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Cash Flow Launch Checklist

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Dry-run test passed · Aug 20, 2026

Editorially graded · Aug 20, 2026

Generates a GAAP-aligned, editable two-to-three-page DOCX checklist (citing ASC 230, ASC 842, ASC 740, and related codification) that an accounting or FP&A team fills out with checkboxes and sign-offs at the start of each quarterly close or forecast cycle to catch classic cash-flow omissions — non-cash addbacks, working-capital timing, restricted cash, lease classification — before the statement is built. It uses company-specific details you provide (filer status, industry, reporting basis) to tailor line items and produces a fillable Word document, not the cash-flow statement itself. Use when starting a new quarter's close or forecast cycle and you need a pre-flight control document to route for sign-off before the statement is prepared.

What you get

A ready-to-paste prompt you can drop into your AI. Produces a Word document (.docx).

Works in
Claude · ChatGPT · Gemini
Paste it in, fill the [brackets]
Any AI assistant
Works anywhere you can paste text

See it in action

A real input → output sample

Example Input
Company: Northbeam Analytics, Inc. Period end: September 30, 2025. We're private, US GAAP. Industry: SaaS/tech. Preparer: Sarah Chen, Controller. We had a small acquisition this quarter (AssetGlide, ~$2M cash).
Example Output
Northbeam Analytics, Inc.
Period-End Date: September 30, 2025
Preparer: Sarah Chen, Controller

Section 1 — Operating Activities:
☐ Net income to operating cash flow reconciliation started
☐ Depreciation & amortization addback agreed to the fixed-asset roll-forward
... 
Section 2 — Investing Activities:
☐ Capital expenditures agreed to the PP&E roll-forward additions
☐ Business combination cash effects (cash paid net of cash acquired) agreed to the purchase agreement
... 
Section 3 — Financing Activities:
☐ Debt issuance proceeds agreed to loan agreements
☐ Debt principal repayments separated from interest paid
... 
Section 4 — Cross-Check & Tie-Out:
☐ Restricted cash identified and included in the statement's beginning/ending cash totals
☐ Sum of net operating + investing + financing cash flow reconciled to the balance-sheet change in cash

Questions

What information do I need to provide before I can use this?

Nothing is required upfront. It works from company name, period-end date, filer status, industry, and reporting basis if you provide them, but produces a complete checklist using generalized private-company US GAAP defaults if you don't.

What exactly do I get?

A ready-to-fill DOCX checklist, typically two to three pages, organized into Operating, Investing, Financing, Tie-Out, and Disclosure sections, with checkboxes, guidance notes citing ASC 230, ASC 842, and ASC 740, and a sign-off table for preparer and reviewer.

What happens if I don't tell it my filer status or industry?

It proceeds anyway using private-company, general-industry, US GAAP defaults, and lists every assumption it made in a closing note so you know exactly what to confirm or change before your next quarterly use.

Does this replace the cash-flow statement or verify our numbers are correct?

No. It's a pre-flight control document your team fills out before the statement is built — it applies GAAP-aligned checks and reconciliation prompts, but it doesn't produce or verify the actual cash-flow statement itself.

Can I customize it for our own chart of accounts or reuse it each quarter?

Yes. It's delivered as a fully editable Word file with no locking or password protection, so you can adjust line items, add company-specific items, and reuse it as a template each quarterly close or forecast cycle.

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