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roll-forward

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The facts

Its description

Build a roll-forward schedule for a balance-sheet account — beginning balance plus activity less reversals equals ending balance, with each component tied to GL. Use for month-end close packages and audit support.

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From its settingsline 3

When it starts

A person asks for a roll-forward schedule for a specific balance-sheet account, entity and period — typically as part of a month-end close package or to support an audit — and wants beginning balance tied to ending balance with each line sourced to the GL.

Things a person might say (the model's guesses)

  • “Build a roll-forward for our accrued liabilities account for the month ended March 31.”
  • “I need a roll-forward schedule for prepaid expenses, entity ABC, for the March close package.”
  • “Can you put together a roll-forward tying beginning to ending balance for deferred revenue? It's for audit support.”

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Licence

Apache-2.0, from LICENSE

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1---
2name: roll-forward
3description: Build a roll-forward schedule for a balance-sheet account — beginning balance plus activity less reversals equals ending balance, with each component tied to GL. Use for month-end close packages and audit support.
4---
5
6# Roll-forward
7
8Given an account (or account group), entity, and period, produce a roll-forward that ties beginning to ending.
9

Roll-forward

Given an account (or account group), entity, and period, produce a roll-forward that ties beginning to ending.

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Names a skill month-end-closer :3
10## Structure
12```
13Beginning balance (per prior-period close) X
14 + Additions / new activity A
15 + Accruals booked this period B
16 − Reversals of prior accruals (C)
17 − Payments / settlements (D)
18 ± Reclasses / adjustments E
19 ± FX translation F
20Ending balance (per GL at period end) Y
21```

Structure

Beginning balance (per prior-period close)      X
  + Additions / new activity                    A
  + Accruals booked this period                 B
  − Reversals of prior accruals                (C)
  − Payments / settlements                     (D)
  ± Reclasses / adjustments                     E
  ± FX translation                              F
Ending balance (per GL at period end)           Y
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23## Tie each line
25- **Beginning** — prior-period close package, or GL balance at prior-period end date.
26- **Each activity line** — a GL query (account + date range + journal-source filter) via the internal-gl MCP. Cite the query.
27- **Ending** — GL balance at period-end date.
29The schedule **must foot**: `X + A + B − C − D + E + F = Y`. If it doesn't, the gap is an unexplained item — surface it, don't plug it.

Tie each line

  • Beginning — prior-period close package, or GL balance at prior-period end date.
  • Each activity line — a GL query (account + date range + journal-source filter) via the internal-gl MCP. Cite the query.
  • Ending — GL balance at period-end date.

The schedule must foot: X + A + B − C − D + E + F = Y. If it doesn't, the gap is an unexplained item — surface it, don't plug it.

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Uses an outside tool MCP :26
31## Output
33The roll-forward table with a "ties to" column citing the GL query or document for every line, plus a foot check (pass/fail and the unexplained delta if any).

Output

The roll-forward table with a "ties to" column citing the GL query or document for every line, plus a foot check (pass/fail and the unexplained delta if any).

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From anthropics/financial-services at 6056506, 2026-10-28. Skills read by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash on 2026-11-04. Summary and techniques by Claude Opus 5.5 on 2026-11-06.