Board reporting automation
Board reporting automation must protect trust in the numbers.
Aldous helps CFOs reduce manual board reporting work without losing control, judgement or accountability. The work starts by mapping the finance logic and review process before automation choices are made.
What gets mapped first
- The board pack outputs, owners, source systems and refresh rhythm.
- Metric definitions, manual adjustments, reconciliations and control checks.
- Where commentary, forecast judgement and exceptions enter the process.
- Which steps are safe to automate, which need redesign, and which need human sign-off.
Answer for CFO buyers
Board reporting automation is not just dashboard work. It is a controlled reporting process that has to carry finance definitions, review evidence, accountability and board-level narrative. Aldous defines the operating layer before the tooling layer.
The evidence basis is the current pack, source data, reporting calendar, review workflow, control points and known failure modes. Recommendations are tied to those artefacts rather than generic automation claims.