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Cash & forecasting
Understand timing, headroom and the assumptions that connect today's position with the plan ahead.
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Finance leadership
Recognise when decisions need senior financial challenge and a more deliberate finance agenda.
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Recruitment finance
Go deeper on temporary and permanent recruitment margin, payroll timing, debtors and growth.
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Growing a finance function
Choose the right progression from reliable records to reporting, planning and finance leadership.
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Management information5 min read
Management accounts for startups
A practical guide to management accounts for startups: what to include, when to start, how they support decisions and what monthly reporting costs.
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Cash-flow forecasting for startups
Learn how startup cash-flow forecasting supports runway, hiring and spending decisions, when to use weekly or monthly forecasts and what good models include.
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How much management accounts cost
A transparent guide to management accounts cost in the UK, what changes the monthly price and what SCALEHOUSE includes from £395 per month.
Read the guideGrowing a finance function6 min read
Outsourced finance vs an internal hire
A balanced guide to outsourced finance support vs hiring an internal finance team, including workload, skills, control, cost and transition considerations.
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Management accounts vs year-end accounts
Understand the difference between management accounts and year-end accounts, what each is for and when growing businesses benefit from both.
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What management accounts should include
A practical guide to the P&L, balance sheet, cash, KPIs, reconciliations, variance analysis and commentary useful management accounts should include.
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When a growing business needs a Finance Director
The practical signs a growing business needs Finance Director support, and how to choose between outsourced, fractional and full-time finance leadership.
Read the guideCash & forecasting6 min read
13-week cash flow forecast
Learn how a 13-week cash flow forecast works, what to include, how to update it and how it differs from longer-range financial forecasting.
Read the guideRecruitment finance7 min read
Recruitment agency gross margin
A practical guide to recruitment agency gross margin, employment and funding costs, true contribution and consultant, client and branch economics.
Read the guideRecruitment finance6 min read
Recruitment agency cash flow
Understand how payroll timing, debtor days, working capital, invoice finance and client concentration affect recruitment agency cash flow as the business grows.
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