The goal for any business is to achieve sustainable growth, but identifying the precise path to reach this milestone is obviously not clear. Businesses need a constant eye on market trends, internal data analysis, and financial management. In addition, it can be difficult for a business owner to keep continuous track of broad and detailed financial plans on top of everything required to conduct day-to-day operations. This is where a CFO consultant and/or consulting CFO services provider can provide a long-term solution.
Most small businesses do not have the budget to hire a competitive and highly skilled CFO in-house. However, the functions of an exceptional CFO can be obtained without the funds required for a full-time salary and benefits by partnering with a CFO consultant.
From optimizing daily accounting and bookkeeping tasks to crafting long-term financial strategies that will result in a successful future, a CFO consultant is an invaluable resource to a business’s bottom line.
What are CFO Services?
CFO services entail all the roles and responsibilities of an experienced Chief Financial Officer without the internal costs of hiring and filling this expensive position. The best CFO services providers will tailor their job descriptions to suit a specific company with unique challenges and future ambitions.
What Does an Outsourced CFO Do?
The specific services offered by a CFO consultant vary greatly, but generally speaking, an outsourced CFO will bring a few skills and solutions to the table.
Advanced Data Analysis
Businesses have vast amounts of financial data at their fingertips, but diving into this information to identify trends and opportunities to save money or grow income requires time and experience. A CFO consultant can collect, analyze, and interpret your historic and current financial data to provide actionable insights into innovative evolutions and future moves.
Streamlining of Financial Tasks
Most small businesses start with a suite of tools and systems for daily bookkeeping and accounting tasks and do not revisit these systems to see if there are better, easier, and faster ways to perform these daily functions. A CFO consultant can review your current accounting set-up and make recommendations on how to streamline everyday operations.
Tax and Regulatory Compliance
Tax laws are constantly changing. Therefore, it can be difficult for a small business owner to stay ahead of how these changes may affect their annual tax returns and to keep track of overall tax and regulatory compliance. A CFO consultant will ensure all financial operations are above board and will even find ways to minimize taxes as much as possible on an annual basis.
Short and Long-term Financial Planning
Strategic short and long-term financial planning entails a range of crucial factors. This includes (but is certainly not limited to) tracking income and expenses to create a budget, forecasting future trends, identifying ways to save or grow, and formulating strategies to boost revenue. A CFO consultant is an invaluable resource for this data-driven financial planning. Additionally, they can come up with comprehensive guidance and information to make smart and well-informed decisions toward the goal of sustainable growth.
Risk Analysis
Most business owners want to take new leaps and fulfill new ambitions as their business enjoys increasing success. However, it can be hard to determine if a new venture will pay off or be riskier than it is worth. A CFO consultant will provide detailed, analyzed guidance on what next steps will be more profitable and the risk levels on all potential moves and strategies toward business growth.
Exit Planning and Other Future Strategies
In addition to providing a clear roadmap for years and decades of growth and success, a CFO consultant can also help formulate a plan that extends to retirement and beyond, shaping a company’s long-term future. While business owners generally don’t think about retirement or an exit strategy in their everyday work, a CFO consultant can help owners take these first steps to determine the lifespan of a business, saving time and money miles down the road.
Choose the Right CFO Consultant for Your Business with Saddock Advisory
At Saddock Advisory, you can enjoy the wide-ranging benefits of having your own top CFO in-house without the extensive financial resources required to fill this full-time position.
Reach out to us today to start a discussion about your business, your current pain points, and how you want to grow and shape your company decades into the future.
With a client focused backbone, we’ll work together to fill in all the blanks regarding your financial systems and financial management. We will also help you identify actionable ways to reduce costs, enhance revenue, and have a long-term and marked map to a successful future.
