- 30–60 day forecast
- Alerts for low cash periods
- Projection of recurring expenses (rent, payroll, subscriptions)
4. Expense Analysis & Cost Saving Recommendations
This is a new addition you requested — the consultant must:
- Analyze historical expense trends
- Identify maximum spending categories
- Highlight vendors where spending is high
- Detect recurring charges that may be unnecessary
- Recommend specific cost-saving opportunities, such as:
- Vendor renegotiation
- Subscription reduction
- Duplicate tools
- High-cost categories with no ROI
- Provide a monthly Expense Optimization Report
5. Reporting & Data Analysis
Consultant will build or automate the following:
Financial Reports
- Monthly Profit & Loss
- Gross Profit Margin
- Budget vs Actual
- Expense Trend Analysis
- Vendor Spend Report
- Department-wise Cost Report
- Cost of Recruiting
- Cost of Sales
- Pipeline-based revenue forecast (if data available)
6. Automation & Workflow Setup
- Automatic invoice reminders
- Automatic payment reminders
- Recurring transactions setup
- Expense and bill approval workflows
- Month-end close automation
- SOPs for all workflows
7. Training & Documentation
- Full SOPs for:
- Reconciliation
- Cash flow forecasting
- Monthly close
- Expense analysis
- Training sessions with the internal accountant/bookkeeper
Required Experience
- 5+ years experience with QuickBooks Online (preferred) or Desktop
- Must have done automation setup for bank/credit card uploads
- Strong understanding of cash flow forecasting
- Proven experience with expense audits & cost-saving analysis
- Ability to create dashboards and custom financial reporting
- Solid communication and documentation skills
Deliverables
- Fully automated QuickBooks workflows
- Automated monthly reconciliation system
- Cash flow forecasting dashboard
- Expense optimization analysis report
- Full reporting suite (P&L;, cash flow, expense trends, A/R, A/P, GP, cost of recruiting/sales)
- SOPs for all processes
- Team training