<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Randy Brown Advisory — Insights</title><description>Fractional CFO and controller services, FP&amp;A build-out, and finance data automation for growing small businesses and nonprofits.</description><link>https://randybrownadvisory.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Why the month-end close takes three weeks</title><link>https://randybrownadvisory.com/insights/why-the-close-takes-three-weeks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://randybrownadvisory.com/insights/why-the-close-takes-three-weeks/</guid><description>A slow close is almost never caused by slow accounting. It is caused by an undefined sequence, unbounded scope, and reconciliations that happen at the end instead of along the way.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Close</category><category>Process</category><category>FP&amp;A</category></item></channel></rss>