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Scaling Finance: Managing Planning and Financial Close as Complexity Grows

ere are often early signals that a business is outgrowing its manual and time-intensive processes as demands from multiple stakeholders and tighter reporting expectations put finance teams under pressure. It’s rarely a lack of capability. As organisations scale, the demands on finance teams intensify faster than processes, tools and structures can adapt. What once worked in spreadsheets becomes more challenging to reconcile and close cycles lengthen, the volume of transactions grow, and linked models become increasingly fragile. All of which is to say the risk of errors and data errors is high. The critical question for finance leaders becomes: do we keep adding more people to solve the challenge or do we embrace technology and stop the burnout, giving our finance teams the opportunity to improve productivity and therefore revenue?Join Chee-Hoe Tham as he explores: 
•     The practical growth indicators that suggest close and planning processes need structural change
•     Why expanding headcount may temporarily relieve pressure but rarely addresses the underlying systems constraint
•     How modern close, consolidation and planning platforms improve data integrity, reduce manual effort and shorten close cycles
•     Why integrated scenario modelling and cross-functional planning matter more than ever
•     How AI accelerates performance, but only when built on strong data and financial foundationsDrawing on over two decades of finance transformation experience, Chee-Hoe will outline how organisations can shift from labour intensive month end processes to scalable, insight-driven finance models that reduce risk, strengthen data trust and create happier, more resilient teams. 

Chee-Hoe Tham, Transformation Consultant | Finance, Supply Chain, Information Management, Cornerstone Performance Management

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Chee-Hoe Tham / Scaling Finance: Managing Planning and Financial Close as Complexity Grows

Chee-Hoe Tham, Transformation Consultant | Finance, Supply Chain, Information Management,
Cornerstone Performance Management

Chee-Hoe Tham is a finance transformation consultant with extensive experience helping organisations strengthen planning, forecasting and financial close processes as they scale. He works across enterprise, commercial mid-market and government sectors, partnering with finance and operational...

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