We are ready to scale but our current cash flow is highly volatile and we do not have a dedicated finance leader. Do we need to stabilize our numbers and hire a CFO before we can begin our first session with you?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

You do not need a fully built out executive team or a Chief Financial Officer to begin your journey with EOS®. In fact, trying to recruit expensive executives before you have defined your structure is a common mistake that leads to bad hires. What you do need is a basic level of financial transparency, meaning you can produce an accurate profit and loss statement and balance sheet each month.

During our initial Focus Day, we will build your Accountability Chart. This tool helps you define the exact functions your business needs to grow, including the finance seat. By mapping out this structure first, you will see whether you actually need a full time CFO or if a fractional resource can handle the responsibilities for now.

Do not let volatile cash flow prevent you from starting. Volatility is usually a symptom of structural weaknesses, lack of focus, or poor execution. Implementing the system provides the exact discipline needed to stabilize your numbers. We will establish a weekly Scorecard with leading indicators to give you foresight, rather than relying on lagging financial statements.

The primary requirement to start is not a perfect balance sheet. It is a leadership team that is completely honest, willing to show vulnerability, and ready to look in the mirror to change how you run the company.