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Virtual CFO Services

The individual pieces of a finance function — reporting, planning, controls and investor support — that you can take together or in part.

Quick answer

A virtual CFO engagement is scoped in modules rather than sold as a single package: management reporting and MIS, budgeting and rolling forecasts, cash flow and working capital management, financial controls and process design, and fundraising or due diligence support. Most businesses start with reporting and cash flow, because those two answer the questions founders ask most often, and add planning and controls as the organisation grows.

What we cover

The modules we deliver

Take the whole finance function or the parts you are missing.

  • Monthly MIS pack with commentary, not just statements
  • Annual budget build and rolling 12-month forecasts
  • 13-week cash flow forecasting and collection tracking
  • Financial controls, approval matrices and expense policy
  • Fundraising support: models, data rooms and diligence responses
  • Costing, pricing reviews and product or branch profitability
Key components

What each module delivers

Defined outputs on a defined date each month.

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Management reporting

P&L, balance sheet and cash flow against budget, with segment and cost-centre views and written commentary on the variances.

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Budgeting and forecasting

A driver-based model you can flex, refreshed monthly so the forecast reflects what has actually happened.

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Fundraising and diligence

Financial models, cap table support, data room preparation and answers to investor and lender queries.

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Controls and process

Approval limits, vendor onboarding, expense policy and reconciliation discipline written down and enforced.

How we work

Our process

How an engagement is set up and run.

1

Scoping

Agreeing which modules you need, what the monthly outputs look like and who owns each input.

2

Baseline

Cleaning the opening numbers and setting the chart of accounts and reporting structure.

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Delivery cycle

Close, review, MIS and forecast on fixed dates, followed by a management discussion.

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Review and reset

Quarterly review of the scope so the engagement tracks the business as it changes.

Why choose us

Why our scope works

What sets our approach apart.

Outputs, not hours

The engagement is defined by the reports and reviews you receive on fixed dates, so you know exactly what you are paying for.

Compliance stays connected

Reporting, tax, GST and ROC filings sit under one roof, so management numbers and filed numbers never diverge.

Scales in both directions

Modules can be added when you raise or expand, and reduced in a quieter year without restarting the relationship.

FAQs

Virtual CFO Services questions answered

What people ask before engaging us.

A typical engagement includes a monthly close and MIS pack, a cash flow forecast, budget-versus-actual analysis and a review meeting, plus advisory access during the month. Accounting, payroll and statutory filings can be bundled in or kept with your existing team, depending on how the scope is set.
Yes. That work usually covers the financial model and projections, cleaning up historical numbers so they withstand scrutiny, preparing the data room, and responding to the financial and tax sections of due diligence questionnaires.
Monthly is the standard cycle, with the MIS pack delivered on an agreed date after the close. Cash flow forecasts are usually refreshed more frequently — weekly or fortnightly — for businesses with tight working capital.
The core monthly deliverables are fixed so the reporting stays consistent, but the advisory and project components are reviewed each quarter. Businesses commonly start narrow and expand once the reporting foundation is stable.

Which modules does your business need?

Tell us what your reporting looks like today and we will scope only the gaps.

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