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CFO ADVISORY

You don't always need a CFO.

You need the financial system behind one.

Build the financial structure, management information and decision processes your business needs — without building a full CFO organisation from day one.

MANAGEMENT REPORTING

Financial Overview

Illustrative data
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
JanFebMarAprMayJun
Liquidity

Cash Flow Forecast

JulAugSepOctNovDec
WHAT IT INCLUDES

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.

01

FINANCIAL PLANNING

Budgets, forecasts and scenarios connected to the drivers of the business.

02

MANAGEMENT REPORTING

Clear management information built around the decisions that need to be made.

03

CASH & LIQUIDITY

Visibility over cash generation, working capital and future funding needs.

04

COST & MARGIN CONTROL

Understand where value is created, where margin is lost and what drives profitability.

05

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

KPIs and financial measures connected to operational performance.

06

FINANCIAL CONTROL

Processes, responsibilities and controls that make financial information reliable.

HOW WE WORK

Start with the decisions.
Build backwards.

  1. 01

    UNDERSTAND

    We identify the decisions management needs to make and the financial information those decisions require.

  2. 02

    STRUCTURE

    We connect data, processes, responsibilities and models into a financial management system.

  3. 03

    EMBED

    We put the system into the way the business actually operates — reporting cycles, planning, controls and management routines.

  4. 04

    CONTROL

    We establish the ownership and management rhythm that keep the financial system reliable as the business changes.

WHAT YOU GET

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.

WHERE IT FITS

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.

NEXT STEP

Related services

Planning & ForecastingBudgets, forecasts and scenarios connected to the drivers of the business.Management ReportingClear management information built around the decisions that need to be made.Financial DataOne reliable foundation for reporting, analysis and financial control.
CFO ADVISORY

Your finance function doesn't have to grow all at once.

Start with the decisions, processes and information your business needs now. Build from there.