Turn numbers into decisions.
Planning, forecasting, performance analysis and practical advice to help you improve your business.
Running a business means making decisions every day, when to hire, whether you can afford to invest, how to improve profitability, and where your business should be heading next.
Our business advisory services help you turn your financial information into practical decisions.
We work with you to understand where your business is today, identify opportunities for improvement and develop a clearer path towards where you want to go.
Your accountant should help you look forward, not just backwards.
Financial reports tell you what happened.
Business advisory helps you understand why it happened, what it means and what you should do next.
At Tas Hawk, we combine accounting knowledge, financial analysis and technology to give you a clearer view of your business.
Whether you’re trying to improve profitability, manage cash flow, prepare for growth or simply understand how your business is performing, we provide practical advice based on your actual numbers.
How Tas Hawk can help
Business Performance
Understand how your business is really performing.
We can help you analyse revenue, expenses, margins, profitability and other key financial indicators to identify what’s working and where there may be opportunities for improvement.
We can help you:
- Understand your financial reports
- Identify trends and changes
- Analyse profitability
- Review business expenses
- Identify opportunities to improve margins
- Establish meaningful business KPIs
Cash Flow Management
Profit doesn’t always mean cash in the bank.
We help you understand your cash position and plan for upcoming financial commitments so you can make decisions with greater confidence.
This can include:
- Cash-flow forecasting
- Reviewing cash conversion
- Managing working capital
- Planning for tax obligations
- Identifying upcoming cash requirements
- Scenario planning
Know your cash position before it becomes a problem.
Budgeting & Forecasting
A budget gives you a target. A forecast tells you where you’re heading.
We can help you develop realistic budgets and forecasts based on your business objectives, historical performance and expected changes.
Use your forecasts to answer questions such as:
Can I afford to hire?
Can I invest in new equipment?
What happens if sales increase—or decrease?
How much cash will I need over the next 6–12 months?
Business Planning
A good business plan isn’t just a document you create and forget.
We help turn your goals into practical financial and operational plans.
Together, we can work through:
- Where your business is today
- Where you want it to be
- Your key objectives
- Revenue and profitability targets
- Growth opportunities
- Financial requirements
- Key risks and challenges
- Actions and priorities
The result is a clearer roadmap for moving your business forward.
Pricing & Profitability
More sales don’t necessarily mean more profit.
We can help you understand the economics of your business and assess whether your pricing, margins and cost structure are supporting your goals.
We can help review:
- Pricing strategies
- Gross margins
- Product or service profitability
- Cost structures
- Break-even points
- Customer profitability
- Profit improvement opportunities
The goal isn’t simply to grow. It’s to grow profitably.
Growth & Expansion
Growth brings opportunity, but it also brings financial and operational challenges.
Before making a significant investment or expansion decision, we’ll help you understand the financial implications.
This may include analysing:
- New locations
- New products or services
- Additional employees
- Equipment purchases
- Business acquisitions
- Funding requirements
- Changes in business structure
We’ll help you assess the numbers before committing to the decision.
From numbers to action
Our advisory process is designed to be practical.
01 — Understand
We start by understanding your business, goals, challenges and current financial position.
02 — Analyse
We review your financial information and identify the factors affecting performance.
03 — Plan
We work with you to identify priorities, opportunities and realistic actions.
04 — Act
We help you implement the changes and measure progress.
05 — Review
Business conditions change. Regular reviews help ensure your plans continue to make sense.
Advisory built around your business
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to business advice.
A new business may need help establishing financial systems and setting realistic targets.
A growing business may need cash-flow forecasting, budgeting and profitability analysis.
An established business may need strategic planning, performance reporting or support with a major investment.
We tailor our advisory support to where your business is now and where you want it to go.
Technology that makes better decisions possible
Good advice depends on good information.
That’s why we use technology to make financial information more accessible, timely and useful.
Where appropriate, we can help you improve your accounting systems, reporting processes and cloud-based tools so you spend less time gathering information and more time using it.
Better systems
Reduce manual processes and unnecessary administration.
Better information
Get a clearer and more timely view of your financial position.
Better decisions
Use your numbers to make decisions with greater confidence.
When should you talk to a business adviser?
You don’t need to wait until there’s a problem.
It may be worth talking to us if you’re:
- Unsure whether your business is actually profitable
- Experiencing cash-flow pressure
- Considering hiring your first employee or expanding your team
- Thinking about opening another location
- Planning a major investment
- Unsure how much you should be charging
- Growing quickly
- Preparing for a major change in your business
- Looking for ways to improve profitability
- Spending too much time working in the business
- Unsure what your financial reports are telling you
If you’re making an important business decision, it’s worth understanding the numbers first.
Why Tas Hawk?
Practical advice, not complicated reports.
We don’t believe business advice needs to be filled with jargon or complicated models.
We focus on the questions that matter to you and translate the numbers into practical actions.
Accounting expertise
Your advice is grounded in accurate financial information.
Technology experience
We use modern tools and systems to make information easier to access and understand.
Commercial thinking
We focus on how decisions affect profitability, cash flow and the long-term health of your business.
Ongoing relationship
Your business changes over time. We can provide ongoing support rather than a one-off report that sits in a drawer.