Most finance functions never close that gap.
We've spent 10+ years inside fast-growing companies — sitting in the CFO seat, watching the same pattern repeat. The business looks healthy on paper. Underneath, no one knows the real cash position. Spend goes out without analysis. And the leaks pile up quietly.
Governance gaps that go unaudited. Fraud no one is watching for. Margins quietly eroding under rising unit costs. Fixed commitments made ahead of need. Spend that nobody pauses to question. System errors leaking cash, month after month.
By the time these gaps show up in the bank balance, they've already cost the company months of growth.