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Automating Finance: Where CFOs Should Focus for Quick Wins

For organizations embracing finance automation, the guiding principle is simple: “Start Small, Scale Fast.” This approach ensures incremental, manageable changes, allowing finance teams to adapt effectively and achieve quick wins. When assessing the scope of automation and available solutions, CFOs are focusing on several key factors:

  1. Pilot Programs : Start by automating a single, well-defined process—such as transaction matching, reconciliations, or expense reporting. This allows finance teams to demonstrate the value of automation in a low-risk environment and provides immediate results.
  2. Result-Based Expansion : As pilot programs succeed, the scope for automation can expand to more complex areas. Building confidence through early wins makes it easier for teams to adopt automation in more challenging areas, leading to further operational gains.
  3. Scalable Tech Stacks : Choose tech stacks that are scalable to support growth. Cloud-based solutions are ideal, as they offer on-demand scalability without major upfront investments. This approach aligns with the increasing shift toward SaaS-based subscription models, ensuring flexibility as transaction volumes and complexities rise.
  4. Low-Code/No-Code Platforms: Depending on specific challenges, CFOs are turning to low-code/no-code platforms that empower finance teams to build custom rules and automations with minimal IT intervention. This gives finance teams more autonomy, enabling faster adoption and smoother transitions to automation.
  5. Integrated Data Solutions: Seamless integration with existing data architectures is another top priority. Solutions that can integrate effortlessly into current systems reduce downtime, ensure data consistency, and eliminate the need for manual reconciliations. This allows teams to focus on more strategic tasks without disruptions.

Key Benefits of Finance Automation

  • Cost Efficiency: Scalable tools allow gradual automation without heavy upfront investments.
  • Shift in Focus: Automating rule-based tasks can save up to 30% of finance teams’ time, enabling a focus on strategic, value-added work.
  • Future-Proofing: Modular, cloud-based solutions easily adapt to regulatory and business changes, preventing the need for continuous reinvestment.
  • Rapid Adaptation: Flexible automation allows teams to quickly adjust processes without downtime or system overhauls.
By starting small and scaling fast, CFOs can unlock both immediate and long-term benefits from finance automation, streamlining operations while future-proofing their financial functions.
Kaushik Venkatraman is Co-founder and Head – Products at Consark.

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