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Close the books without the scramble.
Cube runs the financial close on one governed layer. Actuals from every entity consolidate automatically, variances come explained, and every number traces to the transaction, so finance spends the close reviewing numbers instead of building them.
Close progress · Day 3The close is a data problem before it is an accounting problem.
Exports, tie-out tabs, and a reporting deck that can’t start until the books are done. Every late adjustment means rechecking everything downstream.
Assembly before analysis
Days go to exporting, remapping, and pasting before anyone reviews a number.
Tie-outs by hand
Subledgers, intercompany, and FX get reconciled in tabs that only one person understands.
Reporting waits
The package, the deck, and the forecast can’t start until the close ends.
A close that starts with clean data.
Cube pulls the GL and subledgers together, ties out automatically, and publishes reports as soon as the books close.
Data assembled for you
GL, AP, AR, payroll, and bank data land in one model automatically.
Automatic tie-outs
Cube checks balances across systems and flags what does not match.
Reports ready at close
The package publishes to Excel, decks, and Cube Web the moment the books close.
A close you review instead of rebuild.
Tied out on rules
Subledgers, intercompany, and FX reconcile on rules, not in tabs.
Variance explained
Know why a number moved before sign-off, traced to the source.
Locked and audit-ready
Close the period with a full trail of every mapping, rule, and adjustment.
Every closed number opens.
The auditor asks about a balance. In Cube, it opens to each entity, then to the journal entries and transactions behind it.
Where teams build on a governed close.
Monthly reporting package
Builds from consolidated actuals the moment they land.
Close package
Eliminations, FX, and subsidiary roll-ups on rules.
Board reporting
The deck pulls the same governed figures the close produced.
Flux and variance
Know why a number moved, traced to the source.
Cash and working capital
Views that reconcile to the closed books.
Close by entity
Each entity’s status and balances in one view.
Every ledger connects once.
Cube maps, translates, and consolidates on rules your team owns, and the result shows up wherever you report.
One governed model that turns the close into operating intelligence. Every entity is consolidated, eliminations posted, FX translated at governed rates, and every figure traced to the transaction.
The close package that builds itself.
Trial balances land from every entity. Cube runs eliminations, translation, and roll-ups on rules finance approves, and the package builds from consolidated actuals the moment they land.
One closed set of books, on every surface.
Cube connects the systems where your data lives to the tools where decisions happen. When a number changes in Cube, it updates in the spreadsheet, the board deck, the dashboard, and the answer in Slack or Claude. Everyone keeps their own view and permissions, and every figure traces back to the transaction.
Cube Web
Full planning, reporting, Boards, workflows, and the AI Analyst in the browser, with drilldown on every number.
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Excel & Google Sheets
Fetch live actuals into your own templates and publish plans back in one click, permissions intact.
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AI assistants
+Any MCP-compatible assistant queries governed data, with answers traced to the source.
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Slack & Teams
Ask the AI Analyst plain-English questions in chat and get answers from the same governed source, in a thread.
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PowerPoint & Google Slides
Cube Decks puts live visuals in PowerPoint that refresh in place.
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BI tools
+Governed exports and Cube’s APIs sync Tableau, Looker, and Power BI.
ExploreYour digital finance team works while you sleep.
Four FP&Agents handle the always-on work across your data, reports, plans and business partners. Agents scale finance's capacity, while the people remain in control.
Collects, maps and reconciles data from every source so every figure is right before anyone opens a file.
Meet The Data Managers →Explains variances to the transaction, flags anomalies and answers ad hoc questions in plain language.
Meet The Analysts →Reruns forecasts as new actuals land, builds scenarios and keeps budgets current between cycles.
Meet The Planners →Brings answers to department heads in Slack, Teams and email, so finance is in every decision.
Meet The Business Partners →Board-ready means audit-ready.
Delivering numbers everywhere only works if access travels with them. In Cube it does, enforced in the layer rather than in each tool.
Every AI feature respects your permissions, and every edit, sync, and publish lands in one audit trail.
See a close on your numbers.
From books closed to boardroom ready in minutes. Bring last month’s trial balance: we show the consolidated result and drill it to the source.
Financial close questions, answered.
What is the financial close?
