The Brilliant Muse team brings organization with legal and financial compliance to a fast-growing company to mitigate risk.

American company operating a worldwide online payments system that supports online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods.

• Numerous acquisitions in short time frame

• High risk - lack of financial and legal compliance 

• Huge scale with limited tracking tools or processes - large multi-million consolidated budget, 20+ cost centers, 20+ budget owners

Brilliant Muse developed a foundational framework with that paired rigor with a strong program management team to align with finance and legal. This foundation was so successful that the client adopted this model internally with employee resources. The framework included:

• Documented Process for successful onboarding new companies via acquisition

• Rules of Engagement for improved stakeholder management

• Vendor Management Program so that budget owners found best-in-class suppliers easily, projects kicked off sooner, and suppliers were informed and paid 

• Product Requirement Doc (PRD) and participation in exploration of 3rd party tool solutions

• End-to-End Process with accountability: from budget allocation to legal contracts to financial reporting to vendor payment

• Finance and Legal Compliance Global Training

• Budgets by cost center managed within +/-3% quarterly allocation

• 100% contract approval rate plus huge increase in overall compliance 

• Acquired companies onboarded within one quarter and compliant with legal and financial requirements