How our unique skills bridge the gap between Finance and IT

When your financial data doesn’t add up, the symptoms are usually discovered by the finance team, but the root cause is often buried in complex systems and data flows that only your IT team can see. 

Unfortunately, neither of these teams are fully equipped to solve the problem on their own. This is where we come in. 

Our team is built to sit between finance and IT and combines skills from both sides, and beyond, to investigate, resolve, and prevent financial data and system issues. 

Why Traditional Teams Struggle 

Finance teams understand the numbers. They know what the reports should say and when something doesn’t look right. But they usually can’t trace the issue back through data pipelines, system logic, or technical integrations. 

IT teams understand the infrastructure. They manage the platforms and can build or modify systems, but they often lack context around accounting treatments, financial reporting, or regulatory requirements. 

This disconnect can lead to finger-pointing, costly delays, and recurring issues. 

How we Fill the Gaps 

Positive8 was created to bring together a team of experts whose backgrounds span finance, technology, and systems architecture. Our people speak both languages and know how to work together to find and fix the real problems. 

So, what core roles do our team have and how they contribute? 

Solution Architects 

• • What they do: They design how systems and data should work together to meet business needs.
  • Why it matters: They understand the “big picture” and ensure all parts of the solution, from data sources to reporting, are aligned.
  • The gap they fill: They translate complex business requirements into workable, scalable system designs. 

Data and Integration Specialists 

• • What they do: They manage how data moves between systems, and ensure it stays consistent and accurate.
  • Why it matters: Many financial issues stem from poor data integration, duplication, or transformation errors.
  • The gap they fill: They build and refine data flows so finance can trust what they see, and IT can scale operations efficiently.

Finance Systems Experts 

• • What they do: They understand financial processes and how they are supported by technology.
  • Why it matters: They know how systems like general ledgers, subledgers, and consolidation tools should behave.
  • The gap they fill: They provide the link between financial requirements and the systems that support them. 

Project and Delivery Managers 

• • What they do: They keep investigations, system fixes, and transformations on track and aligned with business priorities.
  • Why it matters: Financial data issues often cross multiple departments and timelines.
  • The gap they fill: They coordinate across finance, IT, and other teams to deliver practical outcomes without disruption. 
    

Our Expertise with Financial Systems 

Our team has extensive experience with leading platforms used across financial services including: 

• ERP and Financial Platforms: SAP, NetSuite, Workday, MS Dynamics 
• Data, Big Data and Analytics Platforms: Azure Databricks, Apache Spark, Azure Data Studio, Azure Data Factory 
• Database Platforms: Snowflake, Oracle, SQL Server, Azure Cosmos DB
• Reporting Platforms: Power BI  

Because we understand how these systems function and, where they typically fail, we’re able to diagnose problems quickly and implement lasting solutions. 

Putting It All Together 

No single finance or IT team can tackle financial data issues alone. But when you bring together experts who understand both the technical and the financial sides, real progress happens. 

That’s the Positive8 difference. 

We don’t just patch problems, we get to the root cause, fix them at the source, and put controls in place to stop them from coming back. Whether you're dealing with reconciliation gaps, integration failures, or reporting mismatches, our team is built to solve the problems that fall between the cracks.