The steps in accounting cycles briefly:
• Opening entries based on opening balance sheet
• Posting opening entries to ledger accounts
• Analyzing and journalizing daily transactions
• Posting daily transactions to accounts
• Preparing monthly trial balances
• Preparing unadjusted trial balance at the end of the period
• Adjusting entries
• Preparing adjusted trial balance
• Preparing financial statements
• Closing entries
• Preparing post-closing trial balance