229. Financial Transformation Live - Finance Record to Report Maturity Model


In this episode of CFO 4.0, Neil Lynchehaun unpacks the Records-to-Report (R2R) maturity model and shares hard-earned insights from decades in finance transformation. He challenges traditional finance thinking and explores how finance teams can shift from compliance to strategic enablement.

Also covered in this session:

  • Why maturity models are tools for inspiration, not evaluation
  • The five levels of finance maturity, from statutory compliance to strategic insight
  • How poor tagging and manual journals hold finance back
  • The mindset shift from finance-led budgeting to operational-led planning
  • Real-time accounting, continuous close, and eliminating month-end chaos
  • Building finance functions that partner with, not trail behind, the business

  • What is the change that we’re seeing in finance teams and what does that have to do with value?
  • How do we define value?
  • How value goes beyond economic impact
  • What are the components of economic value identification?
  • Examples of the value identification conversation
  • What this means for the skills in finance

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