Service

Find where AI actually pays off.

We begin with a concise, fixed-scope diagnostic of your close, order-to-cash (O2C), and ERP/data maturity—and hand you a prioritized roadmap of the 3–5 use cases worth pursuing first, so your first move is the lowest-risk one.

3–5
highest-ROI use cases, prioritized
2–4 wks
to a board-ready roadmap
The problem

You bought AI. You still can't see the ROI.

Most finance teams have adopted AI somewhere—far fewer can point to a number that proves it worked. The trap is bolting AI onto a messy close and tangled data and hoping for the best. A readiness assessment is the lowest-risk, most cost-effective way to find where AI will actually pay off before you commit implementation budget—so every dollar you spend is backed by a clear business case and measurable results.

What the assessment covers

A clear-eyed look at your finance function.

01Close, O2C & ERP/data review

We review your month-end close, order-to-cash (O2C), and the data and systems underneath them to establish a clear baseline.

02Use-case prioritization

We rank candidate AI use cases by ROI, effort, and risk—so you start where it pays off fastest and see results soonest.

03ROI business case

You receive a board-ready business case that quantifies the expected impact on close days, days sales outstanding (DSO), and hours saved.

04Build-vs-buy & roadmap

We provide tool-agnostic build-vs-buy guidance and a sequenced 12-month implementation roadmap to guide every decision.

How it runs

Interviews, review, prioritize, readout.

  1. 01InterviewsWe hold short sessions with your finance and accounting stakeholders to understand how the work gets done—and where the pain lives.
  2. 02System & data reviewWe examine your ERP, close, and order-to-cash (O2C) data to gauge AI-readiness and pinpoint the gaps that matter.
  3. 03PrioritizationWe score and sequence the highest-ROI use cases and model the expected return, so the path forward is grounded in numbers.
  4. 04ReadoutWe deliver a board-ready presentation—the roadmap, the business case, and a clear, recommended first step.

It's fixed-scope and low-risk by design—and we credit 50–100% of the fee toward a follow-on engagement booked within 60 days, making your first step genuinely low-risk.

Who delivers it
Questions finance leaders ask

The readiness assessment — answered.

What do I walk away with?

You walk away with a prioritized roadmap of your 3–5 highest-ROI AI use cases across the close and order-to-cash (O2C), tool-agnostic build-vs-buy guidance, and a board-ready ROI business case—yours to keep, whether or not you work with us afterward.

How long does the assessment take?

Typically 2–4 weeks, depending on scope and the number of entities and systems involved.

Is the fee credited toward implementation?

Yes—we credit 50–100% of the assessment fee toward a follow-on engagement booked within 60 days, so your first step is genuinely low-risk.

Do you sell AI tools?

No. We're tool-agnostic—we recommend the platforms that fit your stack, and we partner rather than resell, so the guidance is always in your interest.

Who is the assessment for?

Mid-market CFOs, VPs of Finance, and controllers who want to know where AI will actually pay off before committing budget to implementation.

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A concise assessment that hands you a prioritized roadmap and an ROI business case—your fastest, lowest-risk path to measurable results with AI.

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