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Thirty days. The whole truth about your money.

Fixed scope. Fixed fee. A 13-week forecast, a cash leak map, margin by job or product, a controls gap list and a 90-day plan with a dollar value on every line.

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The 30-Day Cash & Control Diagnostic.

Fixed scope. Fixed fee. Thirty days to find where the cash is leaking, where the controls are failing and what it is worth to fix it. You walk away with the answers whether you hire us again or not.

Fixed-fee engagement
from$4,500
Fee credited toward a retainer if you continue
  • 13-week cash flow forecast, built from your bank activity, not your hopes
  • Cash leak map: receivables, unbilled work, retainage, inventory and payables
  • Job or product line margin truth table, ranked best to worst
  • Month-end close assessment with a target close calendar
  • Internal controls gap list, rated by exposure
  • Bank and surety readiness review: covenants, borrowing base, reporting package
  • 90-day action plan with dollar values attached to every line
  • Executive readout with you and, if you want, your banker in the room

Pricing scales with entity count and transaction volume. Quoted in writing before work begins. No surprises.

Week 01 · Access

Get under the hood.

Read-only access to the books, banks and job reports. Interviews with the owner, office and field. We start pulling transactions on day one.

You get a document request list on day one, a kickoff call and a named point of contact. Nothing is changed in your systems. Tap to close.
Week 02 · Cash

Follow the money.

13-week forecast built. Receivables, unbilled and retainage aged and ranked. The first recovered dollars usually surface here.

Deliverable: your 13-week forecast plus an aged list of every receivable, unbilled job and retainage balance, ranked by dollars. Tap to close.
Week 03 · Margin & controls

Find the bleeding.

Job and line profitability rebuilt. Close process and controls tested against what a lender, surety or auditor will ask for.

Deliverable: profitability by job, product or customer, and a controls gap list rated high, medium or low exposure. Tap to close.
Week 04 · Verdict

Hand you the truth.

Written findings, a dollar-valued 90-day plan and a straight answer on what you need: nothing more, a fractional CFO, or an interim seat.

Deliverable: written findings, a 90-day plan with dollar values, and a readout meeting. Your banker is welcome. Tap to close.
Monday Cash Note · Week 7
The one page your owner reads before 9:00 a.m.
Opening cash412,600
Collections expected286,000
Payroll and taxes(198,400)
Vendors due(141,750)
Equipment note(18,200)
Projected Friday cash340,250
Flag: three jobs past 60 days unbilled. Bill by Wednesday.
Illustrative figures only.
Diagnostic questions

Before you sign.

What do you need from us?

Read-only access to your accounting system and bank activity, your job or product reports, and about four hours of the owner's time across the 30 days. Your office team spends a few hours answering questions.

What does it cost exactly?

From $4,500. The final fee depends on entity count and transaction volume, and it is quoted in writing before work begins. If you continue into a retainer, the fee is credited.

What if you find nothing?

Then you get a written, independent confirmation that your finance function is sound, which your banker and buyer will value. In practice we have rarely seen a company with nothing to fix.

Do we have to hire you afterward?

No. Every deliverable is yours. Many clients run the 90-day plan themselves. Others want us in the seat. Either way, the decision is yours with full information.

Can my banker be involved?

Yes, and it often helps. A lender who sees an independent diagnostic and a credible plan is a lender who extends patience and better terms.

Thirty days from now you could know.

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