Manage the workload during the closing process and streamline your closing process

Our expertise in Smart & Fast Closing

Our consultants combine operational strength with hands-on expertise in process optimization and automation. We strengthen your closing team on three levels:

Hands-on closing support

When the closing process gets delayed due to unexpected absences, process inefficiencies, non-integrated systems, inaccurate or incomplete data, or ongoing transformation projects, the continuity of your reporting is at risk. It is precisely at these moments that you can count on us to ensure the stability of your closing. Our consultants seamlessly take over operational tasks, handle complex cases with ease, and guide your team smoothly through the monthly or year-end close.

• Accurate and timely month-end closing: Support in closing balance sheet accounts, calculating provisions, and posting depreciation.

• Preparing the audit files: Our finance consultants focus on accurate processing and assist with proactively documenting audit files to ensure that preparations for the external audit proceed as efficiently as possible.

• Breathing room for your permanent team: Our finance professionals work side by side with your team to take the pressure off. This helps put an end to the constant chase for numbers and reduce overtime during intense peak periods.

Is your administrative workflow under pressure throughout the entire month, not just when deadlines are approaching? Read about how we can strengthen your team with temporary support in bookkeeping and financial controlling.

Fast close & process optimization

An efficient and fast close enables the finance department to assume the role of a strategic business partner more quickly. By actively supporting you during operational peaks, our finance consultants identify exactly where inefficiencies in the closing process lie and help your team take steps toward a more efficient and effective closing process.

• Streamlining collaboration with the business: Identifying bottlenecks in data delivery from other departments and advising on better coordination.

• Pragmatic process adjustments: Testing smart, feasible interventions directly on the work floor to reduce time loss and frustration.

• Well-supported closing checklists: Assisting in setting up clear playbooks and well-defined task allocations for a more predictable closing process. This makes your closing less dependent on key individuals.

Smart closing & digitalization

We make your closing process future-proof by connecting finance processes more intelligently with technology. Our finance consultants support your team in translating data faster, more reliably, and with fewer detours into valuable insights that form the basis of management decisions.

• Using smart data tools: Support in implementing user-friendly automation tools (such as Power Query) to accelerate repetitive data flows and make optimal use of your existing ERP functionalities.

• Connected finance processes: Support in linking operational closing data to reporting tools for faster insights. Learn more about our approach to Controlling & Reporting

• Supporting data quality: Advising on better alignment of source systems, with a view to gradually reducing the margin for manual errors. Learn more about our approach to Data & Analytics

Our approach

1. Intake & matching: Together, we analyze the specific bottlenecks in your current closing process and select a consultant whose expertise and mindset align seamlessly with the culture of your finance team.
2. Clear scope and deliverables: We clearly define which operational closing tasks we will temporarily support. At the same time, we determine which steps in the closing process will be prioritized for process improvement.
3. Mentoring & monitoring: Our consultants aren’t on their own. For complex closing issues, they can draw on the expertise within the TriFinance network. We also closely monitor the progress and quality of every project.
4. Wrapping up and knowledge transfer: Upon project completion, we ensure that the updated workflows and checklists are clearly documented. This allows your permanent team to continue reaping the benefits of the time savings achieved.

Want more peace of mind and structure during your next closing?

Do you want to make the transition from manually dealing with last-minute issues to an efficient, predictable closing process? Or is your team simply looking for an experienced, temporary colleague to help manage the operational pressure? Use the form below to let us know what bottlenecks are currently preventing you from reporting faster. Together, we’ll lay the foundation for smoother data flows and faster management insights.