Reporting / Forecasting / Virtual CFO
Know where
your business stands.
Understand what changed in your business and why. Use reporting and forecasts to weigh up your next move.
Discuss a business decision
Start with the question
What do you
need to understand?
A report should answer a question. We agree the measures and the level of detail around what you need to decide.
Why does profit look healthy, but cash feel tight?
Profit does not tell you when money arrives or leaves. A cash-flow review looks at unpaid invoices, supplier payments, tax commitments and drawings alongside the reported result.
See what reporting includesCan the business support our next hire or purchase?
A forecast puts expected revenue, wages, overheads and payment timing into one view. We can compare assumptions to see how the proposed commitment would affect cash.
Explore forecastingWhich work contributes most to profit?
Where the underlying records support it, reporting by project, location or service line can make revenue, direct costs and margins easier to compare.
Explore ongoing finance support01 / Monthly reporting
The figures.
The changes.
What they mean.
Your monthly accounts, with commentary on the changes that need your attention.
- Profit & loss
- Sales, direct costs and overheads, reviewed together to explain changes in profit and margins.
- Balance sheet
- Customer and supplier balances, loans and other liabilities, with attention to the entries that need checking.
- Cash movement
- Where cash came from and where it went, including operating activity, tax payments and owner drawings.
Reporting can be delivered as a concise monthly pack. Power BI or Microsoft Fabric dashboards can be included where a more detailed view is useful.
02 / Budgets & forecasts
Before you commit,
consider the numbers.
SRWN models expected income, costs and payment timing, then compares how different assumptions affect cash. You can see what a planned commitment asks of the business.
Tell us what you are planningQuestions a forecast can explore
- Sales
What if revenue grows more slowly than expected?
- Timing
What if customers take longer to pay?
- Costs
What changes when we add wages, equipment or a new location?
Assumptions are agreed, recorded and revisited as the business changes.
03 / Virtual CFO
A regular review.
A plan that keeps up.
Ongoing finance support for owners making decisions about cash, costs and growth.
Virtual CFO combines reporting, a rolling cash-flow forecast and regular meetings. We compare results with the plan, work through the differences and record the actions you agree to take.
- Reporting and measures suited to your business
- Forecasts updated as assumptions change
- Written actions, responsibilities and timing
The reporting pack, forecast horizon, meeting frequency and fixed fee are agreed before work begins. SRWN can work with your existing bookkeeper where the records support the scope.
Discuss ongoing support