Element 08×Finance and Legal
Finance & Legal in Execution
Execution of Activities
What Finance & Legal owns here
This element holds execution — period close, payment runs, contract negotiation in real time, regulatory filings and dispute handling.
Example documents, by tier
Process, procedure, work instruction 1
- Payment Processing Work InstructionTypical exampleCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 08 Operating manuals and proceduresNot process safetyNot safety case critical
Supporting documents 1
- Vendor Set-up FormIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 18 Contractor and supplier, selection and managementNot process safetyNot safety case critical
Why these belong here
"Finance and Legal execution is invisible until something goes wrong. Element 8 is where the discipline of the rest of the system is tested in real time."
What does not live here
- →The procedures being executed — (Plans and Procedures)E07 Procedures
- →The competence of the executing professional — (Organisation, Resources and Capability)E03 Organisation
- →The lessons captured — (Monitoring, Reporting and Learning)E09 Monitoring