A Period Close Checklist for each period is available from the Manage Accounting Periods page. From this checklist, you can complete required tasks in sequence.
- The Override Period Restrictions permission is required to access this checklist.
- Preliminary tasks lock the period to limit posting transactions. Locking tasks include Lock A/P, Lock A/R, Lock Payroll (if the Payroll feature is enabled), and Lock All.
- Other tasks such as Create Intercompany Adjustments, Revalue Open Foreign Currency Balances, and Calculate Consolidated Exchange Rates, provide necessary adjustments. To complete these tasks, users require related permissions.
- If you have enabled the G/L Audit Numbering feature, G/L Audit Numbering is listed as a task required as part of the period close process. Assign the number sequence for the period and then verify that the G/L audit numbering is gapless. If you use NetSuite OneWorld, you can create sequences for each subsidiary. If you use Multi-Book Accounting, you can define book-specific numbering sequences. For more information, see Using GL Audit Numbering.
- The final task is to close the period.
- The Period Close Checklist provides access to related system and user notes.