Accounting Firm Client Onboarding + Engagement Letter + Monthly Close Tracker

Create a more controlled accounting-firm workflow from first acceptance review through monthly close sign-off with an editable engagement letter, client onboarding register, reconciliation tracker, adjustment register, and close dashboard.

The **Accounting Firm Client Onboarding + Engagement Letter + Monthly Close Tracker** is an editable Word + Excel bundle for accounting firms, bookkeeping practices, tax teams, fractional controllers, and client-service leads that need scope, requests, evidence, reconciliations, adjustments, and review status in one working system.

What’s inside

• Editable Word engagement letter covering parties, service line, scope, exclusions, deliverables, timing, client and firm responsibilities, fees, data security, tax boundaries, professional-standard prompts, onboarding launch checklist, renewal, termination, and signatures.
• Excel Client Acceptance register for risk, conflicts, independence, ability to pay, management cooperation, data/security risk, continuance, approval, and notes.
• Onboarding Requests register with owners, due dates, received status, evidence locations, reviewer, and review flag.
• Engagement Scope register for services, exclusions, deliverables, timing, client responsibilities, fee basis, renewal, and signature status.
• Monthly Close Checklist with collection, reconciliation, adjustment, review, report, client-review, and sign-off phases.
• Account Recs tab for GL balance, support balance, differences, preparer, reviewer, evidence, and approval.
• Adjustments tab for journal-entry description, accounts, amount, support, posting status, and approval.
• Dashboard and Checks tabs for the current client and close period.
• Optional interactive fillable PDF engagement letter.
• Four Sharpline marketplace mockups, README, manifest, and QA notes.

Built for

Bookkeeping firms, CPA practices, tax teams, fractional controllers, client accounting services teams, and accounting-firm operations managers.

Why this is different

The workflow keeps the handoff visible: **accept → scope → request → reconcile → review → sign off**. It separates client evidence, accounting work, reviewer approval, and professional judgment instead of treating a checklist as proof that the close is complete.

Format

Editable Microsoft Word (`.docx`), editable Microsoft Excel (`.xlsx`), and optional interactive fillable PDF (`.pdf`).

Important note

This is a working operations and documentation template, not tax advice, audit evidence, accounting advice, professional-standard guidance, or a substitute for accounting software. Review and adapt it with qualified accounting and legal professionals before use.