Avoiding Pitfalls in Fixing Finance

Large corporate finance teams have worked hard in recent years to standardize and cut the costs of transaction-oriented activities. Now companies are using rigorous process improvement methodologies to raise the quality of business analysis being done by finance and increase the alignment between day-to-day financial operations and over-arching strategic imperatives. Specifically, innovative finance teams are adopting the tenets of business excellence --the systematic use of quality management principles and tools.

This collection presents key survey findings and case studies from four leading finance professionals who offer their perspectives on how to plan and execute successful improvements in vital financial management processes.