The Process Nobody Designed
Every company has two systems. The official one, and the one people actually use.
The official process usually lives inside policies, workflows, and software. The real process lives in ...
The Psychology of Spending Someone Else’s Money
There is a simple truth that doesn’t get talked about enough in finance.
People behave differently when they are spending someone else’s money.
Not deliberately and not irresponsibly, but ...
Why Most Non-Profit Spend Is Approved Without Real Oversight
Most non-profits have approvals in place.
Purchase requests get signed off. Invoices are reviewed. Budget holders are involved at some stage in the process.
On paper, everything looks ...
Why Vendor Integrations are Essential for Spend Control
The Gap Between Purchasing and Finance
The gap between purchasing and finance is widening for businesses across the world.
With many disparate systems, siloed teams, and home workers ...
Budgeting and Finance Collaboration. Simple?
Why Budgeting Still Feels Hard
Budgeting has never really been simple.
Most finance teams know how it goes. Spreadsheets everywhere, different versions floating around, numbers that don’t ...
The Hidden Admin Burden in School District Finance Teams
There’s a point in most school district finance teams where the work stops feeling like finance and starts feeling like admin.
Not officially. Nothing changes on paper.
But day to day, it ...
Why “Doing More with Less” Is Now a Permanent Reality for Finance Teams
"Doing more with less" used to sound temporary.
A short-term response to budget cuts, hiring freezes, or economic uncertainty. Something to get through before things returned to ...
Why Non-Profits Are Rethinking Their “All-in-One” Finance Systems
For a long time, the goal for non-profits was simple. Find one system that does everything.
Accounting, purchasing, approvals, reporting. All in one place. Fewer systems to manage, one source ...
The Clock Is Ticking on Late Payments. Here’s What You Need to Know
Late payments have been a long-standing issue in the UK, but the government has made it clear that change is coming.
New powers to investigate poor payment practices, potential fines for ...
How Growing Charities Lose Control of Spend (and How to Get It Back)
Growth is supposed to feel good.
More funding, more programmes, more staff. More evidence that the work is having an impact. But somewhere in the middle of all that progress, something ...
The Difference Between Approval and Accountability in School Spending
Most school districts don’t have a problem with approvals.
If anything, they have plenty of them.
Purchases get signed off. Emails get replies saying “approved.” Budget holders review ...
Why Approvals by Email Are a Governance Risk
Approving purchases or invoices through email feels like a tried and trusted process for most businesses. A request is sent, someone replies with “approved,” and the process moves forward.
It ...
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