Sage 300 CRE recommends that you perform the month-end tasks for each application in the following order.

Tip: See What are the recommended month-end reports?

Note: Before closing the period, month or year, all items should be post posted (exception: pending invoices to future periods that are entered ahead of time). If items will not post, use the posting journal and inquiries to determine why items will not post (or generated in Billing). If you need further assistance in getting the items to post, please call into Support before closing the period, month or year.

Accounts Payable

1. Post invoices
2. Print checks
3. Record manual checks
4. Check for any unposted items
5. Print month-end reports
6. Reconcile with General Ledger
   See How do I reconcile Accounts Payable to General Ledger using reports?
7. Back up data files

Payroll

1. Post checks
2. Print month-end reports
3. Reconcile with General Ledger 
   See What reports can I use to reconcile Payroll to General Ledger?
4. Make any necessary corrections
5. Check new.prt for any unposted items and correct (Inquiry, Check Information, Check Activity - select new file)
6. Back up data files
7. Close month

Billing

1. Create invoices
2. Post invoices
3. Check the Inquiry, Transactions for any transactions for current cost based job transaction
4. If transactions exist that are "junk" or will not generate to cost based billing, follow How do I remove unwanted entries from the New.blt file? 

Accounts Receivable

1. Post invoices
2. Verify everything is posted by running Inquiry, Entries, Transactions and select the new and active files
3. If unposted items exist, make corrections or post
4. Print month-end reports
5. Reconcile with General Ledger 
   See How do I reconcile Accounts Receivable to General Ledger? 
6. Make any necessary corrections
7. Back up data files

Contracts

1. Post entries
2. Verify everything posted by running Inquiry, Other, Unposted Items
3. If unposted items exist, make corrections or post
4. Print month-end reports
5. Back up data files
6. Close month

Equipment Cost

1. Post entries
2. Print month-end reports
3. Reconcile with General Ledger
4. Make any necessary corrections
5. Back up data files
6. Close month

Job Cost

1. Post entries
2. Verify all items posted by running Inquiry, Entries, All Entries or Entries by Batch and selecting the new file
3. Make corrections or post
4. Print month-end reports
5. Reconcile with General Ledger 
   See How do I reconcile Job Cost to General Ledger for costs?
6. Make any necessary corrections
7. Back up data files
8. Close month

Property Management

1. Post entries
2. Print month-end reports
3. Reconcile with General Ledger
4. Make necessary corrections
5. Back up data files
6. Close current period

Cash Management

1. Post entries
2. Reconcile to your bank statement
3. Print month-end reports
4. Back up data files

General Ledger

1. Post entries
2. Verify everything is posted in the new file by running Inquiry, Entries by Batch
3. If batches exists, research, correct and post
4. Print month-end reports
5. Reconcile with interfacing applications
6. Make any necessary corrections
7. Back up data files
8. Reprint month-end reports if corrections were made
9. Close current period