Finance automation for growing businesses
Finance automation that works as hard as you do.
We redesign reporting, automate manual workflows, and connect the tools your business already uses, so finance moves faster with fewer errors.
Performance overview
- Operating
- $8.6M
- Investing
- ($2.1M)
- Financing
- ($3.4M)
- Net change
- $3.1M
Payroll36%
COGS22%
Software14%
Marketing8%
Connected data
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Financial reporting automationFinancial modelsWorkflow & systems integration
Built for the work behind the numbers
Better information.Less manual effort.More confident decisions.
Good finance systems do more than save time. They make the business easier to understand and easier to run.
01
Financial reporting automation
Replace recurring spreadsheet assembly with refreshable reporting pipelines built around the decisions your team actually makes.
- Power Query pipelines
- Management reporting
- Power BI dashboards
02
Financial models & decision tools
Build planning and analysis tools that are easier to operate, audit, explain, and adapt as the business changes.
- Forecasting & budgeting
- Pricing & profitability
- Scenario analysis
03
Workflow & process automation
Turn repetitive, rules-heavy work into structured processes with validation, exception handling, and clear responsibilities.
- Excel & VBA tools
- Zoho Creator apps
- Process controls
04
Systems integration & applied AI
Connect financial and operating systems, then use AI where it creates practical leverage without adding noise or unnecessary risk.
- API integrations
- Salesforce & NetSuite
- Applied AI workflows
The standard
UsefulBuilt around a real operating decision, not a novelty.
ControlledClear logic, validation, responsibilities, and an audit trail.
MaintainableDesigned so the business can keep using and adapting it.
Selected work
From fragile spreadsheet to governed finance workflow.
An anonymized example of the kind of operational finance problem Murray Commerce is built to solve.
Commission automation
A complete commission application with pricing logic, validation, calculations, and exception routing built in.
A growing mobility products business was handling each opportunity individually while navigating more than 30 interconnected commission rules.
BeforeManual processingOpportunity-by-opportunity handling across complex rules
BuildZoho Creator appStandardized rules, calculations, validation, and exception routing
AfterAutomated workflowConsistent results with true exceptions surfaced
87%+ automatedMost commissions calculated without manual intervention.
13% routed for reviewTrue exceptions sent to sales leadership for judgment.
~30 hours saved weeklySignificant manual payroll work returned to the business.
How the work gets done
Intentional from first question to final handoff.
The fastest route is rarely “automate everything.” It is to understand the decision, remove the right friction, and build only what the process needs.
- 01
Diagnose
Map the current process, the decision it supports, and the friction that is actually costing time or confidence.
- 02
Design
Define the workflow, business rules, data requirements, controls, exception handling, and ongoing responsibilities before building begins.
- 03
Build
Develop the model, automation, or integration in short, reviewable increments using real operating scenarios.
- 04
Embed
Document the system, transfer knowledge, and make sure the solution holds up after handoff.
About Murray Commerce
Finance judgment and systems thinking, in the same room.
Murray Commerce is an Ontario-based independent consultancy for businesses that have outgrown the way their finance work gets done.
Built by a finance operator with experience across reporting, financial analysis, process design, and systems implementation, the work connects the technical build to the business decision behind it.
Not software for software's sake.The goal is a finance function that is faster, clearer, and easier to trust.
Meet the collaborators Platforms & technologies
ExcelPower QueryVBAPythonPower BIZoho CreatorNetSuiteSalesforceAPIsApplied AI
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What is taking too much time or producing too little confidence?
Share the process, model, or integration you want to improve. The first conversation is about fit, scope, and the clearest next step.
Initial consultations are always free.
Currently accepting focused consulting engagements