CFO360 GROWTH FRAMEWORK
Introduction
The CFO360 Growth Framework is a structured advisory approach for finance leaders navigating change—whether that means an M&A transaction, a new strategy, a restructuring, or a new appointment. It is designed to help finance leaders identify key priorities and turn them into a practical, sequenced, and actionable plan.
At Qeeva Advisory, we do not offer a generic workshop product. Instead, we deliver a collaborative, tailored engagement built around your strategy, strengths, and challenges. We scan the core building blocks of a future-ready finance function and co-create a concrete plan together with you and your team.
The Pain Points: Why CFO360 Matters
The Expanding CFO Mandate
The CFO mandate continues to expand across FP&A, enterprise data & analytics, risk, corporate strategy, IT, real estate, and ESG, demanding broader leadership. While the scope widens, cost discipline remains top of mind, as rising economic and geopolitical volatility reshape priorities. Finance must evolve its role—both running the business with resilient core operations while driving transformation for long-term growth.
The Change Distraction
Change can become a distraction rather than a lever for performance. Whether you are navigating M&A, restructuring, or a new strategy, the risk is that finance becomes reactive rather than proactive. The CFO360 approach makes change work for you by translating ambition into focused execution.
The Alignment Gap
Many organisations have finance teams that are technically competent but not strategically aligned. The SAGE Framework—Qeeva’s structured diagnostic approach—provides a way to make business problems visible and move from recognition to resolution through Situation Analysis, Aspiration Mapping, Gap Identification, and Execution Planning.
How CFO360 Works
The CFO360 Growth Framework follows a structured, collaborative process:
Phase 1: Kick-off and Fly-in
Objective: Set the ambition and scope.
What We Do:
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Align on strategic goals, pain points, and success criteria
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Select the focus area(s) for deep dives
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Understand your business, financial position, and market context
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Phase 2: Deep-dive Working Sessions
Objective: Co-create solutions.
What We Do:
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Targeted activities to diagnose, prioritise, and design ways of working
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Rapid synthesis between sessions to maintain momentum
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Hand-on, outcome-driven sessions with your leadership team
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Phase 3: Roadmap
Objective: Turn plans into action.
What We Do:
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A clear view of where you are, where you are going, and how to bridge the gap
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A sequenced execution plan with owners, milestones, and change enablers
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Focus Areas for Deep Dives
You and your team decide which areas to hone in on and address. This could include:
Performance Management
Integrated Business Planning (IBP) links financial targets and capital allocation with commercial, supply chain, and operational plans on a rolling horizon.
Guiding Questions:
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What are your integrated demand/supply/outcome scenarios?
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How do operational drivers translate into P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow?
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Which guardrails apply (risk appetite, liquidity buffers)?
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Which KPIs and cadences govern decisions?
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Who owns scenario governance and cross-functional escalations?
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Processes
Redesigning and simplifying core finance processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Guiding Questions:
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Which processes should be standardised vs. localised?
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How can we eliminate waste and redundancy?
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What controls and role design are required?
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People and Competencies
Assessing and developing the finance team’s skills and capabilities to meet the demands of a future-ready finance function.
Guiding Questions:
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What capabilities does your finance team need?
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How do we close competency gaps?
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How do we build a culture of continuous improvement?
Related Services: Talent Attraction and Retention Advisory and Training & Mentoring Services
Organisation and Governance
Designing the finance operating model, including cost-out initiatives that reduce structural costs while protecting growth.
Guiding Questions:
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How should the finance function be organised?
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What governance structures ensure accountability?
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Where can we reduce structural costs without harming growth?
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Data and Systems
Optimising the ERP backbone, standardising master data, and leveraging AI and automation.
Guiding Questions:
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Which processes should be standardised vs. localised?
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How should the chart of accounts and data model support analytics and IBP?
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What controls and role design are required?
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How do we phase deployment and manage change?
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What metrics define success (close time, automation rate, data quality)?
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Cost Out
Reducing structural costs through demand management, simplification, process redesign, and automation.
Guiding Questions:
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Where are the biggest cost drivers?
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What costs can be eliminated without harming growth?
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How do we embed cost discipline into everyday operations?
Related Services: Cost Management Service and Turnaround Management Service
What You Gain from CFO360
By going through the CFO360 process, finance leaders and their teams can expect to achieve:
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A Prioritised Set of Initiatives: Tied directly to your strategy and focused on the highest-impact areas.
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A Sequenced Execution Roadmap: With clear owners, milestones, and change enablers.
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A Pragmatic Change Approach: To sustain adoption and ensure the new ways of working stick.
How Qeeva Advisory Helps with CFO360
At Qeeva Advisory, we understand that sustainable growth requires more than strategy—it requires alignment across leadership, operations, and culture. Our team of experienced professionals helps Nigerian businesses build the alignment frameworks that drive consistent, profitable growth.
Our Core Services
Financial Advisory Services – We provide end-to-end financial advisory support, including financial restructuring, business valuation, and strategic planning. Our integrated advisory brings together finance, tax, compliance, and strategy under one roof, reducing blind spots and ensuring alignment.
Turnaround Management Service – We help businesses stabilize, recover, and reposition for growth. Our stakeholder-centric approach balances the interests of creditors, employees, customers, and owners in every solution we design.
Internal Control Advisory Service – We help organizations build robust internal controls that support accountability and execution discipline—critical foundations for scalable growth.
Advisory Services Nigeria – Our advisory professionals provide strategic guidance for organizational alignment, business model innovation, and sustainable growth.
Risk Management – We help identify and manage risks that could derail growth initiatives, ensuring resilience and continuity.
