1. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to integrate a financial close management system with an external application, the instructions comprising: creating an integration type in the financial close management system, wherein the integration type comprises a reusable definition that describes an action and a set of parameters that can be used to interface with the external application; creating a task type based on the integration type in the financial close management system, wherein the task type defines a type of task that can be performed by the financial close management system; creating a task that is based on the task type in the financial close management system, wherein the task is a component of a financial close process; and executing the task in the financial close management system, wherein the task interfaces with the external application using the integration type.