When a busy shop needs more from finance
Three signs your manufacturing business could use stronger financial leadership.
Unclear margins
Material prices, labour, scrap and overhead can change what a job earns. Get a clearer view of which products and customers support your business, and where costing or pricing needs attention.
Cash tied up in production
Materials, work in progress and payroll can absorb cash long before customers pay. See upcoming commitments and collections together before your next purchasing, hiring or equipment decision.
A stretched finance team
Month-end takes too long. Spreadsheets disagree. The owner needs better reporting. We bring dependable reporting, stronger processes and a financial perspective to your leadership decisions.
Manufacturing experience
Andy Fehr, CPA
Andy Fehr, CPA, has served as a fractional CFO to several manufacturing businesses, alongside his previous experience as a VP of Finance in manufacturing. His background includes ERP implementations and inventory systems, bringing a practical understanding of manufacturing operations to his work with owners and leadership teams.
Your engagement can draw on CFO, controller, finance operations and business strategy capabilities, matched to your needs.
Andy leads a team of finance specialists, so your engagement can draw on the right experience for your needs.
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Finance support built around your business
Costing & margin visibility
We help strengthen bills of materials, costing accuracy and inventory controls, with analysis that makes product and service-line margins easier to understand. Where relevant, support can include job costing and labour allocation. The starting point is your existing information: what is captured, how it is maintained and where assumptions need attention.
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Reporting, controls & systems
We help establish consistent month-end reporting, reconciliations and financial workflows. Support can also include inventory valuation and finance support for ERP setup, migration or integration.
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Financing & ownership transitions
When refinancing, an acquisition or an ownership transition is on the table, we help organize financial information, develop scenarios and coordinate requests from lenders, buyers and advisors. Support can continue into reporting and finance integration after a transaction.
Cash flow & working capital
We build cash flow tools, budgets and forecasts that help connect day-to-day commitments with your operating plans. For a manufacturer, that means looking at the timing of inventory purchases, customer receipts and other cash requirements together.
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CFO leadership for growth decisions
We help owners evaluate priorities through forecasts, profitability analysis and financial models. Whether you are considering equipment, additional capacity or a change in product mix, the goal is to make the assumptions and financial implications clearer before committing.
Fractional CFO leadership
A financial perspective on your leadership team, with involvement structured around your needs.
Finance operations support
Helps your team maintain the reporting and processes that make good decisions possible.
Project support
Addresses a defined priority, such as a costing review, reporting improvement, system transition or financing preparation.
Financial expertise that fits your business
You may need a senior finance partner for key decisions, extra capacity within your finance function, or both.
We work with your team and agree on the scope of involvement, from part-time or interim support to an ongoing relationship.