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Self-Assessment — Tier 1 — Foundational

Small businesses and nonprofits, roughly under $2M in revenue, with a lean, part-time, or outsourced finance function. 42 items across eight domains. Rate each practice 1–4 (or N/A) for how well it’s established today — honest ratings make the findings useful. Scores compute as you go.

The maturity scale
1Absent / Ad hocNo defined process; handled reactively or not at all. Significant risk of error or loss.
2DevelopingA process exists but is informal, inconsistent, undocumented, or heavily manual.
3DefinedDocumented and consistently followed, with reasonable controls and review in place.
4OptimizedDocumented, monitored, automated where appropriate, and periodically improved.
N/ANot applicableGenuinely does not apply — excluded from scoring, never counted as a low score.
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