Originally published on the Certent Insider blog.
In a recent poll, Certent surveyed a cross section of public and private company webinar attendees to find out what participants felt was their biggest challenge associated with year-end close. Over a quarter of all attendees agreed that the time crunch makes navigating year-end close significantly more challenging. In order to beat the year-end squeeze, there are a few activities that you and your team can plan ahead of time:
By implementing these few best practices, you can eliminate some of the time consuming tasks that take up precious time during year-end. Be sure to download Certent's equity plan year-end checklist to stay on track while you're in the midst of the crunch. Also, watch Certent's on-demand webinar, Preparing Your Equity Plan for Year-End Close for more tips on how to be ready ahead of time.
Marissa Ruffles is the Marketing Programs Manager at Certent. She's also a Level 2 CEP and marketing communications specialist.