Function cockpit

Finance

Agents close the books. The CFO certifies them.

Autonomy0% / 86%

Phase: Phase 4 — Governed autonomy

Run the close-to-plan rhythm as a continuously reconciled system: matching, reconciliation, standard journals, cash application and reporting assembly are agent work; fiduciary judgment, disclosure and material payment authority remain human.

Trust score

Touchless

Human review

Override rate

Capacity released

20-30% released finance capacity initially (pioneer outcomes reach higher)

Accountable human

Chief Financial Officer

CoS agent: Finance Chief of Staff

Every workflow drawn as a line with its stations and live trains

Line map

Finance as a running network

Every workflow is a line. more

Enterprise network

Lines running

Stations

196

Control gates

stations a unit cannot pass without clearing a rule

Interchanges

handoffs to another function

Behind timetable

20 of 33

actual cycle time above design

Live signal across 180 units

121 in time45 late14 late and material

auto-cleared in envelope cleared, evidence posted held for a person

FP&A & PlanningA

Owns analysis work end to end inside Finance. more

8 agents 51% agentic · ceiling 76%orchestrated by FP&A Orchestratorhuman owner VP Financial Planning & Analysis

4 in time1 late3 late and material

FI1AMonthly Business ReviewAnalytical · 7 stations

Ingest actuals

40 q

Explain variance

28 q

Refresh drivers

44 q

Draft commentary

2 live

Business partner review

1 live

CFO review

5 q

Publish

1 live

FI1BScenario RequestAnalytical · 5 stations

Frame scenario

20 q

Model

1 q

Stress test

35 q

Draft finding

19 q

Leader review

2 live

FI1CCapital Allocation PositionJudgment · 6 stations

Frame

1 live

Model options

1 live

Rank returns

44 q

Draft position

3 q

Challenge

23 q

ExCo ratify

3 q

Budgeting & ForecastingA

Owns budget line work end to end inside Finance. more

8 agents 72% agentic · ceiling 82%orchestrated by Budget Orchestratorhuman owner Director, Budgeting

16 in time6 late1 late and material

FI2AAnnual Budget CycleTransactional · 8 stations

Issue templates

40 q

Chase submissions

2 live

Validate

8 q

Consolidate

46 q

Challenge sessions

2 live

Executive approve

2 live

Board approve

3 q

Load

3 live

FI2BRolling ForecastTransactional · 5 stations

Refresh drivers

2 live

Model

3 live

Flag deviation

1 live

Owner confirm

1 live

Publish

1 live

FI2CReallocation RequestTransactional · 5 stations

Request

2 live

Policy screen

2 live

Model impact

1 live

Approve

1 live

Apply

19 q

Management ReportingAA

Owns report work end to end inside Finance. more

8 agents 81% agentic · ceiling 90%orchestrated by Management Reporting Orchestratorhuman owner Director, Management Reporting

15 in time5 late1 late and material

FI3AMonthly Reporting PackTransactional · 6 stations

Assemble

5 q

Quality check

1 live

Draft narrative

1 live

Controller review

1 live

Publish

3 live

Distribute

1 live

FI3BAd-hoc QueryTransactional · 6 stations

Receive question

2 live

Interpret

21 q

Query

1 live

Draft answer

2 live

Deliver

2 q

Escalate ambiguity

4 q

FI3CAnomaly InvestigationTransactional · 5 stations

Detect

3 live

Diagnose

3 live

Draft explanation

1 live

Owner confirm

2 live

Log

22 q

Record-to-Report & CloseA

Owns close task work end to end inside Finance. more

9 agents 77% agentic · ceiling 88%orchestrated by Close Orchestratorhuman owner Corporate Controller

14 in time1 late1 late and material

FI4APeriod CloseTransactional · 8 stations

Open period

33 q

Post recurring journals

2 live

Reconcile accounts

21 q

Clear intercompany

32 q

Flux analysis

1 live

Exception review

2 live

Controller sign

9 q

Close period

1 live

FI4BReconciliation ExceptionTransactional · 5 stations

Detect break

3 q

Classify

22 q

Auto-clear in-tolerance

2 live

Analyst resolve

4 q

Sign

3 live

FI4CManual JournalTransactional · 6 stations

Request

15 q

Validate support

2 live

Preparer submit

1 live

Reviewer approve

1 live

Post

40 q

Evidence

1 live

Controllership & PolicyBBB

Owns technical position work end to end inside Finance. more

8 agents 51% agentic · ceiling 62%orchestrated by Controllership Orchestratorhuman owner Chief Accounting Officer

12 in time4 late2 late and material

FI5ATechnical Accounting PositionJudgment · 8 stations

Frame issue

9 q

Research standards

5 q

Model treatments

10 q

Draft position

27 q

Challenge

1 live

Controller ratify

2 q

Auditor concur

0 q

File

2 q

FI5BPolicy QueryTransactional · 6 stations

Intake

12 q

Retrieve policy

1 live

Draft answer

3 live

Controller review

2 live

Deliver

40 q

Log precedent

2 live

FI5CStandards Change ResponseTransactional · 5 stations

Detect change

10 q

Assess impact

3 live

Draft transition plan

1 live

Controller approve

4 live

Execute

1 live

Treasury & CashBBB

Owns cash action work end to end inside Finance. more

9 agents 73% agentic · ceiling 74%orchestrated by Treasury Orchestratorhuman owner Corporate Treasurer

