Fifteen questions.
Three minutes. No email required.

Do you receive a management pack (P&L, balance sheet and cash) within ten days of month end?

Do you know your margin by product, project or customer, not just the blended number?

Do your management numbers reconcile to what your accountant actually files?

Do you have a rolling cash forecast that looks at least thirteen weeks ahead?

Do you know your cash runway if sales stopped growing today?

Are customer collections tracked and chased on a fixed weekly rhythm?

Does someone other than the person who prepares payments approve them?

Are bank reconciliations done every month and reviewed by a second person?

Would a duplicated or inflated supplier invoice be caught within a month?

Are you confident every statutory filing this year went in on time?

Did your last audit close without surprises or late adjustments?

If you trade across entities or borders, are intercompany charges and withholding obligations documented?

Does data flow from operations into accounting without manual re-keying?

Does month-end follow a written checklist that one named person owns?

Could you produce investor- or bank-ready numbers within two weeks if asked?