FINANCIAL PLANNING
Budgets, forecasts and scenarios connected to the drivers of the business.
CFO ADVISORY
Build the finance function your next stage requires.
Strengthen financial control, planning, reporting, cash visibility and decision support—without building a full CFO organisation from day one.
Entimema combines CFO-level advisory with practical implementation of the models, controls and management routines your business needs now.
MANAGEMENT REPORTING
Illustrative dataFinancial Overview
Revenue€1.24m+ €84k vs forecast
EBITDA€186k15.0% margin
Operating Cash Flow€142kPositive outlook
Gross Margin42.8%Stable through the quarter
Performance
Actual vs Forecast
Actual Forecast
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Liquidity
Cash Flow Forecast
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A CFO function is a system.
Not a job title.
We build the financial disciplines your management team needs — around the structure, complexity and stage of your business.
MANAGEMENT REPORTING
Clear management information built around the decisions that need to be made.
CASH & WORKING CAPITAL
Visibility over cash generation, working capital and future funding needs.
COST & PROFITABILITY CONTROL
Understand where value is created, where margin is lost and what drives profitability.
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
KPIs and financial measures connected to operational performance.
FINANCIAL CONTROLS & ACCOUNTABILITY
Processes, responsibilities and controls that make financial information reliable.
Start with the decisions.
Build backwards.
- 01
UNDERSTAND
We identify the decisions management needs to make and the financial information those decisions require.
- 02
STRUCTURE
We connect data, processes, responsibilities and models into a financial management system.
- 03
EMBED
We put the system into the way the business actually operates — reporting cycles, planning, controls and management routines.
- 04
CONTROL
We establish the ownership and management rhythm that keep the financial system reliable as the business changes.
Less financial noise.
More management clarity.
ONE MANAGEMENT VIEW
A consistent financial picture across performance, cash, costs and forecasts.
EARLIER VISIBILITY
See pressure on margins, liquidity and performance before it becomes harder to correct.
CLEARER ACCOUNTABILITY
Know who owns the numbers, the process and the next action.
BETTER DECISIONS
Give management the financial context to decide with greater confidence.
When does a CFO function become necessary?
You may not need a full CFO organisation yet. But you may already need the function.
ACCOUNTING IS NO LONGER ENOUGH
The business has outgrown accounting-only information.
REPORTING CANNOT KEEP UP
Management reporting takes too long or depends heavily on Excel.
THE NUMBERS DO NOT EXPLAIN THE DRIVERS
Margins are visible, but their drivers are not. Budgets exist, but forecasts do not evolve with the business.
DECISIONS STILL DEPEND ON ONE PERSON
Different teams work with different versions of the numbers. Cash surprises management. The CEO is still acting as the financial decision hub.
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CFO ADVISORY
Build the financial capability your business needs now.
Strengthen control, visibility and decision support with a practical finance operating model.