Agent skill · business finance · anthropics
journal-entry
Prepare journal entries with proper debits, credits, and supporting detail. Use when booking month-end accruals (AP, payroll, prepaid), recording depreciation or amortization, posting revenue recognition or deferred revenue adjustments, or documenting an entry for audit review.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific workflows and calculations for various journal entry types that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 23,345 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Journal Entry Preparation If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md. Important: This command assists with journal entry workflows but does not provide financial advice. All entries should be reviewed by qualified financial professionals before posting. Prepare journal entries with proper debits, credits, supporting detail, and review documentation. Usage Arguments type — The journal entry type. One of: ap-accrual — Accounts payable accruals for goods/services received but not yet invoiced fixed-assets — Depreciation and amortization entries for fixed assets and intangibles prepaid — Amortization of prepaid expenses (insurance, software, rent, etc.) payroll — Payroll accruals including salaries, benefits, taxes, and bonus accruals revenue — Revenue recognition entries including deferred revenue adjustments period — The accounting period (e.g., 2024-12, 2024-Q4, 2024) Workflow 1. Gather Source Data If ~~erp or ~~data warehouse is connected: Pull the trial balance for the specified period Pull subledger detail for the relevant accounts Pull prior period entries of the same type for reference Identify the current GL balances for affected accounts If no data source is connected: Connect ~~erp or ~~data warehouse to pull GL data automatically. You can also paste trial balance data or upload a spreadsheet. Prompt the user to provide: Trial balance or GL balances for affected accounts Subledger detail or supporting schedules Prior period entries for reference (optional) 2. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills anthropics/journal-entry