Process

Structured, asynchronous, and finished on purpose.

The engagement is designed around focused asynchronous work and clearly scheduled interactions — one discovery session, one consolidated review, one revision round. That structure is what makes fixed scope honest.

  1. 01

    Fit & data-readiness questionnaire

    Async. Establishes whether your questions and data are a fit before anyone books a meeting.

  2. 02

    One discovery session

    The single scheduled working session: your financial questions, your systems, your constraints.

  3. 03

    Data collection & mapping

    Async. Exports from billing, accounting, and payroll are mapped into the data model.

  4. 04

    Financial model build

    The calculation core: metrics, reconciliations, forecasts, scenarios.

  5. 05

    Dashboard build

    The modules your questions require, built on the validated model.

  6. 06

    One consolidated review

    You review the complete system and provide feedback in one consolidated round.

  7. 07

    One revision round

    Agreed revisions are implemented — once, completely.

  8. 08

    Validation

    Automated checks: reconciliations, identities, formula verification. You receive the results.

  9. 09

    Documentation

    Metric dictionary, data dictionary, assumptions register, and system documentation.

  10. 10

    Recorded walkthrough

    A recorded training walkthrough you can rewatch and share internally.

  11. 11

    Handoff

    Credentials, code, documentation — the system is yours.

  12. 12

    Limited correction period

    A defined window for defect corrections (not new scope).

  13. 13

    Engagement concludes

    A defined ending. Future work is a new, separately scoped engagement.

Boundaries

What is deliberately outside scope

These boundaries protect the quality of the work and the sustainability of the service. They are not fine print; they are the design.

No ongoing executive role
No fractional CFO retainer
No bookkeeping
No tax-return preparation
No audit or assurance work
No legal advice
No payroll processing
No employee supervision
No daily cash management
No emergency financial support
No on-call availability
No unlimited meetings
No unlimited revisions
No permanent responsibility for maintaining your finances