Having a thorough understanding of your finances is vital.  After all, they are the primary indicator of business performance.  But many business owners do not have a complete grasp of their accounts and to some they can be overwhelming.  Leaving it all to your accountant is not the answer because you need to overlay a detailed commercial understanding of the workings of your business in order to interpret the figures properly.

 
 

This is where a Secantor Finance Director comes in.  Our team of part-time experts have a wide commercial experience and will help you master your finances.  Our executives will:

  • Create a financial forecast that converts your business plan into numbers.  This tool is essential for every business owner as it give you a target to compare actual performance against and is perfect supporting evidence for funding applications.  Several scenarios can be modelled to show the financial outcome of different levels of business performance or strategic choices.
  • Produce accurate monthly management accounts that match costs with sales to produce a true gross profit margin.  Our FD will interpret the accounts for you and help you make informed strategic decisions based on the results.
  • Carry out detailed financial analysis to identify where you make the most and least profit.  We’ll analyse your gross profit by product, service, customer, sector / industry and region, or any other variable that seems appropriate to your business. We’ll help you use this information to make decisions about where to focus your efforts and money.
  • Manage cashflow pressures. We will implement our simple-to-use cashflow forecasting model so you can see how much cash you will have in future weeks and months. If cash is under pressure we will help you to manage debtors and creditors to maximise your cash.
  • Identify and eliminate waste.  We’ll conduct a thorough review of your costs and recommend ways to cut unnecessary expenditure.
  • Secure investment funding. Whatever your reason for needing additional funds, our team can create a financial model to show your borrowing requirements and your ability to repay. We have contacts with a range of finance providers and we’ll help you weigh up the options and select the best option for your business.
  • Review the effectiveness of your finance function.  Where required we can make improvements to your processes & systems and provide support and training to your team.
  • Help manage your banking relationship to ensure your business gets the very best service.
 
 

Finances needn’t be a mystery and they certainly shouldn’t give you any unexpected nasty surprises.  Secantor’s high calibre FDs will ensure you have everything covered and since you only pay for them when you need them, they’re worth their weight in gold.  You’ll find having one as part of your team is very reassuring.

“Secantor makes us make decisions. What we are getting is a whole world of advice. The cost has paid for itself 100 times over.” Richard Atherton, Founder & MD Juno Records

Book a short discovery call with one of our experts to find out more.

 
 

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