Building Financial Intelligence for Strategic Business Leadership
Real-world perspectives on business decisions, data interpretation, and the numbers that actually matter when you're trying to figure out what direction to take next.
Most businesses I've worked with treat cash flow forecasting like a checkbox exercise. But there's a difference between predicting numbers and understanding what drives them. Here's what I've noticed actually helps.
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Profitability on paper doesn't always translate to business health. I've seen companies show profit while bleeding cash. The trick is knowing which metrics to pair together and when timing matters more than totals.
Continue readingFinancial analysis isn't just about crunching numbers. It's about understanding what those numbers mean for your specific situation and what levers you can actually pull.
Gross margin tells you one story, but contribution margin often tells a more useful one. When you're deciding which products or services to focus on, knowing your true variable costs changes the conversation completely.
I've watched businesses grow themselves into trouble because they didn't factor in how much cash gets tied up in inventory and receivables. The math isn't complicated, but the timing implications catch people off guard.
Return on investment sounds straightforward until you start comparing opportunities with different time horizons and risk profiles. Sometimes the "worse" ROI is actually the smarter choice when you factor in what else is competing for that capital.
I've spent fifteen years helping Australian businesses make sense of their numbers. Not the kind of analysis that lives in spreadsheets, but the kind that changes how you think about decisions.
Started in manufacturing finance where pennies genuinely mattered and learned to spot efficiency opportunities most people miss
Moved into consulting because I kept seeing businesses make the same avoidable mistakes with working capital and growth funding
Work with companies from M to M revenue who need clarity on expansion decisions, pricing strategy, or operational efficiency
Based in Wollongong but help businesses across NSW navigate the financial decisions that keep them up at night
Practical tools and frameworks that help you analyze your situation without drowning in unnecessary complexity.
Six-month program starting September 2025 covering scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and building models that actually inform decisions rather than just documenting assumptions.
View program detailsTemplates for multi-product break-even analysis, capacity utilization planning, and pricing scenario modeling. Built for businesses that need more than basic formulas but don't need enterprise software.
Request accessHow to evaluate competing investment opportunities when you can't fund everything. Covers weighted scoring, opportunity cost thinking, and risk-adjusted comparisons that work in practice.
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