Time Critical Events:

Month End:
Thursday and Friday before Month End - very busy for the team.
Close is Monday after Month end. Open is Monday evening.
Manager busy with reporting is done the week following.

Quarter End:
Tuesday and Wednesday of Quarter End are very busy.
AP Close is Wednesday.

Year End:
Similar to Quarter end but busier and takes longer. The two weeks coming up to year end are
very busy. As soon as AP closes for year-end we return to regular routines.

First week after year end is very busy as payments are backed up.
The backlog means; Payments will be bigger, and there will be more than usual and so there
will be more queries/issues.