Accounting controls have always been important,
and it is essential that Lean Accounting enhance these controls,
and does not weaken them.
It is important to bring the company's auditors into the Lean Accounting process at the earliest
stages.
A primary tool to ensure that Lean Accounting changes are made prudently is the Transaction Elimination Matrix.
Using the transaction elimination matrix we can determine what lean methods must be in place to enable us to eliminate traditional,
transaction-based processes without jeopardizing financial (or operational) control.
These decisions are made ahead of time and become a part of the overall lean transformation;
in some cases driving the lean changes and improvements.