The average period close at a mid-size manufacturer takes 6–10 business days. We have customers doing it in 2.
Why period close takes so long
Period close bottlenecks are almost always the same three things: unposted transactions from late-arriving invoices, intercompany reconciliation done by email, and GL coding errors that need manual correction. Each one is solvable.
The checklist approach
Eduba models period close as a structured checklist with blocking conditions. You cannot advance to the next step until the previous one is signed off. This sounds obvious but it eliminates the "I thought you’d done that" category of delays entirely.
Automation points
Intercompany elimination entries are generated automatically on period-end trigger. Bank reconciliation is automated for supported bank connectors. Prepayment amortisation journals are scheduled. These three together remove roughly 40% of manual journal volume.