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Where does your finance organisation actually stand?
A transformation decision is only defensible once you can say where you are starting from. These are the benchmark models dilynx maintains for the Office of the CFO — peer and best-in-class distributions across the metrics that decide whether a finance function is performing. They are what turn "we should improve the close" into "we close in eleven days against a peer median of 6."
The benchmark models, today
Methodology →Peer set: 58 organisations — mid-market B2B software companies of comparable revenue and stage. Independent, high-confidence, as of 2026-01-01.
| Benchmark | Median | Top quartile | Interquartile range | Unit & direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close · days to close the books | 6 | 4 | 5–8 | days · lower is better |
| Cash cycle · days sales outstanding | 47 | 38 | 40–55 | days · lower is better |
| Finance cost · % of revenue | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9–1.4 | % · lower is better |
| Revenue per finance FTE | 9.8 | 12.5 | 8–12.5 | $M · higher is better |
| Close automation · routine steps automated | 55 | 75 | 40–70 | % · higher is better |
| Planning · FP&A operating model | 3 | 4 | 2–3 | stage · higher is better |
Browse by benchmark family
Nine families — the permanent structure of this pillar. Each holds the metrics that answer one executive question about finance performance.
One connected journey — Understand, Assess, Implement
Three questions, in the order finance leaders actually ask them — understand the change, assess your own position, then find the partner who can deliver it. Each step answers one and hands you to the next.
Finance Transformation Intelligence
What is changing in the finance function, and what the best organisations do about it.
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What that means for your organisation specifically — your position, your highest-impact move.
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Who helps you actually deliver it — a curated network of finance transformation partners.
Explore →See your own position on every one of these.
The Executive Finance Assessment reads your answers against these benchmark models and returns your position, your gap to top quartile, and the highest-impact move to close it.
Begins with a free Executive Brief — about five minutes, anonymous, no account. Full assessment €59, one-time. It complements the research; it does not replace it.