Cash Flow Specialist: Your Partner for Growth, Stability, and Profitability

Your Path to Cash Flow Mastery: Why Hire a Specialist?

Mastering cash flow is crucial for business survival. As a cash flow specialist, I’m here to help you with that mastery.

As a chartered certified cash flow specialist and accountant based in London, England,  I’ve worked with businesses like yours, reaching £53.8m in various industries over the last two decades, helping them navigate cash flow challenges.

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Importance Of Cash Flow Management For Small Businesses

Did you know?

Over 80% of small businesses shut down due to cash flow problems.

As a business owner, you’re incredibly busy optimizing their products or services. Perhaps you neglect cash flow management. It’s often too late when you become aware of the damage that has been done.

So, if you want your business to be successful, acknowledge the importance of cash flow management from the beginning.

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What Does A Cash Flow Specialist Do?

One of the frequent questions I often get is, what does a cash flow specialist do?

As an expert, I do these things for my clients so that you can expect similar actions from my fellow colleagues.

• Prepare cash flow statements to analyze the cash flow and predict the future cash needs of the company.
• Perform cash flow analysis to measure metrics and develop customised KPIs to reach financial goals.
• Create a Cash Flow Forecast to find out the short-term gap.
• Build a Cash Flow Projection to guide the business to the next level, looking for long-term growth.
• Work closely with banks to secure the right type of lines of credit and the level of funding the client needs.
• Develop cash flow strategies to create consistent positive cash flow without over-relying on sales revenue to meet business goals.

How Does A Cash Flow Specialist Help Business Owners?

Look, you’re the expert in your business – that’s where your focus should be. However, many business owners lack the specific financial skills to master money aspects, which is a skill that financial professionals possess.

From my experience working with my clients, a cash flow specialist can:

• Take the stress of cash flow management off your shoulders
• Identify underperforming areas to boost capacity
• Create a financial forecast to check whether the business can cover working capital and make loan payments to reduce debts.
• Free up time to secure profitable opportunities
• Gain mental space for strategic growth decisions
• Set up a customised, effective cash flow system
• Provide financial clarity on your cash position
• Fix current cash flow issues and do cash planning to identify gaps before the problem arises.

A seven-figure dental practice owner client invited me for dinner a few weeks ago. I asked him how much time he spends looking at financials in Xero accounting software. He said 5- 6 hours a month.

Then, I asked for the opportunity costs. He could have used the time to provide dental implant treatment, he said, in thousands of pounds.

I told him that he would still be in profit if he had a cash flow expert to take care of this.

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Is It Time to Hire a Cash Flow Specialist?

I believe that whether you are a start-up, in the growth phase, or mature, all stages and sectors could benefit from expert input.

When your business is still tiny, you might be able to keep track of the incoming and outgoing cash for a while.

However, once it reaches significant proportions, you must seek the assistance of a finance professional for sustenance and growth.

Here’s how to know if working with a small business cash flow management specialist is right for YOU.

Startups

Did you know that, according to Experian UK, 50% of businesses fail in the first three years?

Many start-ups fail not because of incompetent service but because of poor cash flow management. Entrepreneurs can get lost in the process of improving and promoting their products. Then, one day, they discover themselves in a grave financial situation.

It reminds me of a tech educational start-up that never took off. I cannot name them for confidential reasons. They got to series B funding, generating £375k, but they spent the money on software that was never released. Their quest to launch the software fast meant their cash burn rate was unsustainable.

When they needed the next funding to keep their dreams making big, investors pulled the plug, and the start-up became part of 50% of new businesses that failed in the first three years, as shared above in cash flow data from Experian.

Businesses Experiencing Growth

You may have managed money independently up until now. This was possible because your business was progressing slowly.

However, as your business grows, so do the movements of cash inflow and outflow, and keeping track of them can be tricky and time-consuming. You may be out of your depth to grasp your money.

Working with a small business cash flow specialist would be a good idea if you want to maintain business growth and take your company to the next level. Otherwise, sudden inflows and outflows can easily overwhelm your system and hinder your progress.

One of my clients in the luxury goods retailer has been working with me since May 2009, when this business had nearly £850 in annual sales revenue. This year, the business crossed over £10m in sales. We have consistently worked together as a financial co-pilot partner, providing him monthly custom support to provide cash flow solutions to improve cash flow management.

As a result, managing debt repayment while ensuring enough working capital to run business operations has been smooth.

Seasonal Businesses

If you run a seasonal business, such as selling ice cream or summer cottage holidays, you usually don’t need a finance expert all year round.

However, you risk not developing proper cash flow management strategies. As a result, when you encounter a huge rush during the business season, you might undergo extreme stress managing money.

Therefore, you should work with an expert weeks before the season starts. Although having an in-house specialist is not mandatory, you can hire an expert who work on an outsourcing basis.

Established Business Hitting Cash Flow Blocks? Here’s How I Can Help

If your business is well established, you could still benefit from input from a cash flow advisor.

I have seen that revenue is relatively stable as the business reaches its growth peak. However, an increase in overhead expenses, mainly wages, as salary increments occur, and a decrease in margin due to competition and customer taste changes lead to cash flow constraints.

In this scenario, a specialist can help you to establish cash management processes, spending goals, and debt management advice.

This reminds me of one of my cafe clients based in Margaret, UK. He approached me because he had not been able to pay his VAT bills on time in full for the last two consecutive VAT quarters.

While reviewing his income and cash flow statements, I discovered that rising ingredient costs were among the leading causes of insufficient money left in the bank account. We fixed the pricing across the breakfast menu.

As a result, his business went from negative £29,527.28 to cash positive £37,256.22 in seven months.

What Are the Factors To Consider When Hiring A Cash Flow Specialist?

Here are some of the factors you should consider when appointing the right professional.

• Do they have prior experience in managing businesses similar to yours?
• Educational background in financing or accounting.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively interact with suppliers, lenders, and your staff.
• General intelligence to find spontaneous solutions to small problems.
• Skills to work with the latest tools and AI technology.

Accountant Vs Cash Flow Specialist: What’s The Difference?

Accountants and cash flow specialists work with financial data but have different areas of expertise and responsibilities.

Accountants are trained to manage a company’s financial records, including bookkeeping, financial statements, tax preparation, and auditing. They analyze financial data to help businesses make informed decisions about their finances and comply with financial regulations.

On the other hand, cash flow specialists like me, focus specifically on managing and moblising your company’s money.

We help businesses understand where their cash is coming from, where it’s going, and how to optimize their cash flow to meet your financial goals.

A Cash Flow Specialist: Your Financial Growth Partner?

Relying on accountants and bookkeepers to manage your money is no longer enough. They are mostly reactive by nature.

As an ambitious, growth-minded business owner, getting a complete handle on cash flow should be your number one priority. A Cash Flow specialist may just be the person you are looking for.

A cash flow specialist empowers you to focus on growth, not financial firefighting.

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