Every business, be it large or small, is comprised of a number of a inter and intra dependent processes and the health of a business is determined by the smooth and efficient functioning of these processes and how well these are aligned with the long term goals of the business and customers. Financial process management ensures that all financial and accounting processes are strategically aligned and are playing their part like a musician in an orchestra.
Simply speaking, financial process management is the ensemble of activities of financial planning and financial monitoring and reporting the performance of the business with the application of knowledge, skills, tools, techniques and systems to define, visualize, measure, control, report and improve the business performance with a goal to meet customer profitability requirements.