Cost Management Service – We help you implement cost management systems that ensure budget discipline and create financial buffers for unexpected disruptions.
Our Service Methodology for CFO360
At Qeeva Advisory, we follow a structured, collaborative process to help organizations achieve alignment and sustainable growth.
Phase 1: Discovery and Assessment – We understand your business, goals, and challenges. We conduct a thorough assessment of your financial position, strategic objectives, and market context. We identify alignment gaps across leadership, operations, and culture.
Phase 2: Strategic Analysis and Planning – We analyze your business from multiple angles—financial, operational, regulatory, and market. We develop a tailored alignment plan that connects strategy to execution.
Phase 3: Execution and Implementation – We work alongside you to implement alignment initiatives. We provide hands-on support for leadership alignment, process standardization, and accountability frameworks.
Phase 4: Monitoring and Optimization – We continuously monitor progress and refine strategies as conditions change. Our advisory is dynamic and responsive to evolving business needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the CFO360 Growth Framework?
A: It is a structured advisory approach for finance leaders navigating change—whether M&A, a new strategy, restructuring, or a new appointment—that helps turn ambition into focused, sequenced action.
Q: How is CFO360 different from a generic workshop?
A: CFO360 is collaborative and tailored. We do not pre-decide the focus; your context and challenges determine where we go deep. We co-create a concrete plan together with you and your team.
Q: What focus areas can we address?
A: Performance management, processes, people and competencies, organisation and governance, data and systems (including AI and automation), and cost out.
Q: What do we gain from CFO360?
A: A prioritised set of initiatives tied to your strategy, a sequenced execution roadmap with clear owners and milestones, and a pragmatic change approach to sustain adoption.
Q: How does Qeeva Advisory deliver CFO360?
A: We follow a four-phase methodology: Discovery and Assessment, Strategic Analysis and Planning, Execution and Implementation, and Monitoring and Optimization.
Q: Why is alignment more important than expansion?
A: Growth is not simply about adding more. True growth happens when teams are aligned, processes are transparent, and messages are communicated clearly. Misalignment causes politics, confusion, and burnout.
Q: What is the SAGE Framework?
A: SAGE (Strategic Assessment for Growth Excellence) is a diagnostic tool that helps organizations move from recognition to resolution through Situation Analysis, Aspiration Mapping, Gap Identification, and Execution Planning.
The Bottom Line
The CFO360 Growth Framework is a practical operating model for finance leaders navigating change. By aligning leadership, culture, and operational excellence, organizations can create thriving ecosystems that balance agility, adaptability, and accountability.
Key Takeaways:
Alignment Over Addition: Growth is not about doing more together—it is about having a shared vision, purpose, and clarity. No amount of tools or strategies will matter without proper alignment.
Structured Process: CFO360 follows a three-phase journey: Kick-off and Fly-in, Deep-dive Working Sessions, and Roadmap.
Tailored Focus Areas: You and your team decide which areas to address—performance management, processes, people, organisation, data, or cost out.
What You Gain: A prioritised set of initiatives, a sequenced execution roadmap, and a pragmatic change approach.
Your job is to be prepared. Understand the CFO360 framework. Assess your finance function. Identify focus areas. Build a roadmap. Seek professional guidance.
With the right approach and the right partner, you can turn change from a distraction into a lever for performance.
Suggested Reading from Our Blog
Enterprise Growth Alignment Framework: A Complete Guide – Explore how to realign strategy, execution, and decision-making across teams. This article covers the six alignment disciplines, the SAGE Framework, and the role of a Strategic Management Office in turning activity into clarity.
Performance Measurement Beyond Revenue in Nigeria – Learn why measuring solely by revenue is like driving by looking in the rearview mirror. This guide covers non-financial KPIs, employee engagement, and building a comprehensive performance measurement system.
Cost Management Service – Discover how to implement cost management systems that ensure budget discipline, including cost visualization dashboards, predictive cost analytics, and cost governance frameworks.
Turnaround Management Service – Learn how we help businesses stabilize, recover, and reposition for growth through a five-phase engagement process.
Financial Advisory Services Nigeria – We provide end-to-end financial advisory support, including financial restructuring, business valuation, and strategic planning.
Reference Links / Sources
Qeeva Advisory – Enterprise Growth Alignment Framework – Six alignment disciplines, SAGE Framework, Strategic Management Office, and Qeeva’s service methodology
Qeeva Advisory – Performance Measurement Beyond Revenue in Nigeria – Non-financial KPIs, employee engagement, Balanced Scorecard, and performance measurement methodology
Qeeva Advisory – Cost Management Service – Cost visualization dashboards, predictive cost analytics, cost governance, and zero-based budgeting
Qeeva Advisory – Turnaround Management Service – Five-phase turnaround process, stakeholder negotiation, value realization, and industries served
Qeeva Advisory – Financial Advisory Services – Integrated financial advisory, restructuring, business valuation, and strategic planning
Implement Consulting Group – CFO360 – The original CFO360 framework concept, three-step process, focus areas, and what participants gain
Let’s Talk About Your CFO360 Needs
Navigating change and building a future-ready finance function can feel overwhelming. At Qeeva Advisory, we understand the challenges faced by finance leaders in aligning strategy, execution, and accountability.
Whether you need help with performance management, cost optimization, or building a growth roadmap, we are here to support you.
📞 Call us: (+234) 802 320 0801, (+234) 807 576 5799
📧 Email: info@qeeva.com
📍 Visit us: 5, Ishola Bello Close, Off Iyalla Street, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
Contact us today to schedule a consultation. Let us help you turn change into a lever for performance.
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