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Financial Automation SOPs Dashboards Controls 30/60/90

Financial Automation Roadmap: Excel Chaos → SOPs → Dashboards (30/60/90 Days)

Automation doesn’t start with a tool — it starts with clean data, repeatable SOPs, and controls. This roadmap shows what a Virtual CFO team implements in 30/60/90 days to turn finance into a reliable operating system.

Build Your Roadmap (Interactive) SOP Library (Templates)

Works for trading, services, and manufacturing SMEs. Timelines assume a dedicated internal point of contact.

Automation outcome

A finance system where numbers are trusted, approvals are clear, and cash is visible 8–13 weeks ahead.

The real bottleneck

Dirty masters

Customer/vendor/item masters cause 80% of reporting and reconciliation pain.

Best first automation

Bank + GST reconciliation

Stops wrong cash reporting and reduces notices & ITC leakages.

What leadership needs

Cash visibility

13-week cash forecast beats “profit on paper”.

What “financial automation” actually means

For SMEs, financial automation is not fancy AI — it’s removing manual work and risk from repeat processes:

Standard inputs (POs, invoices, receipts, bank statements)
Defined workflow (who requests/approves/pays/reconciles)
Consistent coding (account heads, cost centres, projects)
Auto dashboards (MIS, cash, working capital, compliance)

CFO rule

You don’t automate chaos. First, make the process repeatable → then automate → then monitor exceptions.

Build Your 30/60/90 Automation Roadmap

Select what you have today — we generate a realistic sequence + effort score.

Interactive • Planner

Current setup

Primary goal

Team size (finance/admin)

Smaller teams need simpler workflows + higher automation.

Readiness

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Effort level

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Time to impact

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Roadmap Progress

We’ll fill 30/60/90 based on your inputs.

Goal: Cash visibility

Days 1–30

Foundation + quick wins

Days 31–60

Workflow + automation

Days 61–90

Dashboards + governance

Where time reduces (before vs after)

Illustrative: depends on volume & discipline.

Control Strength by Area

Approvals + proofs + reconciliations.

SOP Library (templates you can implement immediately)

SOPs are your “operating system”. These are the ones that create immediate stability:

1) Payment SOP (Maker–Checker)

Payment request form (invoice + proof attached)
Verification checklist (duplicate, bank details, approvals)
Maker creates payout, approver authorizes
Proof uploaded + accounting entry posted

2) Collections SOP (Daily Reco)

Daily collections list (cash/UPI/bank transfer)
Match to bank credits + receipts issued
Ageing update + dispute tracking
Weekly follow-up cadence (Top 20 customers)

3) Procurement SOP (PO + 3-way match)

PO creation with approval limits
Goods receipt / service confirmation
Invoice matched before payment
Vendor rate comparison above threshold

4) Month-End Close SOP

Bank reconciliation (all accounts)
GST 2B reconciliation + ITC tracker
Accruals/provisions, cut-off discipline
MIS pack ready in 7 days

Get SOP + Dashboard Implementation

Want us to build this system inside your business?

We do this as a structured engagement: SOPs, automation, dashboards, and weekly CFO cadence — so finance becomes predictable and decision-ready.

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