The Real Delay in Financial Decision-Making Is Not the Question It’s the Wait for the Answer
By the time your finance team gets back to you with clarity, the window to act has often already closed. Here is why speed in financial reporting is no longer a luxury: it is the competitive edge. Every leadership meeting has that moment. A question lands on the table about margins, about cash flow, about a vendor’s GST liability, about whether the numbers support a new investment. And then comes the familiar reply: “Let us check and get back to you.” The meeting moves on. Decisions get deferred. And by the time the answer arrives two days later, buried in …
