Knowing what the numbers are telling you

Forecasting, cash flow, pricing and fundraising support — the finance function of a larger company, at the scale you need.

Profitable businesses run out of cash

Profitable businesses run out of cash. It is the most common avoidable failure there is, and it happens because profit and cash are different things and only one of them pays salaries.

A rolling thirteen-week cash forecast is the single most useful document most businesses do not have. We build one, keep it current, and use it to answer the questions that actually come up: can we hire, can we take that order, do we need to raise.

Who this is for

If one of these sounds like your situation, it is worth a conversation.

Profitable and short of cash

The P&L looks fine and the bank balance does not. Usually working capital.

Raising in the next year

Diligence goes better when the numbers were tidy beforehand.

Pricing set years ago

Costs have moved and prices have not, and nobody has recalculated the margin.

How we work

Boring, in the way you want your accountant to be boring.

Deadlines tracked, not remembered

Every filing date for your entity is in a calendar we own. You get reminded well before it matters.

Books closed monthly

Reconciled within ten working days, so the numbers you make decisions on are this month's rather than last quarter's.

A named person who answers

Not a ticket queue. You should know who does your work and be able to ring them.

Plain answers on tax

What is allowed, what is aggressive, and where the line is. We will not put you somewhere we would not stand ourselves.

Part of Consulting

Part of Consulting

The unglamorous work that keeps a company out of trouble

Accounting, tax and GST, compliance, payroll, company formation and strategy — handled properly, on time, by people who answer the phone.

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What we commit to

What we commit to

  • A fixed monthly fee agreed in advance — no billing by the hour for a phone call
  • Filings submitted ahead of the deadline, not on the day
  • Management accounts within ten working days of month end
  • We tell you about a problem when we find it, not at the year end
  • Your records handed over in full and without argument if you leave
How we take over

How we take over

Moving adviser is the part people dread. It takes about a month.

Review

We look at the current position, filings, and anything outstanding. You get a written summary of what we found, including bad news.

Transition

Records, access and authorisations moved across, with your previous adviser handled professionally. Nothing lapses in between.

First close

The first monthly close under our process, and the first set of accounts you can actually use to make a decision.

Steady state

Monthly management accounts, filings ahead of deadline, and a quarterly conversation about what the numbers are telling you.

Common questions

Profit and cash are different things and only one pays salaries. It is usually working capital — debtor days, stock, or payment terms — and a rolling forecast makes it visible.

Most businesses under a certain size do not. A part-time arrangement gives you the forecasting, board reporting and pricing analysis without the salary.

Model, data room, diligence responses and rehearsal for the hard questions. The work is considerably easier when the numbers were tidy beforehand.

Is this the right fit?

Tell us what you are trying to do. If financial consulting is not the answer, we will say so.

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