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4. Page 4
Year end close down – how
long should we take?
Data from APQC’s Open Standards
Benchmarking Database in 2019:
The median average for year end close down in the
data from 2019 shows a start to finish time of
around 25 days.
Many are significantly slower meaning the bottom
25% of respondents took 45 days or more
The fastest – took just 15 days or less to close the
system and complete the process.
• Where do you sit on this scale?
• Does being a charity make it more difficult?
Areas such as legacies and income recognition
can be more complex.
• This data is for year end – month end process
should be simpler
5. Page 5
The benefits of
faster close
downs each
month:
Why should we?
• More time to verify and ensure financial accuracy of key data
• A slow process takes away valuable finance time that could be spent on
charitable activities or value added work
• Faster year end figures equals faster decision making – if the numbers
highlight issues then teams are quicker to react and take action
• Improved process means year end actions such as audit can take place
earlier and deadlines are easier to meet
• Improved financial planning for the year ahead
• Quicker decision making and more accurate reporting at year end means
results of actions taken can be seen much earlier – even by the next
month
• Less stress and more time for the finance team
6. Page 6
So how do we
get started in
improving our
speed?
Key elements of fast financial reporting:
• Planning and checklists
• Work done in advance
• Communication
• Setting clear responsibilities
• Knowing the hard parts
How many days could we shave off on our average close down?
Improvement is incremental but leads to good results
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• Create a checklist or closing document – write down all the key tasks and make sure
you note the order in which they need completing
• Include all the pre-close, closing, and post closing activities
• Next step is to assign responsibilities and ensure that each member of the team has
clear direction for their tasks – and someone else to report to once complete
• Make the checklist or planning document available to all – especially other key
departments
• Build in contingencies where necessary – but be careful these are not just assumed as
the deadline. They are for unexpected difficulties – not extra time to complete the
normal process
• Ensure the document is clear on who the stakeholders and key decision makers are in
each area so that the team can get to work without uncertainty or delay
• Assess the quality of your data – do we have everything we need?
• Stick to it – refine and update the document each year and add in dates tasks
completed so that any delays can be avoided or future improvements made.
Planning and
Checklists
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• Reconciliations matter – don’t just wait until year end! Key balance sheet figures
should be reconciled at least quarterly but monthly reconciliations mean far quick year
end close to the balance.
• Beware system limitations – many systems (in particular older systems) cannot produce
key reports after the event. Meaning period end reports for reconciliation need to be
printed at the time – diarise it if needed. We see many examples related to CRM based
systems handling rental income, membership income and deferred income
calculations.
• Key accounting changes are often overlooked – plan with your auditors and advisers in
advance. Get in touch and ask about any important changes coming soon. FRS102 and
SORP will be changing for 2026
• Flagging significant transactions in advance – speak to your internal teams to
understand any planned large or period end transactions. Treatment can often be
decided in advance
• Journal adjustments should be checked regularly – make sure they have been reviewed
at each close down period to flag anything that may cause a deviation or unexpected
reconciliation error.
• Restricted fund balances can be highlighted during the financial year with the finance
team gaining an understanding from budget holders on what the expected year end
position will be and monitoring each month end position. Restricted funds can often
cause a late headache in allocating across the charity projects
What can be
done in
advance?
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• Set meetings with key budget holders and
stakeholders
• Explain deadlines and expectations
• Agree treatment of any unexpected items or
commitments
• Ensure purchase orders and staff expenses are
up to date
Communication
is vital
Good communication is the most important factor in
ensuring your planning does not go to waste!
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Set clear responsibilities
• Ensure your planning checklist sets
responsibilities, deadlines and overall reporting
heads
• Make sure tasks are split into clear and easy to
understand tasks
• Understand who the stakeholders are – and
what they need from the team
We often see month end procedures with general
headings such as ‘accruals’ or ‘income reconciliation’
but these lack detail and junior members of the
team can be left without clear instructions.
