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How can I learn to close the books at month end before I've done it for real?

Hey Monika's Year End Accruals Challenge 1 and Prepayments Challenge 1 are built for exactly this gap. The Adele Month End and Adele Year End Scenarios give you a real client to attach that skill to — closer to the job than reading about the process ever is.

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Start with Year End Accruals Challenge 1 to isolate the core technical skill before adding a client relationship on top of it. Move into Adele Month End, where the same skill shows up inside real documents and client correspondence rather than as a standalone exercise. Adele is a coach and sole trader — her business is called Coach Me.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need any experience before trying the Adele Scenarios? No. Hey Monika's Scenarios and Challenge Mode tasks are built so a complete beginner can start straight away. How long does this usually take to feel comfortable with? Most trainees need two or three attempts at the same Scenario or Challenge before it stops feeling unfamiliar. The value is in repeating it. Is this the same as just reading about closing the books in a textbook? No — the difference is that you're handling real documents, a real (if fictional) client, and in some Scenarios a live voice call, rather than reading a description of how the process works in theory.

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Start with the Adele Month End Scenario this week.

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