# How Harwoods Group uses FloQast

**5 days**: “reduce time to completion, including all reconciliations, from 20 days to 5 days”

As published on [floqast.com](https://www.floqast.com/stories/end-to-end-accounting-visibility-transforming-harwoods-month-end). Captured by usedby on 2026-10-07.

- Company: [Harwoods Group](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/harwoods-group.md)
- Tool: [FloQast](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/floqast.md)
- Teams: Finance, Accounting, Compliance, Audit

## What the story says

Harwoods, a family-owned automotive retailer, moved its entire month-end close and balance sheet reconciliation process into FloQast, replacing spreadsheets spread across network drives. It uses the platform for checklist-based progress tracking, controller review and sign-off, embedded compliance controls, and consolidated records for audit requests.

Summary written by usedby from the source page, in English. The figures are those of FloQast and Harwoods Group, not ours.

> Matt estimated that the Harwoods team managed to reduce time to completion, including all reconciliations, from 20 days to 5 days — with tasks no longer running into the next monthly accounting period.

> FloQast gives me peace of mind. I know exactly where we are in the process, I can spot emerging issues instantly, and I can be proactive. We've not only made our month-end close quicker, we’ve made it smoother and cleaner.
>
> Matt Stephens, Group Financial Controller

## What usedby checked

We compared the story with its live page on 2026-10-07.

- Checked: the figure 5 days is printed word for word on the page, near the name of Harwoods Group.
- Checked: the passage quoted above is copied word for word from the page, near the name of Harwoods Group.
- Checked: Harwoods Group uses FloQast. Confirmed line. Latest check across sources: 2026-10-07.
- Not checked: the result itself. We quote it; we did not measure it.

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