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Cash flow advisory
Planning and monitoring cash flow so you know in advance when cash will be short, and by how much.
Common problems
The difficulties businesses face
- Reporting a profit while the bank account cannot cover payments.
- Shortfalls only discovered when the payment date is already close.
- Not knowing whether cash is tied up in receivables or in inventory.
- Borrowing decisions made reactively rather than to a plan.
Benefits
What your business gains
See shortfalls coming
Weekly or monthly forecasting that shows when and how large a shortfall will be.
Find where cash is trapped
Working capital analysis showing whether cash sits in receivables or inventory.
Arrange funding on your terms
Time to prepare a loan application or adjust spending plans.
Decide on evidence
Investment and purchasing decisions weighed against real ability to pay.
Scope of work
What we do
- Build a cash flow forecast model on a cycle that suits your business
- Analyse the working capital cycle and turnover of each component
- Identify expected cash shortfall points
- Propose options: adjusting receipts, payments, receivables or funding
- Monitor and update the forecast periodically
- Report variances between forecast and actual
Process
How we work
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01
Review current cash flow
Analyse actual cash in and out over recent periods.
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02
Build the forecast model
Set up a model based on the business plan and agreed assumptions.
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03
Identify the pinch points
Determine when and why shortfalls are expected.
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04
Propose options
Set out options with the trade-offs of each.
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05
Monitor periodically
Update the forecast, compare against actuals and revise assumptions.
Frequently asked questions
Về dịch vụ cash flow advisory
Profit is recognised on an accruals basis while cash depends on when money is actually received and paid. Revenue recognised but not yet collected, or cash tied up in inventory, both produce profit without cash.
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