Unless the finances are planned and budgeted, an organization will find it very difficult to continue normal operations. There are several General Ledgers (GL) which need to be managed. Identifying key trends will help in better forecasting. The budgets can also be planned accordingly. 

A consultant must help the finance guys by doing value adds. Building dashboards which highlight the trends, and identifying forecasts and variations will help the companies to plan better. You can also think of including what-if analysis to help the cause. Predictive analysis will also take this to the next level.