diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/accounts_settings/accounts_settings.json b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/accounts_settings/accounts_settings.json
index 4ec9132cb70..80890de5717 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/accounts_settings/accounts_settings.json
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/accounts_settings/accounts_settings.json
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
   "period_closing_settings_section",
   "ignore_account_closing_balance",
   "use_legacy_controller_for_pcv",
+  "pcv_job_timeout",
   "column_break_25",
   "reports_tab",
   "remarks_section",
@@ -612,6 +613,13 @@
    "fieldtype": "Check",
    "label": "Use legacy controller for Period Closing Voucher"
   },
+  {
+   "default": "3600",
+   "description": "Timeout (in seconds) for each background job enqueued by Process Period Closing Voucher",
+   "fieldname": "pcv_job_timeout",
+   "fieldtype": "Int",
+   "label": "PCV Job Timeout (seconds)"
+  },
   {
    "description": "Users with this role will be notified if the asset depreciation gets failed",
    "fieldname": "role_to_notify_on_depreciation_failure",
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/process_period_closing_voucher/process_period_closing_voucher.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/process_period_closing_voucher/process_period_closing_voucher.py
index 24c8c92c7e8..17e63c68b41 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/process_period_closing_voucher/process_period_closing_voucher.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/process_period_closing_voucher/process_period_closing_voucher.py
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ def start_pcv_processing(docname: str):
 		frappe.has_permission("Process Payment Reconciliation", "write", doc=docname, throw=True)
 		frappe.db.set_value("Process Period Closing Voucher", docname, "status", "Running")
 
+		timeout = frappe.db.get_single_value("Accounts Settings", "pcv_job_timeout") or 3600
+
 		ppcvd = qb.DocType("Process Period Closing Voucher Detail")
 		if normal_balances := (
 			qb.from_(ppcvd)
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ def start_pcv_processing(docname: str):
 					frappe.enqueue(
 						method="erpnext.accounts.doctype.process_period_closing_voucher.process_period_closing_voucher.process_individual_date",
 						queue="long",
-						timeout="3600",
+						timeout=timeout,
 						is_async=True,
 						enqueue_after_commit=True,
 						docname=docname,
@@ -247,6 +249,8 @@ def get_gle_for_closing_account(pcv, dimension_balance, dimensions):
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def schedule_next_date(docname: str):
+	timeout = frappe.db.get_single_value("Accounts Settings", "pcv_job_timeout") or 3600
+
 	ppcvd = qb.DocType("Process Period Closing Voucher Detail")
 	if to_process := (
 		qb.from_(ppcvd)
@@ -272,7 +276,7 @@ def schedule_next_date(docname: str):
 			frappe.enqueue(
 				method="erpnext.accounts.doctype.process_period_closing_voucher.process_period_closing_voucher.process_individual_date",
 				queue="long",
-				timeout="3600",
+				timeout=timeout,
 				is_async=True,
 				enqueue_after_commit=True,
 				docname=docname,
@@ -302,7 +306,7 @@ def schedule_next_date(docname: str):
 				frappe.enqueue(
 					method="erpnext.accounts.doctype.process_period_closing_voucher.process_period_closing_voucher.summarize_and_post_ledger_entries",
 					queue="long",
-					timeout="3600",
+					timeout=timeout,
 					is_async=True,
 					job_name=job_name,
 					enqueue_after_commit=True,