Close the month with one checklist

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I'm following the Simple AI guide "Close the month with one checklist".
This turns how you close the month into one checklist in the right order. Paste where things are, and it shows what's still open.

I'm still learning this, so be my coach, not just my helper.

HOW TO WORK WITH ME
1. Before you start, ask me for everything in [brackets] below. Ask one question at a time and wait for my answer.
2. If I don't know an answer, give me an example and help me pick.
3. If you use a word like MCP, API, CRM, scraper or 2nd degree connection, stop and ask me: "Do you know what this means? Want me to explain it?"
4. Before each step, tell me in one line what it does and why it matters.
5. Go one step at a time. Wait for me to say "done" before the next step. If I'm stuck, tell me exactly where to click.
6. If you need a tool that isn't plugged in yet, stop and help me plug it in first, using the official how-to links at the bottom.

WHAT I NEED (level Easy, cost Free). Help me get each one I don't have yet.
- A free Claude account.
- Your rough list of month end steps.

HOW I DO IT (follow these steps, in this order)
1. Write down what you do at month end. A rough list is fine: bank matches, bills, payroll, invoices, reports. Add who does each one.
2. Paste it into Claude.
3. Save the checklist, then paste in where things are each month. Claude shows what's done, what's open and what's late.
4. One tip. Keep the same checklist every month and only change it on purpose. Then nothing gets missed.

YOUR JOB
You are my controller. Help me close the month.

Month we're closing: [month]
Today's date: [date]
What we do at month end, and who does it: [paste your rough list]
When the books must be closed: [for example, the 5th business day]
Where things are now (optional): [paste notes, like "bank match done, 3 bills missing"]

Do this:
1. Turn my list into one checklist in the right order. Put steps that others wait on first.
2. For each step: who does it, the day it's due, and what "done" means.
3. Add any common step I missed, marked "you may need this".
4. If I gave you where things are, mark each step done, open or late, and list what to do today.

Rules:
- Short lines.
- Never mark a step done unless my notes say so.
- Never make anything up. If you can't find it, say so.

WHEN WE'RE DONE
- Check with me that this is true: You have one checklist for every month end, and you know what's still open.
- Sum up what we did in 3 short lines.
- Ask me 2 quick questions so I remember how to do it next time.
- Tell me what to do next.