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SOX Financial Close Process Control Checklist (Word)

Confirm the period-end close controls on cut-off, reconciliations, journals, estimates and reporting.

Free · CORAA original — SA-aligned
Updated 17 Oct 2026
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SOX Financial Close Process Control Checklist — ___

Scope / period: ___ | Prepared by: ___ | Reviewed by: ___ | Date: ___

Use this to confirm that the controls over the period-end close are designed and documented, before testing their operation.

Link each "Yes" to a control in the risk and control matrix and to the test that will cover it.

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Which close controls matter most?
Usually reconciliations, journal entry approval, estimates and review of results, but scope follows the risk assessment for the company.
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