When Finance Becomes Blind: Why Control Without Context Is a Strategic Risk

When finance focuses too heavily on reporting and controls, it risks losing sight of what is actually going on in the business. In this article, Annette van Berge Henegouwen explains why control without context becomes a strategic risk.

She explores how finance can move beyond backward-looking reporting to provide real insight, connect financial and operational reality, and prepare organizations for critical moments such as transactions, crises, and strategic change. A perspective on how finance can shift from control to true steering and decision support.