Finance function diagnostic
Before transformation, know what to transform.
Aldous traces the reporting, systems, spreadsheets, controls and judgement behind your numbers, then gives you a sequenced roadmap of what to fix first.
Discuss your finance function →What we examine
Follow the number through the finance function.
- Management and board reporting: definitions, adjustments, ownership and reconciliation.
- Source systems and spreadsheets: where logic sits, where evidence breaks and what is rebuilt by hand.
- Close, planning and controls: manual handoffs, key-person dependencies and finance judgement.
How it works
Evidence first. Recommendations second.
Trace
Start with the outputs finance owns, then follow them back through systems, files, controls and people.
Test
Check definitions, reconciliations and handoffs against the source data and the ledger.
Prioritise
Sequence the changes by risk, value and dependency so the first move makes the next one easier.
What you get
A decision-ready roadmap, not a generic assessment.
- A board-ready diagnosis of finance risks, dependencies and priority decisions.
- A current-state map of data flows, definitions, controls and manual work.
- A sequenced roadmap showing what changes now, what waits and why.
- A defined implementation scope, if a build is justified.
What happens next
The diagnostic stands alone.
You can act on the roadmap with your own team, appoint another partner or ask Aldous to build it.
If Aldous continues, the scope, fee, ownership and handover are agreed before implementation starts.
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