Financial Models & FP&A

A model that survives
diligence

Driver-based, three-statement, built from your actuals. Every assumption labelled, so the model answers questions in the room.

Fixed fee | 14 business days | 2 revision rounds included

Selected clients across the US, GCC and Europe

What you get

The model, the forecast, and the cadence

A model is a one-time build. FP&A is what keeps it true. Most companies need the first and then discover they needed the second.

The model


  • 3 statements that tie, monthly across 5 years
  • Revenue built from drivers, not a growth rate
  • Headcount and payroll schedule by role and start date
  • Working capital, deferred revenue and collections timing
  • Debt, equity and dilution waterfall
  • Error checks so a broken link cannot hide

Forecast and scenarios


  • Base, downside and upside on one switch
  • Sensitivity on the three or four drivers that actually move the outcome
  • 13-week rolling cashflow for the near view
  • Hiring plan tied to the plan it is funding
  • Break-even, burn and runway stated as dates

FP&A on a cadence


  • Actuals loaded against plan every month
  • Variance explained in words, with the driver named
  • KPI and cohort tracking that matches the model
  • Board reporting pack generated, not rebuilt
  • Rolling re-forecast as the year moves
Inside the file

What is in every model, and what is built to order

The base is fixed so the work is comparable between engagements. The rest depends on how your revenue actually behaves.

Every model includes
An assumption logEvery input on one sheet, labelled, dated and pointed at its source.
Statements that tieBalance sheet balances, cash reconciles, and a check row proves it on every column.
One scenario switchBase, downside and upside from a single cell, with no duplicated tabs to fall out of sync.
Charts wired to outputsBoard charts read from the model, so a changed assumption updates the deck.
Built to order
Cohort and retention buildFor subscription and marketplace revenue where churn drives the outcome.
Multi-entity consolidationWhere a group structure, intercompany or multi-currency sits underneath.
Unit economicsBy SKU, payer, route or contract, when the average hides the answer.
Covenant and lender testsWhere debt terms need to be proven month by month.
Build

14 business days, 4 stages

The clock starts when the deposit and the questionnaire arrive, not when the calendar allows.

4 steps
  1. Days 1 to 2
    01
    Intake

    Discovery

    One working call and a concise questionnaire. We take your actuals, your pricing and how revenue is really earned.

    A driver map
  2. Days 3 to 8
    02
    Rebuild

    Build

    The model is built bottom-up from those drivers, with the assumption log written as we go rather than after.

    A working model
  3. Days 9 to 11
    03

    Review

    We walk you through it line by line, stress the assumptions you are least sure of, and take the first revision round.

    Solid assumptions
  4. Days 12 to 14
    04

    Handover

    Second revision, scenario checks, and a recorded walkthrough so whoever presents it can answer for it.

    The file, yours
FP&A resourcing

Keep the model true, month after month

A model is only useful while it still matches the bank statement.

FP&A resource | from $35 an hour, less on a bigger block
Block 1

Keep it current

$1,400/ month
40 hours a month at $35 / hr

For a model that needs to stay honest: actuals loaded, drivers updated, the pack reissued on the same day each month.

Block 2Most common

Plan and report

$2,660/ month
80 hours a month at $33.25 / hr, 5% below list

The updates plus the analysis around them: variance against plan, a reforecast when something moves, and the ad hoc question that arrives on a Thursday.

Block 3

Full cycle

$5,040/ month
160 hours a month at $31.50 / hr, 10% below list

A full-time equivalent analyst on your account, without the hire, the payroll or the ramp. For companies running a real planning cycle.

These are the published figures, fixed in writing before work begins. Every other fee we charge sits on one page.

Compare with every other fee

List rate $35 an hour, 5% off Block 2 and 10% off Block 3. Agreed monthly, resizable on 30 days notice. Unused hours do not carry forward.

Why a vetted resource

You are hiring the bench behind them, not just the analyst

A freelance analyst gives you hours. Ours gives you hours a partner has already reviewed, to the same conventions as the models we build ourselves.

Reviewed

A partner signs it off

Nothing reaches you unreviewed. A partner checks the logic, the assumptions and the arithmetic before the file is sent. A founder should not be the first to test the work.

