At KPMG LLP, Susanna Crowder, the Global Oracle Strategy Leader and Managing Director, is responsible for helping hundreds of clients succeed with their back-office digital transformations. And while she acknowledges that every organization and project is different, she's noticed that regardless of where her clients are in their journey or how extensive the transformation might be, they have a few things in common.

We spoke with Susanna about how KPMG guides clients through major financial digital transformations and how, more often than not, the end result benefits not just the financial close, but the entire financial process.