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Case Study
Mid-Market Manufacturer — Cut month-end close from 12 days to 4
The Challenge
The Challenge
A mid-market manufacturer with two subsidiaries was closing the books manually — consolidating financials in spreadsheets, chasing down intercompany eliminations by hand, and reconciling inventory costing after the fact. Close took up to 12 days most months, and the finance team had little confidence in the numbers until everything was double-checked.
The Solution
The Solution
We implemented NetSuite's multi-subsidiary financial consolidation with automated intercompany eliminations, standard costing tied to the manufacturing work order flow, and scheduled close checklists with built-in approval routing. Recurring journal entries and accruals that used to be rebuilt from scratch each month were templated and automated.
Results
The Results
Month-end close reduced from 12 days to 4
Intercompany eliminations automated instead of manually tracked in spreadsheets
Finance team now closes with a documented checklist instead of tribal knowledge
"A 12-day close is almost always a symptom of manual consolidation and costing that's disconnected from operations. Fixing the close means fixing what feeds it."