A written procedures manual is best practice for all
entities but can also be used to back up the close
down process and allocate key tasks
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In every organization there are more complex areas – knowing what these are and how to
tackle them is fundamental for finance teams. Examples include:
Legacies – understanding the SORP and your own policies. Completeness and cut off can
be major issues.
Deferred income – what is the quality of our data? Can we calculate an accurate balance?
Could we simplify to save time later e.g all memberships renew on one date
Grants – Clear need to understand the SORP and any performance conditions. Who is in
control of the grant and if we are deferring – why?
Contracts – In charities these are recognized to extent that work is complete and
delivered. Do we have a clear estimation technique for this? Do we need help from other
teams within the organisation? What can be done in advance?
Commitments under contracts – e.g building work and capital spend. Do we understand
what we have received by year end – what to accrue?
Staff expenses – a common issue. Set a year end cut off date and stick to it
External providers – have we chased in year end certificates, and balances such as
investment schedules?
Knowing the
hard parts…
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• It is possible to speed up the process – and reap benefits
• Planning can be a useful tool
• Getting the team and stakeholders on board is vital
• So much can be done in advance – reconciliations are key
• No excuses – behaviour changes are critical to make this work
across the team
How much can you improve?
Conclusion
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Financial management -
Basics
CC12 ‘Managing a charity’s finances:
planning, managing difficulties and
insolvency’
▪ Requires charities to produce budgets at least
annually
▪ During uncertain times more regular updates
required
▪ Shouldn’t only consider income/expenditure
▪ Regular monitoring required – variance analysis
▪ Prevention better than cure!
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Why have key
metrics and what
are they for?
KPI – Key
Performance
Indicator
• KPI’s give you data on effectiveness and charitable impact
• KPI’s identify the strategic objectives and measure progress against them
• KPIs help identify challenges and opportunities for the charity – such as
excess capacity or capital available to invest
• KPIs make strategic planning more concrete and data-driven.
• KPI’s make departments and performance more accountable and
transparent – even to funders and supporters
• KPI’s can assist teams in working together to achieve common results
and have more integrated plans
• KPI’s can simplify complex strategies and help the team understand clear
goals
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How do we select the
right metrics for us?
• Monthly reporting should build on strategic review, interpretation and
actions to stay on track. Which financial ratios or metrics do you use in
your charity?
• Many charities use standard metrics even if not really relevant to how the
charity raises or spends its funds – e.g debtor days, profit margins, current
ratio or stock ratio.
• Key Performance Indicators’s (KPI) should be linked to overall strategic
goals or at the very least some relevant aims of the charity.
• For example you may understand that your organisation is donor driven
and that demonstrating impact through KPI – such as the number of grants
given or beneficiaries supported.
• You may feel that fundraising is the most important income stream and
look to monitor performance through KPI’s like donor retention and
fundraising returns on investment.
• Overall – you need to gain an understanding of what matters for your
charity and what your strategic goals are
• Fast closing of the system feeds these metrics, live data and swift decision
making leads to strategic success.
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Where do we start when looking at our charity goals?
• Start by considering key factors in success for the charity. There may be an
overall strategy document or there may be impact or activity based
objectives that drive the charity.
• Setting clear strategic targets is the first step
• KPI’s can be linked to multiple objectives – a variety of targets or success
factors may be used to define organizational progress.
• All key stakeholders should be involved at the start of this process –
Finance alone cannot define all the performance measures without good
information and input from other teams.
• Even without a strategy document – management can start by
considering what a successful year for the charity would be – income
generation, projects completed, beneficiaries supported – what would a
great year look like?
