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Month-End Close Controls to Prevent Duplicate Payments
Control design ideas that reduce duplicate risk during close pressure.
By AuditDup Editorial Team · Published 3/22/2026
Close deadlines create rushed approvals and fragmented reviews.
Use pre-close checkpoints with duplicate risk thresholds by vendor and amount band.
Escalate high-value matches to a second reviewer before posting.
Run a post-close retrospective to tune match rules each cycle.
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