If you are ready to take charge of your business, I put together a list of what is needed in order to work with Next Step CFO. Here is how we work together:

• First, you must have respectable bookkeeping. What does that mean? You must have a bookkeeper who understands basic accounting. You do at least monthly bank reconciliations, all payroll journal entries are up to date and your balance sheet does not have any negative balances which are ok in only rare circumstances. Now, don’t get me wrong, your numbers can be off and need touch up, but we don’t spend time cleaning up your books. If you need a bookkeeper to clean up your books let me know and I can refer someone.
• Either QuickBooks desktop or QuickBooks online or Xero are the preferred accounting packages, however we can use any accounting software as long as the financial data exports to Excel.
• Since we firmly believe that the Rolling business and cash flow forecast is the centerpiece of any successful strategic plan, we must prepare a forecast for you.
• We review your financials, the updated rolling forecast and metrics with you in an internet conference room either monthly or quarterly and that is your choice.