Cash management is a critical aspect of running a business, regardless of its size or industry.
Effective cash management ensures that a company has sufficient liquidity to cover its operational needs and seize growth opportunities.
Ultimately, cash management is essential for maintaining the financial health, stability, and growth potential of a business. It enables a company to meet its short-term commitments, make informed decisions, manage debt effectively, and be prepared for both challenges and opportunities. By implementing sound cash management practices, businesses can enhance their overall financial resilience and position themselves for long-term success.
It serves as the life force of your enterprise. In its absence, obligations remain unpaid, and progress becomes restricted. These are substantial reasons to regularly oversee the influx of cash (sales) and outflow of cash (expenses), ensuring sustained financial prosperity over the long term. A comprehensive grasp of your company’s cash flow and its adept management empower you to enhance day-to-day functioning and endurance consciously and preemptively.
Our Cash Management solution provides you with the capability to:
Cash flow and profit are not the same and conflating them can lead to bad cash management. Profit refers specifically to revenue earned after all operating expenses are subtracted from it. Cash flow includes all money that goes in and out of the business from investments to profits.
Cash optimization can improve profits. However, it is possible to have profits with a negative cash flow, especially if you are investing a lot of money into developing the business. Also, keep in mind that revenue may not be available immediately, so profit is not always reflected in cash flow right away.
Unclear cash planning and ineffective cash management activities can cause trouble for any business. On the other hand, creating and executing a good cash management plan will increase your business’s financial stability in the long term. You can:
Depending on what type of business you own, you and your employees may do a lot of day-to-day cash management. An effective cash management system will help ensure you do not lose revenue due to internal or external theft or accidental loss.
A key element of strong cash management is the cash flow statement. It shows how much money is available at any given time and outlines all cash inflows and outflows in three areas:
By having this information recorded, business owners and managers can make smart choices about where to allocate funds and other strategic choices. Cash flows should inform decisions about new revenue streams, marketing efforts, and new hires.
Better control of cash flow is especially important for cash-only businesses because cash is a less secure form of payment than digital payment options. It’s easy for cash to get lost or stolen if you don’t have a clear cash management process. That includes a clear delineation of tasks involving accounting and cash handling and written procedures in place. Employees should be trained on the management of cash regularly to ensure it stays fresh in their minds.
Growth is not linear. Oftentimes growing a business requires significantly more cash outflow than inflow. You need money to:
Being able to use data and cash management technology to understand your revenue cycles can make you more prepared for the difficult task of growing your business. You may find that you have busy and slow seasons. So, you can budget accordingly to make up for the lower cash inflow during the slow season.
On a smaller scale, you can analyze the money flow cycle between customers, suppliers, and employees on a weekly or monthly basis. This can help you determine the best payment schedule to balance cash flow.
Say goodbye to the hassle of handling your daily accounting tasks! Our bookkeeping and accounting services cover the recording of all financial transactions, from sales and purchases to receipts and payments. We maintain accurate ledgers, journals, and electronic databases to track your income, expenses, assets, and liabilities.
Our payroll service is here to make managing employee compensation simpler and more efficient. We know that payroll is a vital aspect of any organization, and our solution is customized to meet the specific requirements of businesses in various industries. With our advanced technology and expertise, you can trust us to handle your payroll tasks, giving you more time to focus on your core business operations.
Our Cash Management involves developing improved profitability through cash flow management, utilizing various account and financial methods that enable you to focus more on the scalability of your business. This includes tax consulting to ensure you have a minimal tax liability as well as a cash flow projection.
Our part-time CFO service provides you with a skilled financial manager who collaborates with you to steer your business toward success.
We understand that the financial landscape is ever-evolving, and we embrace change with agility. Our firm proactively monitors financial trends, regulatory changes, and emerging risks. We swiftly adapt our strategies and offerings to stay ahead of the curve, ensuring you benefit from our forward-thinking mindset and ability to navigate uncertainties.
A detailed roadmap helps make informed financial decisions and manage resources for long-term financial success.
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Joshua Benson
Meet Joshua Benson, an accomplished expert in strategic planning and meticulous analysis. With a Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Florida and a Master’s degree in Finance from Florida International University, Joshua’s expertise is unmatched. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate degree, demonstrating his dedication to continuous learning and improvement.
Joshua’s career began at The Hertz Corporation as a Revenue Management Analyst, where he achieved impressive results with a remarkable 20% increase in revenue growth. He then served as a Commercial Manager, conducting risk assessments and financial analyses to ensure the success of existing business deals, eventually exceeding $25MM in channel sales targets. After leaving Hertz, Joshua continued to hone his skills as a Lead Financial Analyst at FMYY, where he managed budgets and compared financial forecasts against actual results to aid in strategic decision-making, providing invaluable financial reports and management insights.
As a Sr. Analyst in Financial Planning & Analysis at Chico’s FAS, Joshua has developed financial models resulting in $27MM in cost savings. At Chewy, Inc., he developed a cost/pricing analysis tool that reduced production costs by $6 million and added an additional $33 million in profit through strategic pricing changes. Joshua’s unrivaled expertise and dedication to helping others achieve success make him the go-to financial analyst.
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