• Always have something – too often we see charities producing financial
reporting with no key indicators of performance and no assessment of
performance – Trustees and management have nothing to make decisions
with…
Selecting the right
goals
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• Improved internal
processes
•Financial
stewardship and
budgetary control
•Improvements in
internal capacity
including people
skills and use of
technology
•Improvements in
stakeholder
satisfaction
Beneficiaries /
Customers/
Stakeholders
Organisational
capacity /
learning &
growth
Internal
controls
Financial
Balanced scorecard – measure, monitor, change…
Steps to success:
1. Assessment
2. Strategy
3. Objectives
4. Strategy map
5. Measures and targets
6. Strategic initiatives
7. Performance analysis
8. Alignment
9. Evaluation
19. • Beneficiaries
• Individual donors
• Funders - Trusts, Foundations, Corporates
• Institutional donors
• Media and public
• Trustees
• Staff
• Regulators
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• Surplus or direct profit margin – are you covering your costs of delivery on contracts
and grants? Total cost recovery (including support costs) is another metric to consider
• Fundraising efficiency – how do you compare with your peers? What's the return on
the costs
• Income diversification – measuring donations/grants versus other earnt income
streams. Helps focus on risk of dependency on one funder or one type of income
• Direct charitable costs versus support costs and administration – ensures
understanding of back office and that it is appropriate and relevant – being too lean is
often an issue
• Staff cost over total costs – are you comparable with your peers and where staff costs
are high other metrics like staff wellbeing, vacancy levels, sickness and turnover may
need to be reported to keep track on underlying staff issues
• Cash management – looking at current assets versus current liabilities and of course
cash flow. Liquidity cover which considers cash over average monthly expenditure –
highlights drawdown on reserves
• Re debtor and creditor days relevant for you? Indicate cash issues starting to loom if
trends are increasing and can also help indicate if there are delivery issues
• Reserves cover and movement in unrestricted funds or free reserves tracker
Examples of
metrics and
charity
objectives
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A good metric? Measurability – is it based on data rather than
assumptions or opinions?
Relevant - to the specified or desired
outcome, see the examples previously
Specific – Make sure they are easily
understood by everyone, and clear in what
they calculate and how
Actionable – Can they be influenced by you
and your team
Achievable – Be realistic even if aiming high
Finally – set benchmarks – this could be data
from other similar organisations or previous
data. You can then consider the target of your
KPI – do you wish to meet or exceed the
benchmark or sector standard?
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A good metric?
What can you measure?
• Inputs – data e.g. staff time,
expenditure. Tends to be
numerical/quantity
• Outputs – production/services offered
e.g. advice, publications, visits, training
courses. Tends to be numerical/quantity
• Outcomes – what has been achieved or
consequence. Tends to be Quality
measures
• Impact – longer term and broader
effects which show a marked effect or
influence. Use of baseline data/history
to be able to show changes
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How can you
measure?
Quantitative
– statistical/mathematical/numerical and easier to
collect
Qualitative
– perceptions/feelings/experiences and more
subjective
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How can you
measure?
How to collect qualitative data:
• Surveys/questionnaires – larger data sets and need to
look at how will be interpreted
• Interviews – more time consuming but informative?
• Records and notes – what to extract and how and by
whom?
• Focus groups/discussions – help with pilots/explore
ideas, gain more in - depth feedback
• Observation – from individuals like
practitioner/teachers/ employers or checking results
on behaviours through observation or even collecting
data
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Key thoughts
to recap:
When choosing KPI ensure you know
• how reliable
• how expensive or easy to collect
• how will it aid decisions or management –
why do we need to know?
• involve others in the process/design to
ensure you have chosen the best measures
27. Financial management definition
Efficient and effective management of funds so as to deliver
objectives
Requires:
Planning Strategic Management
Organising
Monitoring
Control Internal Financial Controls
….of your financial affairs and resources
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Effective reporting:
Facilitate transparency and
accountability to inform decisions
Necessary skills and knowledge – need
expert advice?
• LEARN – what is working, needs fixing or needs
improving and developing. Better or worse than
planned? Do we know why?
• PERFORMANCE – challenge and exchange
information with the staff, warning of problem
areas and focus on key issues
• ATTENTION – on time and issues which matter
most
• BALANCED – considers alternatives, highlights
risks and makes recommendations
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Regular data
analysis is key
to effective
reporting….and
to the ability to
react quickly
How often do your report to
board and management?
Best practice is that they should be prepared at least
quarterly. Some charities prefer monthly.
