Bring
Your sales channels, accounting system, current reports and the decision or reporting issue to resolve.
From the first question to the next action
Know what to bring. Know what the work produces.
Begin with the free audit: define the finance question, review the records and discuss the findings. Use that report to decide which work should follow.
1. Describe the decision.
Start with a short business brief.
Create
An audit brief linking the question to the likely records and checks.
Your role
Identify the decision maker, deadline and constraints that matter.
2. Set the audit scope and review the findings.
Choose the period and records for the free diagnostic. Set the report and discussion dates with that checklist.
Bring
Available reports, unreconciled periods, product-cost records, entities and inventory commitments.
Receive
A findings report with evidence, outstanding checks, prioritised actions and a discussion of the results.
Your role
Confirm coverage, arrange record access and nominate the people who can answer source questions.
3. Prepare the basis for recurring work.
Price and agree any setup or cleanup separately, then establish the records and definitions needed for reliable comparisons.
Bring
Ledger and bank reports, payout exports, invoices, inventory costs, supplier terms, opening cash and operating assumptions.
Build
Reconciliations and open items, the accounting and contribution basis, report formats, budget inputs and the cash payment schedule.
Your role
Supply missing records, confirm operating assumptions and resolve business questions.
4. Review the result and assign the action.
Read period performance alongside upcoming cash commitments, then decide which change to test.
Bring
Period results, updated receipts and commitments, and the previous action list.
Review
Financial reports, SKU and channel contribution, budget variances, cash changes and any decision scenarios.
Your role
Approve business choices, assign implementation and review the measures after a change.
Keep the financial picture current.
Agree the reporting and review schedule during onboarding, with clear owners for each update.
Cash commitments
Update collection dates, purchase orders, supplier payments and other commitments before decisions are made.
Month-end performance
Close the period, explain contribution and budget variances, and carry unresolved items into a visible action list.
Decision reviews
Compare the options for pricing, marketing, hiring or funding using consistent assumptions.
Planning updates
Revisit the operating plan when results, supplier terms or business choices change its assumptions.
Keep the reports and the decisions usable.
Set report formats, deliverable rights and access arrangements in the engagement.
The report package
Period and accounting basis, reconciliation schedules, financial reports, contribution, budget and cash plan.
The action record
Decision, owner, next step and the measure or date for follow-up.
The handover
Delivered files, formats, unresolved work and the process for removing access.
Questions about getting started.
Prepare the records and assign the responsibilities that keep work moving.
Do I need to change accounting systems?
Start with your existing ledger and available exports. Price any reporting setup or migration as a separate task.
What should I prepare first?
Describe the brand, channels, current reporting and decision. Use that brief to agree the detailed records and access needed for the audit.
When will the report arrive?
Set the report and discussion dates after checking the record list, period and coverage.
What happens if a record is missing?
Give the item an owner and a due date. Identify the affected calculation or check so the next action is clear.
What materials are handed over?
Set out the reports, file formats, rights to use them, open work and access removal in the written engagement.
Is the initial audit free?
Yes. The initial finance audit is free. It includes a findings report, supporting evidence, next steps and a discussion. Setup, cleanup, implementation and recurring work are priced separately.
Your next financial question
Put numbers behind the next move.
Start with the decision ahead and the reporting you have today.