If you're managing a growing business but are constantly worried about cash flow, you need a clearer picture of your financial standing. This lack of clarity can impede your ability to meet financial obligations and make informed decisions. We offer comprehensive cash flow analysis and strategic planning to ensure you have the liquidity to support growth or manage crises.
Are your accounting systems outdated, leaving you unsure of the accuracy of your information? We implement right-sized, robust accounting systems to streamline transaction processing and ensure accurate financial reporting, giving you a clear picture of your financial health. For our manufacturing clients, we design Activity-Based Costing (ABC) systems to capture costs to effectuate pricing decisions. Similarly, for other unique industries like government contracting, we ensure compliance.
If your company's growth is choked by insufficient cash, and you need help with how to present a compelling case to banks or investors for raising additional debt capital, we can help. We develop detailed 1-year operating budgets within multi-year strategic forecasts. Additionally, we assist you in packaging the information and the narrative to support your pitch to banks and investors. We also highlight your growth potential in terms of how they prefer to see the material presented.
Inadequate reporting can lead to poor decision-making. We enhance your internal and external reporting capabilities, ensuring accurate reporting to stakeholders, including bankers, investors, employees, and partners. Well-developed KPIs and metrics will track your performance against the budget to enable your team to achieve anticipated outcomes. Strong, accurate KPIs allow you to elevate out of the details while ensuring results.
Every business has a story and a plan at some level. You have to be able to present and defend your plan to attract outside funding. This requires a financial forecast that supports your vision. We deliver strategic financial support and forecasting, helping you define a solid 13-week cash flow and a rolling quarterly view. This ensures you understand your liquidity position and can make informed decisions on capital-related matters. Many decisions you make, such as “Make vs Buy,” will benefit from strategic financial insights from a CFO.
The regulatory environment becomes more complex almost daily. Falling out of compliance is expensive and risky. Our team helps you navigate these challenges identifying everything that is applicable to your business from finance to Human Resources and then ensuring proper filings are made and covenants and key processes are followed, when applicable. When it comes to tax compliance, we advocate for clients to pursue novel tax strategies and positions that will save tax dollars now and in the future. We work with your tax counsel to build strategies that work for you instead of against you.
Losing a key member of your finance or accounting team, such as a CFO, can significantly disrupt operations. These gaps can be challenging to manage due to abrupt departures or planned transitions. We offer interim CFO services and additional support in specific areas to ensure continuity and stability during these transitions.
Preparing for a transaction, whether raising money, selling, or purchasing a company, requires thorough due diligence. The process can be complex and involve financial modeling and specialty analyses. We provide comprehensive due diligence support, including preparing forecasts, Quality of Earnings (QoE) reports, and other critical financial data, ensuring you are well-prepared for any transaction.
Preparing for an audit or a significant financial event is a major undertaking, especially if your company has never been audited before or lacks the necessary preparation. We offer expert audit support, helping you get "audit-ready" and ensuring all financial elements are in place. Whether you need to prepare for a transaction, an audit, or a significant event, our team provides the guidance required to achieve a smooth, issue-free process.