Building a Modern Finance Tech Stack That Scales

Your finance tech stack isn't just a collection of tools. It's the backbone that either traps you in manual work or frees you to make real strategic decisions for your business. The difference is usually how well your systems talk to each othe, and whether you've architected for growth.

Dave Wieseneck, Expert in Residence at Ramp, spent years building finance functions for early-stage startups before learning which tools actually work together. In this conversation with Hiline's Matt Gardner, he walks through how to design a finance stack that doesn't become technical debt, why the industry is stuck with systems from the 1990s, and what's changing right now in finance automation.

What you'll learn

• Why QuickBooks and NetSuite haven't been meaningfully updated in decades, and what modern alternatives are starting to fix
• How to architect your tech stack for your company's growth trajectory instead of ripping and replacing every 18 months
• Why transaction automation is coming faster than most finance teams expect, and where to start
• What the next generation of finance professionals will need to know that yesterday's accountants never did

Ready to architect your finance operations?

Building the right stack is just the first move. The second is making sure your team has the systems, the data, and the training to move away from transaction work and into strategic decisions. If you're still drowning in month-end close checklists or juggling tools that don't talk to each other, let's talk! A quick conversation can show you whether Hiline's approach to modern finance operations is a fit for where you're headed.

Resources mentioned in this video

• ‍Digits – Modern core GL and accounting system

About the guest

Dave Wieseneck is Expert in Residence at Ramp, where he manages Ramp's internal finance operations, advises the product team, and educates the market on modern finance practices. He started his career in audit at PricewaterhouseCoopers before moving to startups, where he built and scaled finance functions for growing companies and sat on more than 75 customer advisory boards across the finance tech landscape. That combination of deep technical knowledge, hands-on experience, and obsession with how finance tools work together shapes how he thinks about the office of the CFO today.

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