Beyond Excel: continuity for intercompany work
Spreadsheets stay flexible but scale poorly: version sprawl, weak control over who approved what, and difficulty replaying recurring patterns. A shared layer preserves plain-language evidence ahead of human approval.
Signals you have hit the spreadsheet ceiling
Repeatable pre-close email threads, long searches for last period’s decision, or brittle scripting for overnight ingest without observable audit trail.
Move pragmatically into a cockpit
Practical paths usually start with governed ledger file import and explained reviewer decisions, then automation hooks once volumes justify tighter integration.