How It Works
From Chaos to Clarity in 4 Steps.
We don't drop in with a template. We start by understanding your business, build the right infrastructure, deliver reliable reporting, and layer on strategic guidance as you grow.
Discovery
We listen before we build.
Every engagement begins with a structured diagnostic. We map your current finance function - tools, workflows, team structure, reporting cadence - and identify where context is being lost, where errors are compounding, and where the gaps are costing you time, money, or clarity.
Key Deliverables
- Finance function audit and gap analysis
- Chart of accounts review and recommendations
- Tech stack assessment and integration mapping
- Stakeholder interviews (founders, investors, operators)
- Priority roadmap with 30/60/90 day milestones
System Setup
The right foundation makes everything else possible.
We configure your accounting system, integrate your billing and expense tools, structure your chart of accounts for scale, and establish the workflows that will keep your books clean month after month. This isn't busywork - it's the infrastructure that every forecast, board deck, and strategic decision will depend on.
Key Deliverables
- GL configuration and chart of accounts restructuring
- Billing, payroll, and expense tool integration
- Automated bank feeds and reconciliation workflows
- Revenue recognition policy and setup
- Internal controls and SOPs for the close process
Operational Reporting
Visibility you can actually trust.
With clean infrastructure in place, we build the reporting layer: monthly financial statements, dashboards, budget-vs-actuals, and cash flow forecasts. Every output is designed to be useful - not just accurate, but genuinely informative for the people making decisions.
Key Deliverables
- Monthly P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements
- Budget-vs-actuals with variance commentary
- Rolling 13-week cash flow forecast
- KPI dashboards tailored to your business model
- Board-ready reporting packages
Strategic Guidance
From reporting to recommending.
This is where Finative's integrated model creates its highest value. Because accounting, FP&A, and CFO support share a single team and a single source of truth, strategic guidance is grounded in data that's already reconciled, already analyzed, and already understood in context.
Key Deliverables
- Fundraise preparation and investor narrative
- Scenario modeling for growth and hiring decisions
- Pricing and margin optimization analysis
- Board meeting preparation and attendance
- Ad-hoc strategic support as needs arise
The Result
Not four handoffs. One continuous relationship.
These four steps aren't sequential phases handed off between teams. They're layers of a single, continuous engagement delivered by the same people who know your business.
Your accountant understands the model. Your analyst understands the books. Your CFO understands both. That's what integration means - and it's why context never gets lost.
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