reporting.
  • Identify bottlenecks and shorten the close without sacrificing quality.

Course outline

  1. 01Anatomy of an effective month end close
  2. 02Building the close calendar and checklist
  3. 03Accruals, prepayments and provisions
  4. 04Bank and control account reconciliations
  5. 05Balance sheet reconciliation discipline
  6. 06Clearing suspense and reconciling items
  7. 07Review, sign off and audit trail
  8. 08Shortening the close and lessons learned

Who should attend

Financial accountants, bookkeepers, general ledger accountants and finance team leaders responsible for the monthly close and reconciliations.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
8 to 9 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Closed
12 to 13 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Closed
13 to 14 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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