Monthly Close and Control Oversight
Ongoing controller-level discipline, once the foundation is in place
What It Is
Monthly Close and Control Oversight is Signal’s ongoing retainer service for contractors and trades businesses that have completed the 90-Day Program, or otherwise have a stabilized close process, and want continued controller-level discipline going forward.
Who It’s For
Contractors and trades businesses with a stabilized close process that want ongoing oversight rather than managing the controller function internally without support.
What’s Included
Close calendar management and checklist governance.
Review and signoff discipline, including review of month-end balance sheet reconciliations prepared by client staff, managed through Double.
Issue tracking.
Continued reporting oversight.
Cadence
Monthly: Close review and signoff.
Monthly: Reporting package delivery.
Quarterly: Ownership strategy check-in.
What’s Not Included
Bookkeeping, data entry, or hands-on transactional cleanup work. Preparation of specific reconciliations is available only as a separately scoped staff-augmentation add-on.
Tax planning, tax compliance, or tax preparation of any kind.
Recruiting or search services.
Audit, review, or compilation services, or any form of assurance or attestation opinion.
Investment
Fee: $8,500 per month minimum. No discounting below this minimum, regardless of scope.
Ongoing Oversight is proposed separately, typically at the conclusion of the 90-Day Program.

