Department
Finance
Exists when the company's money is complex enough that bookkeeping is no longer sufficient. Finance as a department means someone is managing cash flow, analyzing profitability by job or department, planning budgets, handling payroll, and ensuring the business makes sound financial decisions. Before this exists, the owner is looking at a bank balance and a QuickBooks report. It becomes real when the company needs financial strategy, not just record-keeping.
The department at a glance
Works
Office
behind a desk
Roles inside
5
documented roles
Core functions
5
the daily work
Core functions
What Finance actually owns.
The work that defines this department. If nobody owns it, the rest of the business pays the bill.
- ▸Budgeting and financial planning
- ▸Cash flow management and forecasting
- ▸Payroll processing and tax compliance
- ▸Job costing and profitability analysis
- ▸Accounts receivable and collections
Roles inside
Who you’ll find in Finance.
5 roles we've documented here. Each has its own page with a day in the life, the duties, and the products built for it.
