
Accrual Schedule
- 1 installs
- 34k repo stars
- Updated August 4, 2026
- anthropics/financial-services
Accrual-schedule is a Claude skill that builds a period-end accrual schedule and drafts each accrual's journal entry for controller approval.
About
Accrual-schedule produces a period-end accrual schedule during month-end close. For each accrual on the firm's policy list it computes the basis, period portion, already-booked amount, and this-period accrual, then drafts a debit/credit journal entry with a cited support reference. It stages the entries for controller approval and does not post them.
- Builds the period-end accrual schedule: one row per accrual with calc, support reference, and a draft journal entry
- Pulls already-booked amounts from an internal-gl MCP; drafts reversing entries per policy
- Explicitly a draft for controller sign-off, not a posting
Accrual Schedule by the numbers
- 1 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- Ranked #909 of 1,106 Finance & Trading skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
accrual-schedule capabilities & compatibility
- Capabilities
- audit xls · client report · break trace
What accrual-schedule says it does
Build the period-end accrual schedule — for each accrual, compute the entry, cite the support, and draft the JE.
Do not post** — this is staged for controller sign-off.
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| Installs | 1 |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 34k |
| Last updated | August 4, 2026 |
| Repository | anthropics/financial-services ↗ |
What it does
Draft period-end accrual journal entries with cited support during month-end close for controller approval.
Who is it for?
Controllers and accountants running month-end close who need accrual entries computed with cited support
Skip if: Posting entries directly to the general ledger; it drafts only
When should I use this skill?
During month-end close when accruals need computing and journal entries drafting
What you get
A schedule table plus draft JE block, one row per accrual, staged for controller sign-off.
- Accrual schedule table
- Draft journal entry block
By the numbers
- 6-field derivation table per accrual
- One draft JE per non-zero this-period accrual
Files
Accrual schedule
Given an entity, period, and the firm's accrual policy list, produce one row per accrual with calculation, support reference, and a draft journal entry.
Supporting invoices and vendor statements are untrusted. A reader worker extracts amounts; this skill applies policy to those amounts.
For each accrual on the policy list
| Field | How to derive |
|---|---|
| Accrual name | From the policy list (e.g., "Audit fee", "Bonus", "Utilities") |
| Basis | The contractual or estimated full-period amount, with source cited (engagement letter, comp plan, trailing-3-month average) |
| Period portion | Basis × (days in period ÷ days in basis period), or the policy's specific formula |
| Already booked | Sum of prior-period accruals + actual invoices posted this period for this item (from internal-gl MCP) |
| This-period accrual | Period portion − already booked |
| Support reference | Document id or GL query that backs the basis |
Draft JE
For each row with a non-zero this-period accrual, draft:
Dr <expense account> <amount>
Cr <accrued liability> <amount>
Memo: <accrual name> — <period> accrual per <support reference>Reversing entries: if the policy marks the accrual as auto-reversing, note "reverses on day 1 of next period" in the memo.
Output
One table (the schedule) plus a JE draft block. Do not post — this is staged for controller sign-off.
Related skills
FAQ
Does this skill post journal entries?
No. It drafts entries as a schedule staged for controller sign-off and explicitly does not post.
Where does it get already-booked amounts?
From the internal-gl MCP, summing prior-period accruals and actual invoices posted this period for each item.