The Hidden Cost of Finance Teams

It’s not salaries, it’s what they spend time on.

Let’s break down a typical finance team month we see along our analysis:
30% ➡️ Data collection (ERP, CRM, Excel chaos)
25% ➡️ Reconciliation & checks
20% ➡️ Manual reporting & formatting
15% ➡️ Internal back-and-forth (“is this number right?”)
10% ➡️ Actual analysis & decision support

Now put a cost on that, if your finance team costs €40k/month:
€30k goes to producing numbers
€10k goes to using them

That ratio is the real problem.
Because none of the first 4 tasks:
create value
improve decisions
or move the business forward
They just… maintain the machine.

▶️ This is exactly where AI agents & automation should sit.

Removing:
manual data flows
repetitive checks
daily reporting work

So your team can focus on what actually matters:
1️⃣ analyze the numbers
2️⃣ acting on them

That’s where good CFOs win.
And where most companies are still leaking time.

What split do you see in your team?

Alexis

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Originally posted on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alexischevallot_the-hidden-cost-of-finance-teams-its-activity-7446881093049581568-ZsRj