1. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to manage a schedule in a financial close management system, the instructions comprising: creating the schedule in the financial close management system, the schedule comprising an ordered set of tasks and a status, wherein each task of the schedule is assigned a calendar date; modifying the schedule in the financial close management system, while the schedule is active; and restricting modifications that can be made to the schedule, based, in part, on the status of the schedule.