The Modern Accounting AI Blog
Field notes for finance operators.
Practical, no-fluff guides on closing faster, forecasting cash, lowering DSO, and staying tax-ready — from the team building Modern Accounting AI.
Close Process
How to cut your monthly close from 10 days to 4
The close drags when work is sequential and undocumented. Here's how to parallelize tasks, standardize categorization, and reclaim a full work week every month.
· 8 min read
Cash Flow
Building a 13-week cash forecast that operators actually use
Most forecasts die in a spreadsheet nobody opens. We break down a rolling model that ties to real receivables and payables — and stays accurate enough to trust.
· 7 min read
Controls
Period locking: why audit-ready books start with controls
Locking each period isn't bureaucracy — it's how you keep restatements, surprise adjustments, and quiet edits out of your books for good.
· 6 min read
Receivables
AR follow-up workflows that lower DSO
A predictable cadence of reminders beats ad-hoc chasing every time. We share the sequence and tone that gets invoices paid without straining the relationship.
· 5 min read
Accounting
A practical chart of accounts for high-growth teams
Too granular and reporting stalls; too flat and you lose signal. Here's a structure that scales with headcount, products, and new entities.
· 9 min read
Tax
Quarter-ready: a tax-readiness checklist
Don't let estimated taxes and filings become a fire drill. Run this checklist each quarter to keep documentation clean and deadlines comfortably ahead of you.
· 6 min read