Outsourcing the financial management function of your business

Do you need a Digital CFO on an outsourced basis?

A Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is the strategic leader behind the financial management pillar of a company and is the highest-level finance position in a company, responsible for the financial planning, risk management, recordkeeping, reporting and data analysis.

It is no secret that there has been a major transformation to real-time data, due to the fast-tracked developments in the digital and cloud accounting space. CFOs, now more than ever, need to up their digital acumen!

Being up to date with the latest digital trends is imperative, especially regarding the implications for business finance functions. The CFO needs to know how to use technology, such as integration and automation, to innovate business processes for improved efficiency in organisational digital transformation.

This is not an easy task for an entrepreneur or business owner that needs to juggle the position of CEO, CIO, and CFO all at once! It appears that most entrepreneurs and business owners are not in the financial position (yet) to hire all these required skillsets on a full-time basis. Experience and skillsets are expensive and a digital CFO is simply out of the question for most companies. But it need not be!

Today it is possible to eliminate the tedious and repetitive finance and accounting tasks that take up all your time by investing in tech tools that enable you to save on expensive resources. Your accounting function can now be driven by cloud environments, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

Free up time and focus on your business by outsourcing your financial management function to an innovative digital and entrepreneurial team. Think about it as your own digital CFO.

Let’s look at how you can bank on outsourcing your financial management function:

1. Save on fixed overheads – No need to employ a qualified tech-savvy finance team on a fulltime basis, saving on employee costs and training.
2. Save valuable time – Reduce the administrative burden on you as business owner by utilising AI and machine learning so that you can free up time to focus on your business.
3. Financial expertise – Outsourced teams comprise of qualified tech-savvy financial accountants, management accountants, and chartered accountants, who are all up to date with the latest accounting standards and tax legislation.
4. Future-ready – Up to date digital acumen in the cloud environment that drive efficiency and growth in a tech world.
5. Accurate and up-to-date financials – Enable data processing in an accurate and efficient matter so that relevant financial data is produced, which supports financial and strategic decisions.
6. Cash flow planning and budgetary insights – Keep track of budgeted and actual performance and project cash flow for sound cash flow management.
7. Strategic expertise – Management buyouts, share transactions, funding rounds, and tax planning are just some of the ways outsourcing teams can be of assistance on your growth trajectory.
8. Peace of mind – Ensure that your company complies with relevant laws, regulations, and accounting standards.

What entrepreneurs and business owners need is a financial management function that drives efficiency and growth in a tech world, a function/process that is constantly on the lookout to improve system design and evaluate end-to-end financial procedures continuously.

For assistance in this regard, please contact Christiaan Reinecke at christiaan@asl.co.za.