10 in time4 late1 late and material

FI6ADaily Cash CycleTransactional · 6 stations

Sweep balances

4 q

Forecast liquidity

22 q

Propose position

2 live

Treasurer approve

1 live

Execute

1 live

Reconcile

34 q

FI6BFX Hedge ExecutionTransactional · 6 stations

Measure exposure

1 live

Model hedge

1 live

Policy screen

1 live

Treasurer approve

6 q

Execute

1 live

Document

16 q

FI6CCovenant MonitoringTransactional · 5 stations

Calculate

44 q

Compare threshold

1 live

Alert on approach

6 live

Draft remediation

45 q

CFO review

0 q

TaxBBB

Owns tax filing work end to end inside Finance. more

8 agents 60% agentic · ceiling 72%orchestrated by Tax Orchestratorhuman owner VP Tax

12 in time7 late0 late and material

FI7ATax ProvisionTransactional · 6 stations

Assemble data

1 live

Calculate provision

2 live

Reconcile

14 q

Tax director review

1 q

Controller sign

1 live

Post

5 live

FI7BIndirect Tax FilingTransactional · 6 stations

Extract transactions

44 q

Determine treatment

2 live

Prepare return

2 live

Reviewer approve

1 live

File

2 live

Evidence

2 live

FI7CTax Position PaperJudgment · 7 stations

Frame

9 q

Research

1 live

Model exposure

30 q

Draft position

46 q

Challenge

1 q

Tax director ratify

1 q

Counsel concur

6 q

Internal Controls & Audit InterlockA

Owns control test work end to end inside Finance. more

8 agents 77% agentic · ceiling 80%orchestrated by Controls Orchestratorhuman owner Director, Internal Controls

18 in time3 late2 late and material

FI8AControl Test CycleTransactional · 8 stations

Schedule

25 q

Collect evidence

4 live

Execute test

1 live

Score

1 live

Deficiency raise

7 q

Owner remediate

1 live

Retest

1 live

Sign

2 q

FI8BAudit Request HandlingTransactional · 6 stations

Receive request

17 q

Locate evidence

2 live

Assemble

0 q

Controller review

2 live

Deliver

3 live

Log

1 live

FI8CDuty Conflict SweepTransactional · 4 stations

Scan entitlements

2 live

Detect conflict

1 live

Owner attest

2 live

Remediate

2 live

Investor Relations SupportBBB

Owns disclosure item work end to end inside Finance. more

8 agents 55% agentic · ceiling 58%orchestrated by Investor Relations Orchestratorhuman owner VP Investor Relations

6 in time7 late2 late and material

FI9AEarnings CycleTransactional · 7 stations

Assemble results

4 live

Draft script

29 q

Consistency check

44 q

Legal review

2 live

CFO approve

1 live

CEO approve

1 live

Release

32 q

FI9BInvestor QueryTransactional · 5 stations

Receive

3 live

Check disclosure boundary

1 live

Draft answer

1 live

IR officer review

1 live

Respond

19 q

FI9CNarrative PositionJudgment · 5 stations

Frame

1 live

Model perception

39 q

Draft position

35 q

Challenge

45 q

CFO ratify

3 q

Cost & ProfitabilityA

Owns analysis work end to end inside Finance. more

8 agents 55% agentic · ceiling 84%orchestrated by Profitability Orchestratorhuman owner Director, Profitability Analytics

2 in time2 late1 late and material

FI10AMonthly Profitability ReadAnalytical · 6 stations

Allocate costs

40 q

Model margin

34 q

Rank customers

4 q

Draft readout

1 live

Leader review

6 q

Publish

1 live

FI10BCost-to-Serve StudyAnalytical · 5 stations

Frame scope

1 live

Model

38 q

Compare channels

34 q

Draft finding

15 q

Ratify

1 live

FI10CCost Structure PositionJudgment · 5 stations

Frame

36 q

Model options

28 q

Draft position

21 q

Challenge

1 live

CFO ratify

3 q

Finance SystemsBBB

Owns change work end to end inside Finance. more

8 agents 71% agentic · ceiling 81%orchestrated by Finance Systems Orchestratorhuman owner Director, Finance Systems

12 in time5 late0 late and material

FI11AMaster Data ChangeTransactional · 6 stations

Request

43 q

Validate

2 live

Duty check

1 live

Approve

8 q

Apply

1 q

Evidence

1 live

FI11BInterface IncidentTransactional · 6 stations

Detect

2 live

Classify

35 q

Auto-retry

1 live

Escalate

3 live

Restore

1 live

Post-mortem

2 live

FI11CSystem Change ReleaseTransactional · 6 stations

Request

35 q

Impact scan

24 q

Test

1 live

Change board approve

1 live

Deploy

2 live

Verify

14 q