---
title: "Finance & Spend Management: process improvement | McIntosh Systems"
description: "Bring spending and budget information together so finance and operations can plan investments and compare planned and actual costs."
url: "https://mcintoshsystems.com/solutions/finance-spend"
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Finance & Spend Management

# Spend less time preparing the numbers.

Bring spending and budget information together so finance and operations can plan investments and compare planned and actual costs.

## Collecting the numbers can consume the reporting cycle.

Finance teams can spend more time collecting and reconciling information than using it. Disconnected records make it difficult to see what is being spent, what is planned, and where an intervention could help.

## What we can improve.

### Reduce the repeated handling of spend data.

Improve how information moves from source systems into a view the business can use, with exceptions directed to the people who can resolve them.

### Make cost opportunities easier to investigate.

Bring supplier, category, and business-unit views together so teams can examine spending patterns and the records behind them.

### Connect plans with actual spending.

Make responsibilities, changes, and the gap between plans and actual costs easier to follow across finance and operations.

## Check the business case before investing.

We compare the current effort and cost with the expected benefit, including the cost of implementation and ongoing operation. Depending on the process, we measure:

-   Hours spent collecting, reconciling, and preparing recurring reports.
-   Time from a cost question to information the business can act on.
-   Addressable spending opportunities and the full cost of the improved process.

[How we assess the business case](https://mcintoshsystems.com/framework#return)

## Applications built around your process.

Where the improvement needs an application, we configure and extend software within our proprietary platform. Reusable components reduce the development work, so the investment can focus on what your process needs.

[SpendFlow for spend intelligence](https://mcintoshsystems.com/systems/spendflow)[CapFlow for capital planning](https://mcintoshsystems.com/systems/capflow)

[See how the approach crosses industries](https://mcintoshsystems.com/industries)

## What would a better process change for your team?

Start with the repeated effort, delay, or software cost you want to address.

[Discuss a process](https://mcintoshsystems.com/contact)

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