FREE CHECKLIST
Monthly CFO reporting checklist
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1. Reconcile the inputs
- Confirm entity coverage, reporting period and cut-off.
- Reconcile bank, receivables, payables and key control accounts.
- Document missing schedules, estimates and unusual journals.
2. Understand performance
- Review P&L, balance sheet and historical cash flow together.
- Compare actuals with prior periods and a usable budget.
- Explain revenue, gross margin, EBITDA and operating-cost movements.
3. Review cash and risk
- Investigate overdue receivables, inventory and supplier commitments.
- Refresh the cash forecast, debt service and tax dates.
- Identify customer concentration, covenant and liquidity concerns.
4. Turn findings into decisions
- Separate facts from root-cause hypotheses.
- Quantify potential impact and record assumptions.
- Agree recommendations, owners, dates and success measures.
- Review prior actions and document what changed.
A management aid, not an audit or assurance checklist. Professional review may be needed.