Close the month only when it balances to zero.

Reconciliation is how a board proves its books match reality. SoShiny walks the treasurer through it and refuses to close a reconciliation that does not balance.

Bank reconciliation in SoShiny, matching the ledger against a statement

An unreconciled ledger is a guess. It might be right. Nobody can prove it.

SoShiny reconciles the way an accountant would. You enter the statement ending balance and date, tick off the transactions that cleared the bank, and watch the difference move toward zero. Anything still outstanding stays visible, which is usually how a board discovers the check nobody ever cashed.

It will not let you close early

A reconciliation can only be closed when the cleared total equals the statement balance exactly. Not close, not within a few dollars. That single rule is what makes a reconciled month actually mean something, and it is why the reports that come after it can be trusted.