Checklists

Where does month-end actually go? Work through the checklist and find the hours you can win back.

Still running expenses on spreadsheets? Seven signs you've outgrown them. How many do you tick?

A supplier asks to change their bank details. Ten checks your AP team should run before paying a penny.

Who can approve what, and can you prove it? Score your approval chain in 10 minutes and see where it slips.

Is your ERP carrying work it was never built for? A quick check of what belongs there, and what doesn't.

Month-end eating your team's week? See where the hours go, and which ones you can get back.

Price mismatch, no goods receipt, duplicate invoice? Who fixes each three-way match exception, on one page.

Bank detail fraud looks like an AP problem, until it isn't. The controls a Financial Controller should own.

Month-end is coming. The 10 things finance will ask budget holders, so they're ready before the chasing starts.