Financial advisory services can enhance operational efficiencies, strategic planning, and financial control for companies. Specific services include budgeting/forecasting, internal controls, taxes, compliance, and strategic advice. A proposed plan involves annual budgeting/forecasting, quarterly forecasting and analysis, strategic planning, and risk assessment to strengthen financial management. Financial advisory aims to shift companies from solely stewardship to creating value through strategic thinking and improved business decisions.

1. Financial Advisory Services
Josh Shilts CPA/CFF/CGMA, CFE
Josh@villelashilts.com
(904) 325-9006
www.VillelaShilts.com

2. Cash Flow
Budgets / Forecasts
Payroll
Marketing
Efficiencies & Oversight
Internal Controls
Taxes
State & Federal Law
Industry Mandates
Long Term v Short Term
Growth
Capital Outlays

3. 1. Enhance the finance department structure to better facilitate services and improve
operational efficiencies related to finance company-wide,
2. Build out the organization’s strategic planning/forecasting and analysis to reduce cost
and improve financial efficiencies, and
3. Implement financial strategic partnering to strengthen financial control and acumen
company-wide (e.g., forecasting, contract negotiation, strategic finance partner, etc.).
Represents a shift from stewardship to strategic thinking, with finance looking to create
value by improving the quality of business decisions while helping realize the financial
benefit of a particular initiative at what is considered to be an acceptable level of risk.
Grow from target-setting budget (where we’d like to be) to a forecasted approach (where
we realistically are).
Why Financial Advisory Services at your Company?

4. What this Brings
…a Financial Management, Planning and Analysis approach strengthens the company’s financial acumen and
discipline, further benefitting stakeholders.
The enhancement of a well established “Steward/Operator” model to the inclusion of “Strategists” and “Catalysts”
thinking creates significant company-wide benefits...
Quality Back
Office
• Shared Services and Standard Processes
• Integrated Systems and Controls
• Enhanced Data Quality
Support
Growth &
Agility
• Integrate and Optimize Services and Processes
• Data Governance
• Manage Finance Cost (e.g project & contract analysis, staffing, etc.)
Management
Information
• Optimize Financial Planning & Analysis; forward-looking as opposed to historical explanation
• Business-relevant reporting and planning & analysis process(es)
• Clear, defined metrics. Metric analysis provided to business
Strategic
Business
Information
• Business Advisory Capability (financial ops improvement, operational performance measurement)
• Operational capability development
• Infuse value-creation mindset and financial acumen

5. We understand the complexities associated with running a business and know that your time is
valuable. That’s why we have designed our Advisory Services Line to allow owners to concentrate
and focus on what they do best. Those services include…
When your focused on the important aspects of you business you can further succeed. Lets us handle
the areas we are good at for you so you can concentrate your efforts and time where it is needed and
your business receives attentions from competent professionals in all of its’aspects…
1. CFO Outsourcing Services - Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial/Ratio Analysis
2. Financial & Strategic Planning – Creation of long term and short term strategic plan
and financial milestones
3. Internal Audit Consulting – Provide management independent assurance service
4. Data Analytics & Risk Management – Identification and management of risk
indications as well as operational analysis
5. Risk and Control Consulting – Analysis and review of current risk and control structure
6. Operational Assessments & Enhancements – Defined projects dedicated to identify
improvement opportunities
7. Training (Risk, Fraud, Etc.) - Development of awareness and value enhancement
8. Compliance Program Review and Implementation – Design and operation of compliance
governance
9. Organizational and Accounting Information System Design – Selection and design of proper
systems

6. Proposed 15 Month Plan
2016-Q12015-Q4 2016-Q2 2016-Q3 2016-Q4
Annual Planning & Budget Cycle: Set annual budget and determine financial milestones as well as build processes /plan to meet goals.
Quarterly Forecasting & Ratio Analysis: Review prior quarter Budget to Actual and Forecast for next 12 months (i.e. rolling budget/forecast) as well as
industry ratio analysis review. Results are reviewed against Strategic Plan initiatives.
“Strat” Plan: Annual strategic planning focused on next 3 years defining milestones and identifying financial parameters associated with each.
Annual Risk Assessment: Identifies top risks facing organization as well as development and assessment of mitigation (i.e. control) plans addressing specific
risks.
Organizational Governance & Policy Design Phase