Finance policies and procedures manual
A complete finance manual for a small or mid-sized company, from approval limits and segregation of duties to payments, expenses, journals and record keeping.
Finance teamsWhat the manual coversDocument in the pack
Who can approve what
✓Delegated authority matrixReady for the board to adopt
No one person controlling a whole process
✓Segregation of duties checkerFlags conflicting roles
Payments that can't be diverted
✓Purchasing and paymentsCall-back check for bank detail changes
Expenses and company cards
✓Expenses policy
Journals, reconciliations and fixed assets
✓Policy and schedules
Billing, credit control, cash and banking
✓Policy
What records to keep and for how long
✓Record keeping policy
Who it's for
Finance teams in growing companies that need written controls for auditors, investors or lenders.
Last checked
Checked in October 2026.
