Specialties: Financial Management and Business Planning
Paul Ratoff President - Ratoff Consulting
We provide accounting, financial management and business planning services to small and midsize companies who want to focus and manage their resources more profitably.
We assist middle market companies achieve greater success by focusing and managing their resources more profitably using proven practices and methodologies that address each client's unique requirements and opportunities.
Financial Needs That We Can Help You With:
Financing business growth Developing your accounting staff Timely and useful financial reporting Developing a business plan Forecasting business results and cash requirements Improving overall profitability Transitioning to the next level Evaluating or initiating a new product or business opportunity Acquiring and integrating a new business unit Establishing profit or cost centers Strengthening management and financial accountability (budgeting) Defining job functions and accountabilities Improving internal financial controls Improving cost information Staying on course Managing cash flow during periods of rapid growth or transition Managing a business turnaround
Management Accounting – We design financial reporting to reflect your unique business model and objectives, improve internal controls and processes to manage transaction growth, provide analytical tools to assist decision-making and develop your staff to support all of these activities.
Financial Management – We help you forecast business performance and liquidity to anticipate financing requirements, establish new credit lines and lender relationships and support M&A opportunities.
Business Planning – We help you decide which product/market segments, investments, and competencies to focus on. We use a proprietary methodology in a group or individual setting to facilitate this process.
We provide these services as a:
Facilitator or Coach, assisting teams or individuals work through issues
Advisor, offering advice or counsel and recommending courses of action
Part-time Chief Financial Officer, taking on a management role in the company and performing prescribed functions at the operational level.
Our assignments are either on a project or time dependent basis.
Privately owned businesses under $100 Million in sales that generally do not have a CFO but do have an accounting staff. Companies seeking greater sophistication and/or guidance in the areas of accounting, finance and strategy/business planning
Manufacturing Distribution Service Retail
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Social Clubs
Placentia Symphonic Band
Charities
Foundation for Purposeful Organizations Fashion Business Inc.
Graduate Degrees
MSIA from GSIA, Carnegie-Mellon University
College Degrees
B.S.in Management Science, University of Rochester
Organizations
Assoc for Strategic Planning Assoc for Management Consultants
