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Users can lock the financial period and specify the closing date as preferred. This action will restrict all activities involving adding, editing, or deleting bills, expenses, invoices, time entries, and journals—essentially any actions that can affect account balances. Users will only be able to view, print, and export data.
To Activate this feature, open the Billing Module
Then navigate to theBilling Settings (Configuration → Advanced→ Settings)
Under the Money Section click on Closing Date
Activate it and specify the closing date. Additionally, you can designate a user group that will not have restrictions.
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