Poor Financial Management is Costly and Stressful
Businesses that don't require a full time CFO typically go without altogether.
A lack of financial leadership in a business can have enormous consequences to profitability, cash flow and business valuation.
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Business leaders will likely have a compromised understanding of the financial story due to poorly presented financial information and miss opportunities to optimise the financial outcomes of the business.
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Commercially lonely business leaders don't know what they are missing.
See What You're Missing and Become a Better Business Leader
If you are a commercially lonely business leader feeling the effects of a lack of financial leadership in your business, we see you and are here to help you. We promise that by engaging with us:
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Your financial information will be presented simply so that you understand the financial story and are aware of opportunities to optimise the financial outcomes of your business.
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You will have a strategic financial management process in place where you question and challenge the status quo to create a better financial future.
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Your leadership team will be more engaged and aligned as they work to a strategic financial plan with an understanding of how they can improve profit and cash flow.
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You will no longer be commercially lonely and have confidence around the financial management of your business.
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Think CFO. Think Strategic Financial Management. Think Potential.
Get Help with Strategic Financial Management
We have been helping business owners and their teams with financial leadership since 2006 and we are available to guide your business through a best practice strategic financial management process, consisting of:
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Preparation of a simplified financial report to clearly communicate the financial story and the opportunities available to optimise the financial outcomes of the business.
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Leading a strategic financial management session to present the financial story, demonstrate the opportunities available to improve profit and cash flow, and collaborate to agree a strategic financial plan together with improvement initiatives.
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Continuing on a quarterly basis to guide your business through the strategic financial management process by leading a session to present the updated financial story, track progress and refocus the optimisation of financial outcomes.​
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Our process enabler is a proprietary 1-page simplified financial story report with an integrated strategic financial planning tool, which has been developed and refined over the past 20 years. The report removes the noise from the financial picture so that business leaders are focused on the key numbers under their control and provided with an understanding of the connection between profit and cash flow. The planning tool facilitates discussion, solidifies financial understanding, helps coach financial leadership, and ultimately formulates a collaborative strategic financial plan.
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If your business is lacking financial leadership and financial management is a struggle for you, we can solve that with you.
​Schedule a 1-hour discovery session to learn about best practice strategic financial management and consider potential opportunities to add value to your business.
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We are also available to coach and consult on an hourly or agreed retainer basis.
Your 3 Steps to Best Practice Financial Management
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Discover
Contact us to schedule a 1-hour discovery session to see an example of best practice strategic financial management and explore how it may benefit your business.
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Taste
Engage us to lead a one-off strategic financial management session to understand your financial story and how you might optimise your financial outcomes.
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Implement
Engage us to lead your strategic financial management process with regular sessions to track progress and refocus the optimisation of financial outcomes.
What Clients Say
"Matt was our consulting CFO at ANC for 12 years before handing over to a full-time CFO. During a stage of strategic acquisitions and rapid growth Matt helped us to evolve our finance team and management information systems. Matt was a trusted advisor who led our finance team and partnered with us at the highest level as part of our leadership team. Matt provided excellent visibility on the business and great decision support. We are well positioned for our next growth phase. I'd absolutely recommend Matt."
James Taylor, Director, ANC (Your Integrated Distribution Partner)
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"Matt was referred to me at DCD Systems back in 2007, when the business had reached a stage where it required a higher level of financial expertise. Matt reengineered our management information systems, implemented best practice financial management, and drove improvements in our corporate governance processes. Over time Matt became my commercial co-pilot, someone who provided a second opinion, shared insights and ideas, helped ask the right questions, and highlighted risks. Ultimately, Matt helped prepare for the very successful sale of the business in 2013. I highly recommend Matt."
Dieter Monch, Managing Director, DCD Systems Pty Ltd (now JENOPTIK Australia Pty Ltd)
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"Thank you so much for everything. Your steady hand, calm demeanour, and clarity defining and solving of issues has been such a huge benefit to us as a team. We feel so much more confident with our numbers and much clearer on our ambitions. So, from all of us, but especially me, a big thank you Matt."
Chris Haughton, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Comfy Koalas Pty Ltd
Explore Potential
Contact us now to schedule a 1-hour discovery session to learn about best practice strategic financial management and consider potential opportunities to add value to your business. Your success is our success.
Norwest Business Park, Sydney
0400 993 022
