Our finance and accounting manager insists that because their work is tied to a monthly close cycle, they cannot be measured on a weekly scorecard. What weekly, leading indicators can we assign to our finance seat to keep them accountable to our weekly operating cadence?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

The argument that financial work can only be measured monthly is a misconception. While the profit and loss statement is monthly, the administrative actions that create it happen daily. A back-office finance seat must be measured on weekly leading indicators that drive cash flow predictability and process efficiency. To bring your accounting manager onto the weekly scorecard, focus on activity-based numbers that prevent bottlenecks at the end of the month.
- Track the number of days of sales outstanding to keep a tight pulse on collections.
- Measure the percentage of client invoices sent within forty-eight hours of service delivery.
- Track the weekly volume of unbilled time or unentered expense receipts to prevent month-end delays.
- Monitor accounts payable errors or the percentage of weekly vendor reconciliations completed on time.
By tracking these weekly numbers, your finance lead shifts from being a reporter of historical data to an active driver of operational efficiency. This weekly visibility ensures that cash flow issues are caught and solved during your weekly Level 10 Meeting™ before they become a monthly crisis.