Element 07×Finance and Legal
Finance & Legal in Procedures
Plans and Procedures
What Finance & Legal owns here
This element holds the finance and legal procedures — month-end close, journal entry, contract review, dispute escalation and regulatory filing procedures.
Example documents, by tier
Process, procedure, work instruction 4
- Opex Estimate ProcedureIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 12 Management of change and project managementNot process safetyNot safety case critical
- Capital and Operating Cost Management ProcedureIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 12 Management of change and project managementNot process safetyNot safety case critical
- Strategic Planning ProcessTypical exampleCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 01 Leadership, commitment and responsibilityNot process safetyNot safety case critical
- Long-Term Planning OutlookIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 01 Leadership, commitment and responsibilityNot process safetyNot safety case critical
Supporting documents 1
- Authority for Expenditure Briefing TemplateTypical exampleCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 12 Management of change and project managementNot process safetyNot safety case critical
Guidance · outside the system 1
Informative, not a “shall”. These belong in the knowledge base, not the management system. How this works →
- Valuation of Exploration Projects GuidelineIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 12 Management of change and project managementNot process safetyNot safety case critical
Why these belong here
"These translate financial and legal standards into the executable steps that actually deliver compliance and control."
What does not live here
- →The standards each procedure implements — (Policies and Standards)E02 Policies
- →The execution at month-end — (Execution of Activities)E08 Execution
- →The audit of procedure compliance — (Assurance, Review and Improvement)E10 Assurance