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EDITORS PICK · THIS WEEK
Financial close
How we cut a 7-station close from 5 days to 5 hours and what it takes to do it again
A step-by-step account of how Northgate Fuels automated their month-end close, what changed, and the three bottlenecks that had been hiding in plain sight.
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Tom Maher
Head of Operator Success · 12 min read · Apr 28, 2026
What this post covers
The three reconciliation bottlenecks most operators don't see
How the Fuel One close sequence works step-by-step
What changed at Northgate Fuels in the first week
The one decision that cut 72 hours of close work to 4
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