The key is to use the information to enable you to
make better business decisions, and allow Trustees
and key management to understand performance
and react accordingly.
So much depends on understanding the nature and
scale of your charity – for example Grant making
charities with limited transactions and quarterly
investment income might suit quarterly best.
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Many management accounts simply
include a basic SOFA breakdown and
result for the period. This lacks context
and does not aid strategy or decision
making.
Do you include commentary? Even the
simplest information requires context to
understand it properly.
What do you need to know?
Linking back to
the last section
on metrics –
what are the
key drivers of
the Charity?
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What makes a good set of
management accounts
How should they look?
Key features of effective management
accounts:
Key performance Indicators – as discussed
earlier, a set of key metrics with measurable
and understandable data. Ensure target data
is also contained alongside each so Trustees
know what the goal is.
SOFA result plus comparatives and forecast –
Included as the core of most management
accounts but often lacking in comparability
against the year end financial statements or
missing data on the bottom line – reserves.
Does your management data miss out large
variables like investment gains/losses or
accruals – even if they could be significant to
the charity activities?
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What makes a good set of
management accounts
How should they look?
Key features of effective management
accounts:
Balance Sheet – often forgotten or left out of
many management accounts. A simple
balance sheet could contain several triggers
for conversation or investigation such as high
debtors or creditors balances. What is the net
assets position?
Cash and funds – Again there is often little
analysis of the cash position in many charities
other than the balance itself. What is our
working capital target? Where do we expect
to be? How much cash is tied up in restricted
funds versus unrestricted funds?
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Effective commentary for charities should allow Trustees to make
informed decisions – it needs to add context to the key parts of the
management accounts above to avoid ‘knee jerk’ reactions or
misunderstanding.
• Contracts and projects – does your data look at what progress is on
contracts or grant projects with conditions? How much income is
earnt already – and what is to come?
• Future delivery and timing – does your data consider the flow and
timing of income in the charity – there can be some months that look
out of line with expectations if projects are not started (no costs yet)
or income not yet received.
• Income risk – is there context on income received versus budget and
any changes in expectations? Are there important changes or
cancellations that will effect the final year results? Do we need to
reforecast?
• Performance issues – any staff or project issues that need to be raised
to Trustees – that might affect the charity results?
Effective
commentary
and
additional
data
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Reserves
Does your financial reporting
consider the current free
reserves position?
Often the management reporting lacks a
balance sheet or what would be the bottom
line of a statutory accounts SOFA.
Trustees need to know quickly if their financial
reserves are being eaten away over time
What is the month end unrestricted funds
balance – net of fixed assets?
Its important to see the short term results but
also have the reserves figures to consider in
longer term context and effect.
So we finish with an example of how poor
management reporting can slow down
decision making and concentrate on wrong
areas….
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Reserves extract from 31 March 2017
▪ ……. reserves are £1 million, being approximately half a year hospice expenditure. The
trustees consider that this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in
funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities whilst ways are
sought to find additional funds. Of this amount, restricted income reserves are £20,834,
details of which are given in note 23 to the accounts. There are no specifically designated
funds at year end. Funds available and received in future will be used for ongoing
activities, including where necessary capital additions of equipment. Or if incoming
resources exceed outgoing, used to bolster the existing financial position and act as
reserves for use in years to come.
Summary Income and expenditure:
Income £1.8M
Expenditure £2.1M
Deficit £0.3M
Expected income anticipated to be the same from media comments for the following year
Looking at the right metrics –example from a charity liquidation
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Balance sheet
Fixed assets £1.6M
Investments £0.7M
Net current assets £0.3M
Net assets £2.6M
Unrestricted funds £2.6M
Restricted Funds £0.02M
Working Capital? Reserves less fixed assets less large legacies receivable? – circa £700K ish?
Monitoring the right metrics is important and in this example they simply monitored total
income and total balance sheet– not working capital or cashflow timing or income risks
Two years of deficits at 2017 level? Liquidation in Jan 2019
Looking at the right metrics –example from a charity liquidation