Why the Month-End Close Is So Painful—and How to Fix It

Just because something has always been a certain way doesn’t mean it can’t change. Take the month-end close, for example: Everyone in accounting has just accepted that it’s a painful process. Finance teams are spending countless hours cleaning up bad data, wrangling different systems, and chasing inputs from other departments.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.

RightRev recently went straight to the source and asked senior finance leaders what slows down their teams during close, how confident they feel about their process, and how an easier and faster close could impact their organization.

Read on for their responses and our take on what a less painful path forward could look like.