Forecasting and modelling
Plan ahead with numbers you can stand behind
Most founders know roughly where the business is today. The harder question is where it will be in six or twelve months, and what happens to cash if you hire, win a big contract or lose one.
We build budgets, cash forecasts and financial models that answer those questions, and we keep them up to date so they stay useful after the first month.
What we build
Annual budgets, set with you and tracked against actuals every month
13-week and 12-month cash flow forecasts, so you can see pinch points early
Scenario models for hiring, pricing, new sites or new services
Three-statement models (profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow) for lenders and investors
Funding requirement analysis: how much you need, when, and what it does to the business
How it works
01
Understand the plan. We start with what you want the business to look like and the decisions you need to make.
02
Build the model. We build it from your actual numbers in Xero, so the starting point is right.
03
Test it. We walk through the assumptions with you and run the scenarios that matter.
04
Keep it live. We compare actuals with the forecast each month or quarter and update the outlook.
Ongoing or one-off
Forecasting is part of every Virtual Finance Department package. If you need a model for a specific decision, such as a bank loan or an investment round, we can build it as a one-off project.
Related services
Virtual Finance Department
Fractional CFO
Tell us about your business
We'll come back to you within one working day. If it looks like a good fit, the next step is a 30-minute call.
