Finance workflows modernised with audit-grade controls from day one.
Our cross-functional specialists work alongside controllers, FP&A, and shared services to automate finance operations without trading away governance. The work is structured so audit, IT, and finance leadership can stay aligned all the way through launch.
Where this fits
Best for finance teams that need speed and control at the same time.
Close, AP, cash, reporting, and planning workflows are prioritised based on cycle time pressure and control complexity.
Automation logic is tied directly to approval policies, evidence requirements, and segregation of duties.
The resulting workflow is measurable enough for CFO review and defensible enough for audit and compliance teams.
This service is especially useful when manual finance work is scaling faster than headcount, or when leaders need a cleaner way to prove control coverage.
Discovery inside one week
Workshops with finance, operations, and audit teams define data sources, policies, and success metrics upfront.
Production pilot in six weeks
We launch a measured workflow with instrumentation, evidence packs, and a clear ownership model.
Governance by default
Every milestone includes security, compliance, and change checkpoints so audit teams stay comfortable.
Adoption supported
Runbooks, training, and transition support keep controllers, FP&A, and shared services aligned.
Delivery designed for measurable outcomes, not vague transformation language.
Each engagement combines implementation, governance, and rollout support so the work lands in production and stays useful after launch.
Close and reporting automation
Automate reconciliations, variance commentary, and management reporting with human-approved guardrails.
- Multi-entity reconciliations with exception handling
- Variance narratives drafted and routed for approval
- Close dashboards showing status and ownership
- Evidence packs ready for internal and external audit
Cash flow and spend intelligence
Give finance leaders forward-looking visibility across cash, working capital, and discretionary spend.
- Daily cash forecasts with scenario modelling
- Spend classification with anomaly detection
- Alerts to budget owners for threshold breaches
- Executive-ready summaries in Slack or email
Policy and controls automation
Encode approval policies, delegation of authority, and segregation of duties into every workflow.
- Dynamic approval routing based on risk and amount
- Segregation of duties checks before posting
- Retention, redaction, and masking for sensitive data
- Audit-friendly logs with evidence attachments
Data governance and integration
Integrate ERP, CPM, and data platforms while keeping finance, IT, and security aligned.
- Connectors for SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday, and Coupa
- Lakehouse and data warehouse integrations
- Versioned prompts and modelling with approval workflow
- Monitoring for drift, quality, and access violations
A few of the ways this service shows up in real operating environments.
Example delivery pattern
Month-end close automation
Automate reconciliations, variance analysis, and reporting with finance controllers in the loop.
- 1Ingest subledger, ERP, and bank data with validation
- 2Auto-match transactions and flag exceptions
- 3Draft variance commentary for controller approval
- 4Compile evidence packs and status dashboards
- 5Distribute executive summaries and track sign-off
Outcome
Shorter close cycles with audit-ready documentation and approvals preserved at every step.
Example delivery pattern
Invoice-to-pay orchestration
A finance delivery team streamlines AP from intake to posting with policy enforcement and visibility.
- 1Normalise invoices from email, portals, and EDI
- 2Extract vendor, GL, cost centre, and tax details
- 3Route approvals with policy and risk checks
- 4Post to ERP and trigger payment workflows
- 5Alert stakeholders and update cash forecasts
Outcome
Higher first-pass yield, fewer late fees, and transparent policy enforcement across entities.
Example delivery pattern
Rolling forecast copilot
Blend historical data and driver-based assumptions into forward-looking FP&A deliverables.
- 1Connect ERP actuals, pipeline, and market data
- 2Generate baseline and scenario forecasts
- 3Highlight variances and driver sensitivity
- 4Draft CFO-ready commentary and visualisations
- 5Package decks and send to budget owners
Outcome
Finance teams move from spreadsheet consolidation toward insight-driven forecasting with clear ownership.
Start with the level of support the team actually needs.
Pilot
ModelSix-week sprint that delivers one finance workflow with governance artefacts and team enablement.
- Discovery with finance, audit, and IT
- Workflow build, instrumentation, and evidence packs
- Launch support with training and change materials
Scale
ModelProgramme support to expand automation across close, spend, and planning workflows.
- Prioritised backlog and steering cadence
- Multi-workflow delivery team with shared dashboards
- Quarterly compliance and change reviews
Managed
ModelOptillium operates the automations, handling monitoring, enhancements, and stakeholder reporting.
- Month-end coverage and incident response
- Model and workflow optimisation
- Executive-ready metrics each quarter
Related resource
Finance Automation Guardrails
Read the controls, evidence packs, and governance cadence we expect on every finance automation programme.
Questions that usually come up before the first working session.
Ready to take one finance workflow out of spreadsheet limbo?
We’ll review the data sources, policy constraints, and operational handoffs, then outline a delivery plan that finance, IT, and audit can all sign off on.