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Month-End Close

Track period-close status with Sage Copilot Close Assistant in Sage Intacct

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What the source describes

Sage Intacct's help documentation explains that Close Assistant, part of Sage Intacct Close Automation, shows which applications are closed and which tasks need attention in the Sage Copilot panel. You open Copilot, select Run Close Assistant, pick the reporting period, and it lists tasks such as reviewing unposted bills and invoices, preparing AP and AR reconciliations, reviewing bank reconciliations, reviewing unposted journal entries and running variance analysis, with links to close each subledger and the general ledger.

Result or outcome

According to the source, Close Assistant gives a single overview of period-close activity across AP, AR, Cash Management and General Ledger, with refresh buttons to update each subledger's status and links that open the related close pages.

How to run it

  1. Confirm your company subscribes to Sage Intacct Close Automation, your user has the Close assistant Run permission, and enhanced lists are turned on.
  2. On any Sage Intacct page, select the Copilot icon in the top title bar, choose Insight, then select Run Close Assistant.
  3. Choose the reporting period you are closing, then review alert icons for unposted bills, invoices and journal entries, reconciliations and variance analysis.
  4. Copy the module status into the prompt on this page to build a prioritized close order and owner notes for each open item.
  5. Clear each task through its link, refresh each subledger's status, and use the Close links to close AP, AR, Cash Management and General Ledger.

Try it yourself

Copyable prompt

I am closing [month and year] for [company name]. Below is the status of each module: unposted bills, unposted invoices, AP and AR subledger to GL differences, bank reconciliations completed or pending by account, and unposted journal entries. Build me a prioritized close-status summary with: what blocks closing each subledger, the order I should close AP, AR, cash and the general ledger, and a short note for each open item saying who should resolve it and what evidence to attach. End with a yes or no on whether the GL is ready to close and why.

[paste module status]

Replace the [bracketed] placeholders. Remove client names, account numbers, and personal data before pasting into any AI tool.

What to review

Open each unposted link before closing, since Sage says unposted can include drafts and transactions waiting for or partly through approval. In multi-entity companies an alert can mean one entity is still open, so check the Close books overview by entity. Confirm the prompt's ready-to-close answer against a refreshed Close Assistant panel, not an older status you pasted.

Related free download: Month-End Close Checklist for Small Business Bookkeepers (Printable checklist (PDF))

Source: Sage Intacct Help Center

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