08 / FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Financial clarity for better business decisions.
We help business owners plan their finances, strengthen accounting processes and work more effectively with their accountants. Practical support to understand the numbers and put them to work.
WHEN THIS IS USEFUL
For businesses that need a clearer financial plan, more control over cash flow or better coordination between the owner, finance team and accountant.
How we can help
01
Financial strategy & planning
Connect your financial priorities with the direction of your business. Set practical budgets, test growth and spending scenarios, and build a plan for upcoming commitments with clear assumptions and review points.
02
Cash flow & budgeting
Understand what is coming in, what is going out and when. Build cash flow forecasts, organise payment priorities and plan reserves around expected commitments, using tax and statutory figures confirmed by your accountant.
03
Financial organisation & controls
Bring structure to how money moves through the business. Clarify account purposes, spending approvals, payment responsibilities and reporting across services or entities. Coordinate any tax or legal implications with your professional advisers.
04
Accounting processes & better practice
Improve the routines behind reliable financial information: invoicing, expense records, debtor follow-up, reconciliation responsibilities and month-end checklists. Work with your bookkeeper and accountant to make records more consistent and reporting more useful.
05
Accountant coordination & liaison
Get more value from the relationship with your accountant. Prepare information and questions, clarify who is responsible for what, and agree reporting and meeting routines. Translate agreed recommendations into practical business actions and follow them through.
06
Reporting, profitability & ongoing support
Make management reports useful for decisions. Review revenue, margins, costs and performance against budget, then identify priorities and track agreed actions. Support can be a focused review or an ongoing financial management arrangement alongside your team.
PRACTICAL DELIVERABLES
Work you can use.
The scope is tailored to your business. Agreed deliverables may include:
- A financial priorities and action plan
- A business budget and cash flow forecast
- A financial responsibilities and approvals framework
- An accounting workflow and month-end checklist
- An accountant meeting brief and reporting schedule
- A management dashboard with profitability and cost actions
SCG provides business financial management and process support. Tax, BAS, statutory accounting, audit and legal matters remain with appropriately qualified advisers. This service does not include financial product advice or credit assistance.
An illustrative engagement
A growing service business is busy, but cash flow is unpredictable and the owner speaks with the accountant mainly at year-end. We help organise financial responsibilities, build a cash flow forecast and agree a monthly reporting routine with the bookkeeper and accountant, giving the owner a clearer basis for decisions.
CONNECTED EXPERTISE
Business strategy & management
Operations & business improvement
Growth & expansion
LET'S TALK
What would you like your business to do better?
Tell us what is happening, what you want to change and where you need support. We will discuss the right next step with you.
CALL
+61 480 851 458
+61 474 352 500
info@shukriconsultinggroup.com
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