Management reporting & virtual finance director
Knowing what happened last year is useful. Knowing what’s happening in your business right now is much more powerful.
Your accounts shouldn’t just be something prepared because they have to be.
We’ll help you understand how your business is really performing, where your money is going and what could be coming next, giving you the confidence to make decisions based on facts rather than gut feeling.
Whether you need clear monthly reports or someone alongside you providing Virtual FD support, we can turn your numbers into information you can use.
What do you need to know about your business?
“I know we're busy, but I don't know how well we're doing.”
A healthy bank balance or growing sales don’t necessarily tell you whether the business is performing well.
We can help with:
- Management accounts
- Monthly or quarterly reporting
- Key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Comparing actual performance against
expectations
- Identifying trends
- Understanding what the numbers are telling
you
“We are making lots of sales, why is there never enough money in the bank?”
Profit and cash aren't the same thing, and that can be incredibly frustrating when your business looks successful on paper.
We can help with:
- Cash flow reporting
- Cash flow forecasting
- Understanding where cash is tied up
- Debtor and creditor analysis
- Forward planning
- Identifying potential cash shortages before
they become a problem
"I want to grow, but I need to know I can afford it."
Growth shouldn't be a guessing game. We'll help you understand the impact of your next big decision before you take the leap.
We can help with:
-Budgets
- Financial forecasts
- Cash flow forecasts
- Scenario planning
- Budget versus actual reporting
- Planning for investment and growth
“Turnover is growing, but are we making a profit?”
More sales don't always equal more profit.
We can dig beneath the headline figures to help you understand what's making money and where margins may be getting squeezed.
We can help with:
- Profitability analysis
- Margin reviews
- Understanding costs
- Comparing different areas of your business
- Identifying opportunities to improve profitability
- Monitoring improvements over time
“I get reports, but I don't always understand what I'm looking at.”
You shouldn't need to be an accountant to understand how your own business is performing.
We'll talk it through, answer your questions and highlight the things we think you need to know.
We can help with:
- Clear, easy-to-understand management reports
- Visual reporting and KPIs (key performance indicator)
- Regular management meetings
- Explaining the story behind the numbers
- Highlighting risks and opportunities
- Helping you decide what deserves your attention
“We’d like a Finance Director, but we're not ready to employ one.”
You need someone looking forward with you, who understands the financial side of the business, challenges the numbers, helps you think through important decisions.
Our Virtual FD support gives you access to that higher-level financial input without needing your own full-time Finance Director.
We can help with:
- Regular financial and strategic meetings
- Management accounts and performance analysis
- Budgets and forecasts
- Cash flow planning
- Profitability and margin reviews
- Scenario planning and major business decisions
- Board reporting and meetings
- Keeping financial goals and plans on track