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Interview · 2026-04-15 · US · R2R
David Reilly
VP Controller (Champion)
0 / 7 curated
Granola transcript
4 turnsFDE
Where do you think we should spend the most time?
David Reilly
AP and close. AP because it bleeds time and we have visibility issues. Close because Lukas is doing the work of three people and I'm worried about bus factor.
FDE
Anyone else who would be a critical interview?
David Reilly
Aanya in India — she runs P2P essentially solo. Pierre in France for cash. And Hugh for FP&A side. Talk to Lukas before week 3 if you can.
Claude's proposed extractions
Processconfidence 94%
Month-End Close
area=R2R · region=Global · trigger="first business day after month-end" · owner=Lukas Hoffmann
"I open the master Excel — 187 line items across nine entities."
ProcessStepconfidence 91%
Step 2: GL postings + intercompany matching
system=NetSuite + Oracle · actor=Regional controllers · manual=true · decision=true
"NetSuite handles the postings, but the coordination is all me."
Risk: Key Personconfidence 97%
Lukas Hoffmann — intercompany cheat sheet
severity=high · evidence="cheat sheet is in my head and one Excel"
"If I'm on holiday, it goes badly."
Metricconfidence 88%
Close cycle time
cycle_time=8–9 business days · effective_time=5 days at quarter-end · confidence=yellow
"Eight to nine business days. Five if quarter-end is clean."
AutomationOpportunityconfidence 79%
Intercompany matching automation
impact=10/12 · complexity=8/12 · classification=Strategic AI · feasibility=Needs Work
(derived from process)
Linear: Doc Requestconfidence 95%
Intercompany matching cheat sheet
assignee=Lukas Hoffmann · priority=high
"It's in my head and one Excel."
Conflict flagconfidence 82%
Close duration discrepancy
David Reilly previously said "5–7 days normal, 9 at year-end"; Lukas says 8–9 normal
(cross-corpus check)
Live workspace state
Processes
8
Process steps
12
People
14
Risks
6
Metrics
18
Opportunities
11
Linear sync
Waiting on curation. Linear issues fire automatically when proposals are accepted.
Time on this writeup
0:00
vs. ~30:00 today by hand