You are not the reviewer
Background

Accountants, not generalists

Our analysts come from a chartered accountancy background, trained in audit and reporting. They know what a reviewer checks first because they have sat on that side.

Diligence-literate from day one
Vetted

Tested on a real build

Every analyst passes a modelling test and a diligence-style review before being placed on a client file. We hire perhaps 1 in 20 who apply.

Proven before they reach you
Covered

Never a single point of failure

Illness, holiday or a sudden board deadline: the bench covers, using the same file conventions and assumption log. A freelancer going quiet is your problem; ours is not.

Continuity by default

Every file follows the same standards as our partner-built models: drivers rather than hardcoded cells, a labelled assumption log, a source for every input. An analyst without the search, the payroll or the ramp.

Printed model pages, marked up in pencil
On the desk

Every model is read on paper before it ships

Printed, marked in pencil and tied back to the bank. Errors that survive a screen rarely survive paper.

Case studies

2 files, and the questions they had to answer

A group raise where every lender wanted its own model, and a pre-seed round where the revenue was not the payment.

Pricing

A fixed fee for the build, a retainer for the cadence

The model is quoted as one figure before any work begins, and we carry the risk of it taking longer than expected.

Financial model | fixed fee, agreed in writing
Scope 1

Early stage

$1,250fixed

One entity, one revenue line, a single currency. The model a pre-seed or seed raise is actually asked for.

  • 3 statements, monthly to 60 months
  • Driver sheet you can change yourself
  • Cap table and simple funding rounds
  • One revision round after handover
Scope 2Most common

Raise ready

$1,450fixed

Several revenue lines or a subscription base with churn, built to survive a diligence conversation rather than a first look.

  • Everything in Scope 1
  • Cohort or contract-level revenue build
  • Scenario switch and sensitivity table
  • Investor summary tab
  • 2 revision rounds
Scope 3

Complex

On quoteonce we have seen the file

Multiple entities, multi-currency, payer or reimbursement timing, project finance or a roll-up. Quoted once we have seen the structure.

  • Everything in Scope 2
  • Consolidation across entities
  • Debt schedules and covenant tests
  • Working capital modelled by payer
  • Revisions through the raise

Fees are quoted in USD and fixed before work begins. We prepare the file your auditor and tax preparer ask for, but we do not audit, file returns or advise on securities.

Questions

Asked before every build

Excel or Google Sheets?

Either, and we build to whichever your investors and your team actually use. The logic is identical; only the file format changes.

What do you need from us to start?

Your actuals, your pricing, and one call. The questionnaire takes about 30 minutes and the clock starts when it comes back.

Can we edit the model ourselves?

Yes. It is your file, unlocked, with the assumption sheet as the only place you need to type. The walkthrough recording covers how.

What if our revenue model changes?

Driver-based models absorb that. Changing price, mix or ramp is an input change, not a rebuild, which is the whole reason to build this way.

Do you do the fundraising deck too?

Yes, and the numbers in it come from this model rather than being retyped. That is the point of commissioning both from one team.

How many revisions are included?

2 rounds, inside the 14 days. Further changes after handover are quoted before we touch anything.

How much of our team’s time will this take?

About three hours in total: a 30-minute questionnaire, one working call, and a review of the draft. Assembling it is our job, not yours.

What happens when the build ends?

You keep the file, unlocked, with the assumption sheet and the walkthrough recording. No licence, no subscription, nothing switches off when we stop.

Will the model make our forecast come true?

No. A model makes your assumptions explicit and their consequences arithmetic. It cannot tell you whether the market will agree with you, and we will not pretend otherwise.

Sensitivity surface

Every driver, and what it moves

The model is built so a single assumption can be moved and the whole outcome re-reads. Nothing is hard-coded and nothing is plugged.

Contact

Build it once,
build it properly

Book a call and get a fixed-fee scope within 24 hours. Bring whatever model you have, however rough.

What happens next
  • 1

    Free consultation

    A short call on your revenue, your stage and who has to read the model.

  • 2

    Fixed-fee scope

    Deliverables, timeline and price stated in writing within 24 hours.

  • 3

    Deposit and questionnaire

    50% deposit and a 30-minute questionnaire start the 14 days.

  • 4

    Review and handover

    Line-by-line walkthrough, 2 revision rounds, and the file is yours.