Client Collaboration Harmonises Closing Processes
Closing by Sixthfin: The Intelligent Platform to Secure and Accelerate Your Financial Close
Closing is the result of close collaboration with our clients. Olivier Cornet, UK Country Manager of Sixthfin explains; “Closing was born from a simple observation: finance departments lack a structured, operational and intelligent platform to execute their closings with reliability”.
Infographic shows where Closing and Geoficiency sit in the record-to-report (R2R) process
Controlling and De-Risking R2R
Closing is part of the Sixthfin control layer that improves the record-to-report process (R2R). It sits within your closing processes, using the same data harmonisation process that we created for Geoficiency. Closing brings automation and assurance to a traditionally manual and decentralised process. It does three things;
- Harmonises the data from multiple ERP sources
- Creates a flexible framework as standard
- Enhances collaboration across the organisation.
Sixthfin’s newest technology focuses on the audit and justification of the accounts. Like Geoficiency, It can analyse vast datasets, flag anomalies or unusual entries, and automate manual tasks. For example, having created a balance sheet, income statement and lead schedules for accounting cycles, it can identify high percentage changes and other non-normal entries. Users have a high level of granularity into the actual data. So changes can be seen and made in almost real time and the progress of your global entities are visible at-a-glance.
From Patchwork to Clarity
Rather than a patchwork of ERPs and excel spreadsheets, you get real time insight. Olivier Cornet explains: “Our platform, powered by data and enhanced by AI, is aimed at key functions and is part of a collective approach to the performance of the organisation. We are building a unified, rigorous and operational environment, which will transform your closing process into a lever for performance and safety”.
Closing supports CFOs and the Finance team with reliable accounting data. We know that CFOs increasingly have two roles within the business; safeguarding the company and growing it too. This demands faster processes, which in turn rely on secure, reliable data. Closing helps by resolving aspects like scattered files and back-and-forth between ERP & Excel, which is time-consuming and can increase the risk of error. A lack of centralised data management can exacerbate difficulties with the closing process, especially where subsidiaries have different levels of maturity.
Centralising Accounting Data
Closing will become your everyday ally. It provides a global vision and zooms in to the finest level of detail. So it will save time by speeding up revisions, while facilitating documentation and centralising information. Our clients, who helped develop the idea, reported back on Closing’s return on investment. They found it helped with:
- Security – Understanding of the overall accounting and securing the “big picture”.
- Time Savings – Operational Efficiency in Closing controls.
- Quality and Efficiency – Trust and peace of mind for management.
You can join our existing users and benefit from a new, assured control in your closing process. Closing makes it easier to get from the accounting entry level to the financial statement, with confidence.
How Sixthfin Can Help
Sixthfin can help to resolve the challenges of the end of month, quarter and year processes at a global level, across diverse entities, while reducing risk.
Closing joins Geoficiency in our technology roster. Both address distinct but complementary needs of the finance, control and audit departments.
- Closing: Account analysis and justification, ensure quality and secure accounting closings The monthly review solution designed for accounting teams
- Geoficiency: Risk and error detection, compliance, and accounting quality, with identification of efficiency levers The analysis and detection solution tailored for financial management, control, audit, M&A, and transformation teams
About the author:
Olivier Cornet, UK Country Manager
Olivier Cornet joined Sixthfin in 2024 as UK Country Manager, bringing over 20 years of B2B software expertise. While he possesses a strong background in regulatory standards, Olivier is passionate about the bigger picture: helping finance teams work smarter. He guides companies in adopting solutions that not only ensure compliance but significantly improve the efficiency of their daily financial operations.
Published on 06.03.2026
