FICTIONAL WORKSHOP SOURCE
Mika Diaz evidence interview
XL-P013-INTERVIEW | internal | 2026-10-30 | S01

Rowan: We are exploring S01, a CFO succession mandate. The first-year needs include cash forecasting, lender reporting and acquisition preparation. I will ask for examples and distinguish your role from the team's work.
Mika Diaz: My closest relevant scope is regional finance with ownership of a weekly 13-week cash process. I worked with a team of 17.
Rowan: Start with a decision you personally owned. What was happening before you acted?
Mika Diaz: I separated disputed invoices from ordinary late collections and gave operations ownership of fixing missing documentation. Finance stopped treating every unpaid invoice as the same problem.
Rowan: What alternative did you consider? I want to understand the choice rather than assume any improvement proves good judgment.
Mika Diaz: A collections agency offered quicker cash at the cost of customer complaints. We escalated only the uncontested debts after a documented review.
Rowan: What changed, and how certain are you about the result?
Mika Diaz: The regional overdue share moved from 18 to 12 percent. That is six percentage points, not six percent. The denominator was the regional receivables book.
Rowan: Who else contributed, and what would a reference be able to verify?
Mika Diaz: Please ask the colleague who observed the work. My account alone should not be treated as independent confirmation. I am describing the work I owned, not every outcome of the business.
Rowan: I will ask for the relevant source and preserve any disagreement. A polished account is useful but it does not resolve missing evidence.
Mika Diaz: That is fair. I would rather state the boundary than have an inflated summary sent to the client.
Rowan: One gap for follow-up is: Experience outside the region and group lender responsibility not established. We will keep that visible.
Mika Diaz: I can discuss the gap in the next conversation. Please do not turn an unanswered question into a negative finding.
Rowan: Availability and relocation remain separate questions. The directory location does not establish a willingness to move. We have not agreed either in this interview.
