Do You Need a CFO?

Every business can benefit from the value that a Chief Financial Officer would add to it, regardless of the size of the business or the industry in which it operates. To learn how your business is currently doing with some of the typical disciplines, services, and solutions a CFO would normally deliver, please take the survey below.

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1. Do you spend at least 10% of your time executing on your written plan to grow your business?
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2. Do you receive meaningful, accurate, and timely financial reports every month by the 10th of the month?
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3. Do you receive a monthly cash flow projection that projects the next 18 months?
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4. Do you understand those financial reports and consistently use the information they provide to assist you in managing the business and making good decisions?
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5. Do you have a trusted advisor or staff member with whom you review the financials every month for both monthly and year to date results – and do you perform a rigorous variance analysis?
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6. Do you use a daily or weekly dashboard or flash report to measure your company’s key performance indicators?
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7. Do you have a 13 week cash flow projection that is prepared every month that allows you to predict when you will have a surplus of cash that you need to manage or when you will have a shortage of cash and may require financing?
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8. Do you receive an analysis on a monthly basis that compares prior year actual, current year actual, and current year forecast?
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9. Do you review your banking relationships on a regular basis and are you confident that you have access to financing on the best possible terms for your business?
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10. Have you reviewed your Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statements within the last 90 days to see how they compare with the performance benchmarks for your industry?
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11. Have you reviewed your insurance/risk management portfolio within the last 6 months and are you confident that it provides adequate protection at the best possible rates?
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12. Are you confident that over the past year your business has consistently generated optimal profits every month?
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13. Are you confident that your cash balance is growing consistently every month?
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14. Do you know the value of your business?
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15. Do you have a business plan and do you update it regularly?
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16. Are you confident you are safeguarding your company’s assets from theft, embezzlement, and abuse?
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17. Do you have excess cash in the bank at all times and can you easily meet vendor payments as due without borrowing?
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18. Are you maximizing your current business infrastructure (people, assets, technology, systems, etc.) and are you planning for how changes in your business will change your need for and utilization of your business infrastructure?
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19. Do you have a clear plan for your eventual exit from the business?
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20. Do you have a qualified and seasoned Chief Financial Officer on your team to help maximize cash flow, improve profits, optimize time, and give clarity to current and future business decisions?
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