Closing Time

Where accountants lead in the age of AI.
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Kill the co-pilot.

The accounting workforce is shrinking. The workload is exploding. This is Kinter's manifesto on why AI copilots aren't the answer and what comes next.
Gregg Mojica
Future of close
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July 22, 2026
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The Three Phases of AI Maturity in Accounting

There are three phases of AI maturity in accounting: homegrown, co-pilot, and autonomous. Here's how to know which one your team is in.
Armen Aklian, CPA
Future of close
June 29, 2026
Armen, a CPA, works on a laptop.

I was the checklist.

Kinter's Controller spent his career being the checklist. Now he explains why AI should run it — and what's left when it does.
Armen Aklian, CPA
Close in practice
June 22, 2026
Hands hold a beautiful book about the end of manual close.

Building a brand for the accounting team that doesn't exist yet.

How a team of three built a brand for a category that didn't exist yet — and why story lag is the most expensive mistake fast-moving companies make.
Kristine Colosimo
Field notes
June 19, 2026
Two accountant work together in a moody office.

Kill the co-pilot.

The accounting workforce is shrinking. The workload is exploding. This is Kinter's manifesto on why AI copilots aren't the answer and what comes next.
Gregg Mojica
Future of close
March 20, 2026
Asian woman smiles at computer with a big green plant nearby

When to move from cash to accrual accounting.

When cash accounting breaks down and how to know it’s time to move to accrual accounting as your business scales.
Kristine Colosimo
Close in practice
February 27, 2026
Accountant sits at computer

Why finance is right to be skeptical of AI.

Accounting’s hesitation around AI is not resistance to innovation. It is rational risk management. Here’s what AI must prove before it belongs in close.
Kristine Colosimo
Trust and controls
February 27, 2026
man at computer

Bank reconciliation is the real bottleneck in close.

Bank reconciliation is universal, manual, and structurally under-automated. Here’s why it remains the primary bottleneck in close.
Kristine Colosimo
Close in practice
February 27, 2026
Woman at computer

Why “JIRA for close” eventually plateaus.

Close management software improved visibility and accountability. It did not eliminate manual execution. Here’s why coordination tools plateau—and what comes ne
Kristine Colosimo
Future of close
February 26, 2026
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Why we launched Closing Time.

We launched Closing Time because accounting is at an inflection point.
Kristine Colosimo
Future of close
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