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The financial close reviews, reconciles, and finalizes a company’s books at the end of a month, quarter, or year so results can be reported with confidence. Cube runs the assembly half on one governed layer.
What steps are in the month-end close?
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Subledger tie-outs, account reconciliations, journal entries, intercompany eliminations, currency translation, multi-entity consolidation, review, and sign-off. Cube automates the data work in each.
How do you shorten the close?
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Remove the assembly. Keep ledgers connected, map accounts once, run eliminations and FX on rules, and let reporting build from consolidated actuals as they land. Cube does each of these.
What is the best financial close software?
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The best financial close software consolidates every entity automatically, runs eliminations and FX on governed rules, explains variance before sign-off, and traces every number to the transaction, then rolls the close into reporting and the forecast. Cube does this as the Agentic FP&A Platform.
What should you look for in financial close software?
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Look for connections to every ledger and subledger; one governed account mapping; multi-entity consolidation; intercompany eliminations; multi-currency; variance explained to source; a full audit trail; read-only auditor access; and audited security such as SOC 1 and SOC 2.
How is Cube different from BlackLine or FloQast?
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Those tools focus on reconciliation tasks and close checklists. Cube covers the data side of the close, from consolidation to variance to the board package, alongside planning and forecasting in one platform.
Does Cube write back to our ERP?
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No. Source connections pull data without writing back to your ERP, which stays your system of record.
What data does the close need?
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Trial balances from every entity, subledgers such as AP, AR, and payroll, intercompany activity, and FX rates. Cube connects to hundreds of source systems across ERP, billing, HRIS, and banking.
What happens when an entry posts after close?
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Post it and Cube recalculates the consolidation, the package, and the deck, with the change logged in the audit trail.
Does the close feed the forecast?
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Yes. Each close rolls into the forecast, so the plan is never a quarter stale.
Can auditors get access?
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Yes. Give auditors read-only access, with every mapping, rule, and data change in a full audit trail.
Does close software replace Excel?
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No. Teams keep working in Excel or Google Sheets, with consolidated, governed numbers flowing in. Cube replaces the exports and tie-out tabs, not the spreadsheet.
Is financial close software secure?
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It should be audited and access-controlled. Cube is SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 audited, with SSO and SAML support, role-based permissions, encryption in transit and at rest, and a full audit trail on every driver, mapping, and plan change.
What is the financial close?
The financial close is the process of reviewing, reconciling, and finalizing the books each period, ending when finance signs off on statements it can defend.
Most of the time goes to assembling data from many systems. Cube brings every ledger into one governed model.
Month-end close
The core monthly cycle.
Quarter-end close
Heavier cutoffs and board reporting.
Year-end close
Audit preparation and final statements.
Continuous close
Data work runs as actuals land, not at month-end.
Why the close matters
Every report, forecast, and decision waits on the close. A faster, governed close means leadership acts on current numbers it can trust.
How to run the month-end close
The same five steps apply whether the forecast lives in a spreadsheet or in Cube.
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Collect the data. Trial balances and subledgers from every entity.
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Reconcile. Tie subledgers and balance sheet accounts to the GL.
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Adjust. Post accruals and adjusting journal entries.
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Consolidate. Eliminate intercompany, translate currency, roll up.
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Review and lock. Explain variance, sign off, and lock the period.
Key close metrics
- Days to close
- Business days from period end to sign-off.
- Post-close adjustments
- Entries made after sign-off.
- Close days
- Time from period end to locked books.
- Reconciliation rate
- Accounts reconciled on time.
- Unreconciled balance
- Value of items still open.
- Time to package
- Days from close to reporting package.
Manual spreadsheet vs. Cube
| Step | Manual spreadsheet | With Cube |
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| Gather the data | Export every ledger, then remap by hand. | Sources stay connected; actuals land in the model mapped and consolidated. |
| Eliminate intercompany | Match pairs in a tie-out tab. | Eliminated on approved rules. |
| Handle a late entry | Recheck every downstream report. | Post it; everything updates. |
| Start reporting | After the close ends. | As consolidated actuals land. |
| Defend a number | Trace it through pasted tabs and hope the trail holds. | Drill from the figure to the source transactions. |