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Cost-to-Close Calculator
Three inputs. Instant result. Estimate what month-end close, reconciliation, and approval follow-up cost your finance team each year.
HOW THIS ESTIMATE WORKS: Savings estimate uses a 70% reduction model for manual close work after exception handling, reconciliations, approval follow-up, and recurring checks are controlled or automated. Days-to-close derived from 6h of focused close work per person per day: the industry standard for active reconciliation periods. Benchmarks sourced from Ledge 2025 survey of 100 finance professionals (n=100, companies 51-200+ employees).
Want to know what sits behind the number? Bring one close workflow or approval bottleneck to a scoping call.
Book Scoping CallClose cost is one signal, not the whole automation case.
Use the broader finance automation model to connect month-end close work with invoice exceptions, approval evidence, payment controls, and accounting-system handoffs.
Where this fits
This calculator is a first-pass model. In a control sprint, we replace broad estimates with your actual close steps, exception queues, approval checks, and evidence requirements before recommending what should be automated or left alone.
Read the close automation guide