T−5
Scoping confirmed
Entity list, material accounts, and known open items agreed. Document request issued so draft reconciliations can be staged.
Close calendar
Fit the review to your freeze, not the other way around
Month-end close audits only help if findings arrive while journals can still move. Use this calendar to place our fieldwork against your typical Taiwan close week.
A sample T+5 close week
Many mid-market groups in Taiwan aim to freeze the package five business days after month-end. Here is how a full close audit typically lands inside that window.
T+1–T+2
Field review
Trial balance checks, journal sampling, and reconciliation testing while your team is still refining accruals — not after the board pack ships.
T+3–T+4
Issues & briefing
Ranked issues log delivered; controller briefing held so material journals can reverse before freeze.
When to call us earlier
First consolidated close under a new parent deadline
Bring us in at least one full cycle before the shortened deadline so coaching and the audit can share the calendar without colliding.
Inventory-heavy months (Chinese New Year, peak shipping)
Cut-off evidence takes longer. Reserve an extra fieldwork day and share shipping reports before T+1.
Reconciliations that have aged across multiple months
Schedule a reconciliation deep-dive mid-month, then a lighter close audit at month-end — chasing both at once exhausts the close owner.
Share your freeze date
Tell us the month-end you need reviewed and whether T+5, T+8, or another window applies. We will propose fieldwork dates that leave room for fixes.