Aaron Veach

Aaron Veach

Executive Director of Finance Transformation Redwood Software

Tuesday, March 17, 2026: Main Program

8:30 AM Workshop F: The Efficiency Mirage: What Tools Won’t Fix in Record-to-Report Automation

Are your finance operations truly automated? Redwood and SSON Research & Analytics reveal the truth behind the “Efficiency Mirage” in shared services. Get the first-look at new 2026 research exposing why most finance teams hit a ceiling with fragmented financial automation and compliance tools.

Discover what the data uncovers about the hidden manual effort, rework, and risk still buried beneath “automated” processes—and hear how leading SAP-connected enterprises are breaking the cycle with Redwood’s end-to-end Record-to-Report orchestration platform. This is where automation ends, and orchestration begins.

In this session, you’ll:
  • See exclusive new SSON research quantifying the hidden workload that tools don’t remove.
  • Hear real customer stories from leading enterprises that replaced patchwork automation with Redwood orchestration—achieving faster closes, stronger control, and audit-ready accuracy.
  • Understand why “compliance isn’t completion”—and how orchestration runs through the process, not around it.
  • Learn practical steps to build a continuous, touchless close and reclaim time, confidence, and control in your finance operations. 

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Aaron.

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