Analysis! Love. 4 Financial Practices to Improve Your Bottom Line

"Analysis! Love. is a brief for accountants, analysts, and founders alike. It is a resource to help strategic business leaders understand changes happening in the world of corporate finance, and learn a few common practices I use with clients to help them save money, be more efficient, and gain visibility into the future.

I illustrate four key concepts: First, leaders in any organization need to embrace the power of accounting automation and how it can save the organization money. Second, organizations need to focus more time on "what is going to happen" as opposed to focusing all of their resources on "what happened." Thirdly, bottom-up budget processes create targets for individual functions and tie them to corporate financial goals. Fourth, Excel-based cash flow forecasting tools can show you where you are making money, and where you are losing it. When designed properly, it can also show you potential cash issues on the horizon before they occur."

CHAPTER 1: Components of the modern finance function

CHAPTER 2: Practice #1: Accounting automation can save loads of time and money

CHAPTER 3: Practice #2: “What happened.” vs. “What is going to happen.”

CHAPTER 4: Practice #3: Budget models – Connecting functions to the financials

CHAPTER 5: Practice #4: The cash flow forecast – Will your decisions deplete you of cash?

Thank you so much for your interest and support!

- Jimmy