Financial Governance (FinOps) - Agentic Governance Framework

Control Objectives

FIN-01

Cost Attribution Completeness

Ensure all agent-related spending is attributed to appropriate cost centers for accountability and budget management.

Primary Risk Addressed

Unaccountable spending

Key Metric

% spend attributed to cost centers

FIN-02

Budget Authorization and Limits

Implement budget controls and spending limits to prevent runaway costs from agent operations.

Primary Risk Addressed

Runaway costs

Key Metric

Budget compliance rate

FIN-03

Unit Economics Visibility

Establish cost-per-task baselines for agents to understand unit economics and identify inefficiencies.

Primary Risk Addressed

Hidden inefficiency

Key Metric

% agents with cost-per-task baseline

FIN-04

Economic Anomaly Detection

Detect and alert on unusual spending patterns that may indicate problems or abuse.

Primary Risk Addressed

Undetected cost problems

Key Metric

Mean time to detect anomaly

FIN-05

ROI Accountability

Track actual ROI against projections to ensure agents deliver promised business value.

Primary Risk Addressed

Value destruction from poor agents

Key Metric

% agents meeting ROI targets

FIN-06

Financial Reporting and Transparency

Provide accurate, timely financial reporting on agent costs to enable informed decision-making.

Primary Risk Addressed

Poor decisions from bad data

Key Metric

Data accuracy rate

FIN-07

Cost Optimization Execution

Act on cost optimization recommendations to eliminate persistent inefficiencies.

Primary Risk Addressed

Persistent inefficiency

Key Metric

Optimization recommendation closure rate

FIN-08

Chargeback/Showback Accuracy

Ensure accurate cost allocation and chargeback mechanisms to avoid disputes and maintain trust.

Primary Risk Addressed

Disputed or incorrect allocations

Key Metric

Allocation dispute rate

Quick Reference

ID	Objective	Primary Risk Addressed	Key Metric
FIN-01	Cost Attribution Completeness	Unaccountable spending	% spend attributed to cost centers
FIN-02	Budget Authorization and Limits	Runaway costs	Budget compliance rate
FIN-03	Unit Economics Visibility	Hidden inefficiency	% agents with cost-per-task baseline
FIN-04	Economic Anomaly Detection	Undetected cost problems	Mean time to detect anomaly
FIN-05	ROI Accountability	Value destruction from poor agents	% agents meeting ROI targets
FIN-06	Financial Reporting and Transparency	Poor decisions from bad data	Data accuracy rate
FIN-07	Cost Optimization Execution	Persistent inefficiency	Optimization recommendation closure rate
FIN-08	Chargeback/Showback Accuracy	Disputed or incorrect allocations	Allocation dispute rate

VIII. Performance & QA

X. Organizational Enablement