Visibility Before Crisis

Cash Flow and Working Capital CFO

CFO support for businesses where sales are growing but cash remains tight because receivables, inventory, payables, bank limits and payment decisions are not reviewed with discipline.
Business explainer: cash cycle.
  • Cash Flow CFO
  • Working Capital
  • Receivables
  • Inventory
  • Payment Planning
Business Fit

Use this CFO track when these problems are visible

This is a focused landing page for a specific CFO requirement. The execution services remain linked separately so the website stays clean and useful.

Sales are growing but cash availability remains unpredictable

Collections are followed up late or without owner-wise accountability

Inventory is blocking cash but stock reports do not explain why

Payments are urgent because planning is reactive, not forecast-based

Diagnostic Lens

What we check first

We do not start with a generic CFO checklist. The diagnostic changes by business type and problem.

Expected receipts versus actual collections

Overdue receivables and owner-wise follow-up

Payment commitments and statutory dues

Inventory cash impact and slow-moving stock

Bank limit utilisation and cash gap triggers

Scope

What this CFO engagement can cover

The actual scope is finalised after diagnosis. These are the most common workstreams for this CFO need.

Cash flow forecast

We build practical cash forecasts based on expected receipts, planned payments, statutory dues, bank limits and management commitments.

  • weekly cash view
  • expected inflows
  • planned outflows
  • cash gap visibility

Receivables and collection rhythm

We review ageing, follow-up ownership, dispute notes, large customer exposure and overdue action status.

  • customer ageing
  • promise date tracking
  • owner-wise follow-up
  • management escalation

Working capital discipline

We connect inventory, payables, receivables and bank utilisation so finance decisions are made before cash becomes urgent.

  • inventory cash impact
  • supplier payment planning
  • bank limit review
  • working capital cycle
First 90 Days

A practical rollout path

The first goal is not to create more reports. It is to build a review rhythm that management can actually use.

Days 1 to 30

Build cash visibility

Review current bank position, receivables, payables, inventory exposure, statutory dues and immediate cash commitments.

Days 31 to 60

Create weekly review discipline

Implement cash forecast, collection tracker, payment priority list and management escalation format.

Days 61 to 90

Control the cycle

Connect cash forecast with receivables, purchase planning, inventory review and bank utilisation monitoring.

Management Questions

Questions this CFO track should answer

Useful CFO work should make decisions sharper. These are the questions we expect the process to clarify.

Which collections are critical this week?

Which payments can wait without business risk?

Which inventory is blocking cash?

When will the next cash gap happen if assumptions change?

Cash flow improvement is not only a report. It needs receivables discipline, purchase planning, inventory review, payment priority and owner action.

Outcomes

What management should expect

CFO support should create better management visibility, not just more reports.

weekly or monthly cash flow visibility

receivables and collection review

payables and payment priority planning

inventory impact on cash flow

working capital action tracker

FAQs

Questions founders usually ask

Can you prepare weekly cash flow?

Yes. We can prepare a weekly or monthly cash view depending on transaction volume, data availability and management review needs.

Can you help with receivables follow-up?

Yes. We can design ageing review, owner-wise follow-up, promise-date tracking and escalation logic. Actual collection depends on customers and commercial decisions.

Can this work without ERP?

Yes. A practical cash flow system can start with Tally, Excel and defined workflows before a full ERP is required.