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Two practical Excel workbooks for your finance team. Download either file immediately, with no email or account required.

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Month-end close checklist

Assign the work, track preparation and review, and keep evidence links beside each task. Covers cash, receivables, payables, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, payroll, revenue, equity, and review and sign-off.

Includes an instructions sheet. Editable XLSX file.

Download Month-end close checklist (XLSX)

13-week cash flow template

Plan weekly receipts and payments, record revolver draws and repayments, and see whether ending cash meets your minimum. Formulas carry balances forward across all 13 weeks.

Includes an instructions sheet. Editable XLSX file.

Download 13-week cash flow template (XLSX)

Templates are planning aids, not accounting, tax, or financial advice. Adapt them to your policies and review all inputs and formulas. A checklist status or cash check is not a verification by Vanward.

Common questions

Do I need to share my email or create an account?
No. Both Excel files download directly. No email, account, or payment is required.
What is in the close checklist?
Tasks grouped by accounting area, with columns for the task, owner, preparer, reviewer, due day, status, evidence link, and notes. Set due days to match your close calendar and add tasks for your business.
How do I use the cash flow formulas?
Enter opening cash, opening revolver debt, a borrowing limit, and a minimum cash target in Week 1. Add weekly receipts, payments, draws, and repayments as positive amounts. Formulas calculate totals, carry balances forward, and check minimum cash and revolver capacity. Open the workbook in Excel to recalculate after edits.
Can I customize the files?
Yes. Save a copy and adapt it to your business. Review formulas after inserting rows or columns. These are planning aids, not accounting advice or a verified close.

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