Strategy

Understanding your financial position is only part of the picture — the real value often lies in drawing insight from your data to support thoughtful planning, informed decisions, and confident financial leadership.

Because every organisation is different, we tailor the mix of services to suit your context, goals, and systems. Some options may rely on specific software levels or integrations, so we’ll work with you to design a reporting and insights plan that aims to provide the right level of insight to support your next steps.

We know that open communication is essential, so as you embark on this journey with us, we’re here to provide dedicated times to connect.

While you’re always welcome to reach out anytime, your scheduled Collaborative Development Meeting is thoughtfully included to give you a space to discuss how your team and finances are progressing.

Included in your proposal are regular online meetings, giving you the opportunity to touch base on essential areas, such as:

Reviewing your financial reports (including Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet)
Discussing revenue and cash flow strategy
Addressing any payroll updates
Checking in on your budget progress and potential adjustments
Assessing the flow and clarity of our communications
Highlighting areas for development that could benefit your organisation

Our general approach is to hold these meetings consistently at a time that’s convenient for you. If a phone meeting or email chat works better than an online meeting, that’s completely fine – we’re flexible to fit your needs.

These discussions help us bring forward actionable insights and updates, helping your financial processes stay on track and supporting your broader goals amidst a busy schedule.

It’s easy for your financial reporting to feel overwhelming — especially when you’re managing multiple priorities. You might already be familiar with some of these challenges:

Pulling together clear and consistent financial data
Understanding what the numbers are really saying
Explaining financial outcomes to your board or leadership team

To help bring clarity and confidence to this process, we offer you a Financial Synopsis — a clear, tailored report designed to provide an accessible overview of your organisation’s financial position.

At its core, the Financial Synopsis includes:

A structured collation of your financial results – we provide a concise report highlighting your income, expenses, and net result for the period, offering a simple way to understand your overall financial position
Cash flow visibility – a high-level view of actual cash movement across the period helps you see where cash has been coming in and going out
Summaries and visual highlights – these accessible insights help surface key points in your financials and make your reports easier to share with leadership teams or boards
Receivables and Payables – we include summaries of outstanding debtors and creditors to give visibility into money you owe, and what is owed to you

Depending on what other services you have with us, the Financial Synopsis can also incorporate tailored insights in other areas.

By combining structure and flexibility, the Financial Synopsis helps you understand your financial story more clearly and share it with confidence. It’s a practical, high-value tool that supports good governance, informed decision-making, and financial clarity for your organisation.

Understanding your financial performance at a glance can provide a significant advantage — especially when you’re balancing competing demands. It’s easy for financial reports to become dense or difficult to interpret. A well-designed dashboard helps translate your numbers into clear, actionable insights.

Our Performance Dashboard service provides a clear, visual summary of key financial figures and metrics, helping you track trends, identify potential risks, and make more informed decisions with confidence.

Tailored to your needs, your dashboard consolidates essential financial data into an easy-to-read format. It can be included in reports or accessed via a secure link with regularly refreshed data.

Each dashboard is built to align with your priorities, with a wide variety of possible options, such as:

Total income from all sources, including sales, donations, grants, or other inflows
Net result or surplus, offering insight into overall sustainability after expenses
Operating expense ratio, showing how much of your income is allocated to costs
Cash in vs cash out, highlighting the balance between incoming and outgoing funds
Net cash flow to understand the change in available cash across a given period
Cash balance to show your current available cash reserves
Current ratio comparing assets to liabilities to gauge short-term financial health
Debtor days to track how quickly invoices are being paid
Creditor days to measure how long it takes to pay suppliers

Additional insights can be included based on your needs, helping ensure your dashboard remains a valuable tool.

We can also create multiple dashboards with unique content and configuration, each with its own shareable link — allowing you to apply the right level of access and visibility within your team or community.

By consolidating key financial data into a streamlined dashboard, you gain clearer visibility over your financial position. Whether you want to refine cash flow management, monitor financial health, or simply gain a clearer picture of your overall performance, your Performance Dashboard is designed to deliver meaningful insights in a practical and accessible way.

Sometimes a full Profit and Loss or Balance Sheet includes more than you need for a particular decision or area of oversight. Our Custom Ledger Reporting service offers a way to zoom in — creating tailored financial views that focus only on the parts of your accounts relevant to a specific purpose.

We’ll work with you to build one or more focused ledgers that draw from your existing financial data but present only the most meaningful lines, categories, or calculations. Each ledger can highlight a particular cost centre, business function, or financial pattern — helping to support clarity and confident day-to-day management.

We’ll also shape the structure, layout, and formatting to keep the report easy to interpret, and include helpful comparisons or calculations where relevant.

These focused views are ideal when you want clarity without the clutter — supporting business conversations, equipping managers, tracking specific areas, or simply highlighting targeted areas of interest.

It’s easy to lose track of what’s coming up financially — especially when things are moving fast. Our Short-term Cash Alert service offers a simple, practical view of your upcoming cash activity, helping you stay aware of your cash flow each month.

Around the middle of the month, we’ll send a clear snapshot of what’s ahead — covering known payables, payroll, BAS/PAYG, super, and other key outgoings. You’ll see what’s expected in the weeks ahead, what’s currently in the bank, and whether that’s likely to cover upcoming costs.

If a shortfall or concern looks possible, you’ll have earlier visibility — giving you more time to move funds, follow up income, or adjust plans if needed.

It’s a quick monthly heads-up that can make a meaningful difference — especially for decision-makers who value clarity and support without unnecessary complexity.

Understanding your true financial position can be one of the more complex aspects of financial management. It’s not just about checking your bank balance — it involves a deeper look at what funds are genuinely available.

Our Cash Viability Monitoring service helps simplify this process. We work with you to provide regular insights that:

Capture an accurate snapshot of your cash balances
Adjust for funds reserved to meet legal obligations
Reflect reserves set aside for specific projects or purposes
Present a clear view of your available cash position
Track changes in your cash balance over time

This service also acts as an early warning system, offering clarity on:

The actual cash reserves available to you
How those reserves are trending over time

By identifying potential issues early, you and your team gain valuable time to understand and respond — supporting better financial health and more confident decision-making.

Looking ahead helps turn today’s figures into tomorrow’s plans. Our Outlook Forecasting service offers a clear, forward-looking view of your financial position, shaped from the data you already have.

Whether based on past trends, budget expectations, or new developments, we’ll create a practical forecast to help you stay across your current and anticipated position.

The forecast highlights the impact of expected income and spending over time and is designed to be easy to understand, regularly updated, and included in your standard reporting cycle.

It’s a simple tool that supports clearer planning and more meaningful conversations — helping you stay focused and proactive in leading your organisation forward.