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What Is Your Undocumented Finance Process Actually Costing You?
Quantify documentation drag, rework, slow close cycles, and onboarding ramp — in minutes.
Your inputs
6 people
$120,000
8 hrs
4 hrs
7 days
2
Estimated annual cost
$310,154
Total drag across documentation, rework, close delays, and onboarding.
Estimated annual savings (40%)
$124,062
Payback on $249
< 1 day
ROI multiple
498×
Cost / person / month
$3
Cost breakdown
Documentation
$144,000
Rework
$72,000
Slow close
$66,462
Onboarding ramp
$27,692
How this is calculated
- Hourly rate = fully loaded salary ÷ 2,080 working hours/year → $58/hr.
- Total documentation & rework hours across the team each week: 72 hrs.
- Documentation cost = doc hours × team × 52 × hourly rate.
- Rework cost = rework hours × team × 52 × hourly rate.
- Close inefficiency = days above 5-day benchmark (2 days) × 8 hrs × team × hourly rate × 12 months.
- Onboarding ramp cost = new hires × (salary ÷ 52) × 6 weeks.
- Estimated savings assume a 40% reduction of total cost with documented SOPs and AI prompts in place.
- Payback on the $249 investment = investment ÷ annual savings × 365 days.