How much time does it take to answer a “simple” question like, “What was our revenue for X customer last month?” I once had a private equity investor grumble at me with a tone of complete and utter annoyance. He had asked one of our portfolio company’s controllers that question and received the response, “Can I get back to you on that tomorrow?”
Why do businesses hire a CFO in the first place? They typically hire a CFO in order to get clarity on what is going on in their business financially. The CFO is able to perform analyses and act as a translation tool between the numbers and the operations of the business.
The internet makes Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”) seem like the gold pot at the end of the rainbow of business management. And thus these metrics are shrouded in so much mystery that the search for the perfect KPIs becomes an unachievable quest. Let me part the clouds of mystery for you.
Are you building a budget for your business? Make the process easier on yourself by asking these 6 questions.
Tax season! Personally, it is not my favorite task. I love spreadsheets and financials and numbers, but I do not like doing my taxes. Tax season is also that time of year where we all take a hard look at how we did last year.
Most business owners know they should build a budget, but don’t bother creating one. Why is that? Here are the 3 main reasons.
Have you ever opened the financials for your business and immediately felt overwhelmed? So many numbers, no point of reference, and 5-10 clicks to find the data you actually need. Not fun! See how AutoCFO can help you wrangle your data as if you had a team of financial analysts on your side!
Before AutoCFO, your main option was to open an Excel spreadsheet, download your Profit & Loss statement from your accounting system (QuickBooks), copy the expenses from last year, then start typing numbers into the excel cells for what you think will be different from last year. It’s a bit exhausting just thinking about all of that work!
Have you ever opened the financials for your business and immediately felt overwhelmed? So many numbers, no point of reference, and 5-10 clicks to find the data you actually need. Not fun! See how AutoCFO can help you wrangle your data as if you had a team of financial analysts on your side!
It is one thing to grow a business, and it’s another to grow a financially resilient one. The fact that you’re reading this article tells me that you’ve already set yourself apart from the pack by knowing that “growth” and “resilient growth” are not one and the same…
