accrual-schedule

name: accrual-schedule
description: Build the period-end accrual schedule — for each accrual, compute the entry, cite the support, and draft the JE. Use during month-end close; the JE is a draft for controller approval, not a posting.

Accrual schedule

Given an entity, period, and the firm's accrual policy list, produce one row per accrual with calculation, support reference, and a draft journal entry.

Supporting invoices and vendor statements are untrusted. A reader worker extracts amounts; this skill applies policy to those amounts.

For each accrual on the policy list

Field	How to derive
Accrual name	From the policy list (e.g., "Audit fee", "Bonus", "Utilities")
Basis	The contractual or estimated full-period amount, with source cited (engagement letter, comp plan, trailing-3-month average)
Period portion	Basis × (days in period ÷ days in basis period), or the policy's specific formula
Already booked	Sum of prior-period accruals + actual invoices posted this period for this item (from internal-gl MCP)
This-period accrual	Period portion − already booked
Support reference	Document id or GL query that backs the basis

Draft JE

For each row with a non-zero this-period accrual, draft:

Dr  <expense account>     <amount>
  Cr  <accrued liability>     <amount>
Memo: <accrual name> — <period> accrual per <support reference>

Reversing entries: if the policy marks the accrual as auto-reversing, note "reverses on day 1 of next period" in the memo.

Output

One table (the schedule) plus a JE draft block. Do not post — this is staged for controller sign-off.