End-to-end redesign of finance operations — process mapping, root-cause analysis, and Lean Six Sigma-based improvement to remove waste, reduce cycle time, and free working capital. Background includes leading multi-entity transformation programs spanning hundreds of millions of dollars in AR and a multi-generational DPO improvement initiative with measurable cash-flow impact.
Practical AI adoption for finance functions — automated credit decisioning, data-driven risk scoring, and workflow automation built on existing ERP and CRM systems. Focused on real operational use cases, not buzzwords: identifying where AI removes manual effort and where it doesn't belong.
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt-led DMAIC projects to diagnose and fix recurring process breakdowns — from billing accuracy to vendor term governance — with an emphasis on quantifiable, board-presentable results.
Advisory support for finance leaders navigating shared-services migrations, M&A integration, governance design, and organizational standardization across multi-subsidiary environments.
Credit policy, collections strategy, and AR governance for organizations looking to modernize their O2C function — offered as a complement to broader transformation work, drawing on two decades of hands-on credit and collections leadership.
Catalyst Finance Solutions was founded by Joe Lange, a finance transformation leader with two decades of experience driving process improvement, AR/credit governance, and digitization across large, multi-entity organizations.
Joe's background spans finance transformation, credit and collections leadership, and shared-services migration at a multi-billion-dollar global distribution company, where he led Lean Six Sigma Black Belt initiatives that delivered millions of dollars in documented financial impact — including a multi-generational DPO improvement program projected to free tens of millions in annual cash, and an AI-enabled credit decisioning build that helped cut aged receivables from 17% to 5% on a $375M portfolio.
Catalyst Finance Solutions is a newly formed independent practice. Engagements are taken selectively, and capacity is currently open for new clients.