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Staying on top of finance has never felt harder

Rising costs, delayed payments, manual processes, and limited visibility are putting increasing pressure on finance teams. Decisions are slowed, cash flow is constrained, and valuable time is lost to repetitive tasks.

But progress doesn’t come from working harder, it comes from working smarter.

Ricoh’s Finance Automation Assessment is designed to help you identify where friction exists, unlock efficiency, and build a more resilient, future-ready finance function.

 

'Start Smart. Build Momentum.'

Where should you begin?

Start where the pressure is highest and the impact is immediate. From manual invoice processing to approval bottlenecks and limited financial visibility, small, targeted changes can deliver meaningful results quickly

These quick wins create the foundation for broader transformation, enabling your organisation to scale automation, improve accuracy, and strengthen financial control over time.

 

Three Capabilities That Drive Finance Performance

The most effective finance teams are built on three core strengths:

Financial Resilience

Improve cash flow visibility, accelerate processing cycles, and protect profitability.

Operational Efficiency

Eliminate manual tasks, reduce errors, and streamline workflows across accounts payable and receivable.

Visibility & Control

Gain real-time insights and audit-ready data to support faster, more informed decision-making.

 

Your Guide to Smarter Finance Operations

The Ricoh Finance Automation Assessment Brochure outlines how to:

  • Identify inefficiencies and automation opportunities across your finance processes
  • Prioritise initiatives that deliver immediate and long-term value
  • Build a clear roadmap for scalable finance transformation
  • Improve cash flow, accuracy, and decision-making with automation

FAQs

Ricoh's Finance Automation Assessment is a structured diagnostic tool designed for senior business and finance leaders. It evaluates how effectively your finance function uses automation across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, compliance, reporting and core workflows, then benchmarks your current state against best-practice standards to uncover inefficiencies, risk and missed opportunities. This brochure introduces the key concepts and outcomes the assessment covers.
This brochure is written for senior business and finance leaders; including CFOs and Finance Directors; who want to reduce costs, improve cashflow and gain better visibility over their finance operations. It is particularly relevant for organisations still managing manual or fragmented processes across AP and AR functions.
Unlike a generic survey, a process-led assessment produces visual process maps rather than just scores. It identifies specifically where automation fits and where it will deliver the greatest return, and links process inefficiencies directly to ROI. The outcome is a practical, prioritised roadmap, not a high-level readiness rating.
You can, but most organisations benefit from a structured methodology that connects process reality to automation potential, controls and ROI, without bias toward any specific platform. An independent, objective approach helps ensure the assessment reflects your actual workflows rather than assumptions. Learn more about the assessment →
The assessment helps you identify AP and AR quick wins, prioritise the right finance processes for automation, quantify ROI and build a business case, and strengthen control and compliance by identifying gaps in approvals and duplicate checks. The result is a clear, evidence-based starting point for your automation investment decisions.