How should a complete finance review fit together?
Finance Resource Toolkit
A multi-sheet starter toolkit covering executive summary, KPIs, financial reporting, working capital and management actions.
TEMPLATES & RESOURCESStart with the question
Start with the question
your business needs to answer.
Practical finance templates, presentation formats and checklists. Choose a resource, make it your own and connect the output to a management action.
Free downloads · No registration · Illustrative examples must be replaced with your own data. Setup times are estimates.
Management Reporting
What should management see this month?
Monthly CFO Pack Template
An editable presentation structure for performance, cash, risks, decisions and follow-up.
How do we turn the numbers into a clear story?
Executive Summary & Reporting Template
A written reporting format connecting what changed, why it matters, actions and follow-up.
Why are we off plan?
Budget vs Actual & Variance Commentary
Compare budget and actual results, explain material variances and assign management actions.
Which financial decisions need board attention?
Board Reporting Pack
An editable board-deck structure for performance, liquidity, risks, capital allocation and decisions.
How is the business performing this month?
Monthly MIS Pack Lite
A practical monthly pack for P&L, cash, working capital, commentary and actions.
Cash & Working Capital
Could we face a cash shortfall?
13-Week Cash Forecast Lite
Map weekly receipts, payments, closing cash and liquidity headroom in a simple rolling view.
Which customers are holding our cash?
AR Collections Tracker
Track overdue invoices, collection priorities, payment promises, owners and status.
Where is cash sitting on the shelf?
Inventory Aging & Cash Release Tool
Review aged and excess stock and investigate potential cash-release opportunities.
Planning & FP&A
What sales level covers our cost base?
Break-even Calculator
Explore contribution, break-even sales, margin of safety and volume sensitivity.
Does this investment justify the cash committed?
Capex ROI & Investment Appraisal
Compare project cash flows, NPV, IRR, payback and scenarios using explicit assumptions.
What could the next year look like?
12-Month Budget & Forecast Model
Create a driver-based plan and compare base, upside and downside assumptions.
Can we afford the next hire?
Hiring Affordability Calculator
Consider employer costs, incremental contribution, break-even revenue and cash headroom.
Commercial Performance
What changed our gross profit?
Pricing & Margin Bridge
Investigate product-level price, volume and unit-cost movements with a gross-profit bridge.
How dependent are we on a few customers?
Customer Concentration Analyzer
Review customer revenue, receivables, overdue exposure and commercial concentration.
Funding & Finance
Where is financing headroom getting tight?
Debt & Covenant Tracker
Organise facilities, maturities, debt service and covenant monitoring. Use contractual definitions.
Are our financial records ready for funding discussions?
Fundraising & Lender Readiness Checklist
Identify documentation gaps across financials, forecasts, debt, compliance and the data room.
Management Execution
Two quick resources you can open and print directly.
Is the monthly review complete?
Check the financial inputs, performance, cash, risks and follow-up before issuing the pack.
Open reporting checklist →Are insights becoming actions?
Record the finding, evidence, impact, owner, due date and outcome at 30, 60 and 90 days.
Open action-plan worksheet →UNDERSTAND THE THINKINGRead the concept.
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