Scaling Finance for Hyper-Growth: ERP Lessons from a CFO 🚀 | Anita Chow

About this episode

CFO Anita Chow discusses the transition from Xero and spreadsheets to an ERP system to support Acusensus's rapid growth.

Fast-growing businesses eventually reach a point where their finance systems struggle to keep up. In this episode, CFO Anita Chow shares how Acusensus moved from a Xero and spreadsheet-based environment to a full ERP Oracle Netsuite platform to support rapid growth and international expansion. The discussion explores what triggers the shift to ERP, the challenges of managing multiple entities and growing transaction volumes, and the benefits of having a scalable financial infrastructure. The move dramatically improved automation across key areas such as reporting, lease accounting, and financial consolidation while enabling the finance team to spend more time partnering with the business. The conversation also highlights important lessons for finance professionals and advisors supporting scaling companies. Clean data, thoughtful change management, and clear success metrics are critical. Ultimately, technology is only the enabler. The real value comes from how finance teams use better systems to deliver insights, manage risk, and support strategic decisions. Apps & Tools Mentioned: NetSuite, Xero, Excel, ProSpend, Zone & Co, Netgain, Employment Hero, Airwallex, NetSuite…

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Guest: Anita Chow

Topics covered

• finance systems
• ERP
• business growth
• automation
• financial infrastructure

Keywords

• scalable financial infrastructure
• automation
• reporting
• lease accounting
• financial consolidation

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Xero, Netsuite, Excel, Oracle Netsuite, ProSpend, Zone & Co, Netgain, Employment Hero, Airwallex, NetSuite Planning and Budgeting

Books & works: Scaling Finance for Hyper

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