Finance Friction

A publication about the work behind finance work.

Essays, guides, and automation ideas for teams who want fewer emergencies and better operating habits.

Your ERP is not broken. Your surrounding workflow is invisible.

Most finance delays happen before data enters the ERP or after it leaves: missing documents, unclear approvals, manual exports, and undocumented reviewer judgment. The first step is making that invisible work visible.

Finance operations

Field notes on close management, compliance cadence, reporting discipline, and team capacity.

Latest insights

• Why finance teams still lose time after ERP implementation
• The hidden cost of reminder work
• A practical guide to month-end evidence trails

Workflow guides

• Designing a document intake workflow
• Building a compliance calendar people trust
• Turning report packs into repeatable operations

Automation ideas

• Auto-request missing invoice fields
• Flag unusual ledger movement
• Escalate compliance blockers before due date