White Paper
A Step-by-Step Guide to Calculating and Reducing Operating Costs for your Finance Department
Cutting operating costs in finance starts with calculating fully burdened labor costs, mapping tasks, and linking expenses to transaction volumes. For example, processing invoices at $1.33 each can be reduced to $1.00, saving 25%—equivalent to $250K in new sales. A step-by-step approach includes tracking costs by activity, profiling processes, benchmarking against peers, and identifying efficiency gaps. Improvements come from automation, shared services, and workflow redesign. Large firms have saved $20–40M annually, reinvesting resources into better decision-making, innovation, and growth.
