Risk & Leakage Checklist
A CFO control diagnostic: 16 questions, 8 areas — where cash, margin and trust in the numbers leak.
Cash & Treasury
1 of 4 points · Weak
Do you prepare a 13-week cash forecast and update it every week?
Are daily bank balances and expected receipts reviewed against payment commitments?
Receivables & Collections
0 of 4 points · Weak
Are overdue receivables reviewed weekly with a named owner and an action per account?
Are disputed invoices tracked separately from normal overdue and escalated for resolution?
Payables & Supplier Pressure
2 of 4 points · Inconsistent
Are supplier payments prioritized by operational criticality, not just due date?
Are payment commitments to suppliers dated and communicated, rather than open promises?
Project / Job Costing
3 of 4 points · Inconsistent
Are manpower, material, subcontractor and equipment costs tracked by project?
Are project costs reviewed before billing and before project closing?
Margin Leakage
1 of 4 points · Weak
Are branch and project gross margins reviewed monthly against target?
Are variation orders and extra works priced and approved before execution?
Reporting & Monthly Close
2 of 4 points · Inconsistent
Is there a formal monthly management report reviewed by the CEO/owner?
Is the monthly close completed to a fixed timetable, not when time permits?
Internal Control / Fraud Risk
3 of 4 points · Inconsistent
Are high-risk transactions (cash payments, credit notes, write-offs) reviewed independently?
Is there segregation between who approves, who pays, and who records?
ERP / Data Quality
1 of 4 points · Weak
Are cost-center and project mappings reviewed for posting errors?
Are manual Excel adjustments outside the system controlled and documented?
Top Leakage Risks
Weakest controls first — each links to where it lives in the product
Do you prepare a 13-week cash forecast and update it every week?
Stand up the weekly 13-week forecast ritual — 30 minutes every Monday. The forecast simulator in this product is the template.
Open moduleAre overdue receivables reviewed weekly with a named owner and an action per account?
Run a Monday collections list: every overdue account gets a named owner and a dated next action. No owner, no progress.
Open moduleAre disputed invoices tracked separately from normal overdue and escalated for resolution?
Split disputes into their own escalation track — resolution meetings with documents, not reminder emails.
Open moduleAre variation orders and extra works priced and approved before execution?
Freeze unpriced extra works: no variation order executed before it is priced and approved — free work is pure margin leakage.
Open moduleAre manual Excel adjustments outside the system controlled and documented?
Log every manual adjustment: who, why, amount, reversal date. Undocumented Excel fixes are where numbers stop being trusted.
Open module
- • Stand up the weekly 13-week forecast ritual — 30 minutes every Monday. The forecast simulator in this product is the template.
- • Run a Monday collections list: every overdue account gets a named owner and a dated next action. No owner, no progress.
- • Split disputes into their own escalation track — resolution meetings with documents, not reminder emails.
- • Receivables & Collections: Assign a named owner per overdue account and split disputes into a separate escalation track.
- • Cash & Treasury: Stand up the weekly 13-week cash forecast discipline and a daily cash position page.
- • Margin Leakage: Put branch and project margins on the monthly agenda; freeze unpriced variation orders.
- • ERP / Data Quality: Review cost-center mappings quarterly and log every manual adjustment.
- • Payables & Supplier Pressure: Formalize the payment-priority ladder: critical suppliers first, dated commitments for the rest.
Report-Ready Summary
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CONTROL HEALTH — RISK & LEAKAGE CHECKLIST Overall: 41% (WEAK) Weakest areas: Receivables & Collections 0%, Cash & Treasury 25%, Margin Leakage 25% Top leakage risks: - Do you prepare a 13-week cash forecast and update it every week? - Are overdue receivables reviewed weekly with a named owner and an action per account? - Are disputed invoices tracked separately from normal overdue and escalated for resolution? - Are variation orders and extra works priced and approved before execution? - Are manual Excel adjustments outside the system controlled and documented? CFO action plan: - Receivables & Collections: Assign a named owner per overdue account and split disputes into a separate escalation track. - Cash & Treasury: Stand up the weekly 13-week cash forecast discipline and a daily cash position page. - Margin Leakage: Put branch and project margins on the monthly agenda; freeze unpriced variation orders. - ERP / Data Quality: Review cost-center mappings quarterly and log every manual adjustment. - Payables & Supplier Pressure: Formalize the payment-priority ladder: critical suppliers first, dated commitments for the rest. (Sample diagnostic — synthetic data.)
Deterministic scoring — no AI model calls, nothing is saved or transmitted. Assists business owners and finance teams; it does not replace a qualified CFO, an audit, or professional advice. Pre-filled answers reflect the synthetic sample company.