Finance · Data · Automation
Financial clarity for growing companies.
Longhand connects reliable financial records with operating data, forecasting and reporting so management can work from one consistent base.
01Source systems
- Bank & cards
- Payroll
- Bills
- Billing
- CRM
- Product usage
02Finance + operating data
03Models · reporting · decisions
- KPI models
- Forecasts
- Dashboards
- Board reporting
Finance Automation & AI supports every layer: refresh, reconciliation and reporting workflows.
Capabilities
Four connected capabilities.
Reliable financial records, planning and valuation, connected financial and operating information, and automation reinforce one another. Longhand can work on an individual layer or connect them into one finance system.
01 · Close & controls
Bookkeeping & Finance Operations
Accurate books, month-end close, reconciliations, payables and receivables, and the controls that keep them reliable.
02 · Planning & valuation
FP&A, Financial Modeling & Valuation
Forecasting, budgets, scenario planning, cash planning, unit economics, financial models, valuation and board and investor analysis.
03 · Data & reporting
Finance & Data Infrastructure
Financial and operating data connected and reconciled: KPI frameworks, management reporting, integrations and dashboards.
04 · Automation
Finance Automation & AI
Scheduled refresh, reporting workflows, reconciliation support and AI-assisted analysis, built once the process and data are sound.
One month, reported properly.
A monthly management report showing the P&L against budget, the bridge from EBITDA to cash, the forecast, the 13-week cash view and commentary that leads to a decision. Every figure reconciles.
ARR
$15.6m
+24.1% year on year
Gross margin
77.6%
+1.8 pts vs budget 75.8%
Net cash burn
$245k
per month · EBITDA (205)
Cash runway
16 months
$3.92m cash · forecast-based
| Line | Actual | Budget | Var. | Var. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription revenue | 1,300 | 1,232 | +68 | +5.5% |
| Services revenue | 10 | 8 | +2 | +25.0% |
| Revenue | 1,310 | 1,240 | +70 | +5.6% |
| Cost of revenue | (293) | (300) | +7 | +2.3% |
| Gross profit | 1,017 | 940 | +77 | +8.2% |
| Sales & marketing | (540) | (500) | (40) | (8.0%) |
| Research & development | (452) | (420) | (32) | (7.6%) |
| General & administrative | (230) | (200) | (30) | (15.0%) |
| Operating expenses | (1,222) | (1,120) | (102) | (9.1%) |
| EBITDA | (205) | (180) | (25) | (13.9%) |
| Gross margin | 77.6% | 75.8% | +1.8 pts |
| EBITDA | (205) |
|---|---|
| Receivables increase | (60) |
| Deferred revenue increase | 32 |
| Working-capital movement | (28) |
| Capitalised software and equipment | (12) |
| Net cash burn | (245) |
| Cash at May month-end | 4,165 |
|---|---|
| Net cash burn | (245) |
| Cash at June month-end | 3,920 |
- Actual
- Forecast
- Forecast range
- Budget
- Opening cash
- Projected cash
- Net weekly flow
- Minimum cash
Management commentary
- Revenue 1,310, +70 (+5.6%) against budget. Subscription expansion ran ahead of plan. ARR reached $15.6m, up 24.1% year on year.
- Gross margin 77.6%, 1.8 pts above budget. Hosting cost per customer fell; cost of revenue was 7 under budget on higher revenue.
- Operating expenses 1,222, (102) over budget. Engineering and sales hires planned for the third quarter started in June. EBITDA was (205) against a budgeted (180).
- Net cash burn 245, 40 more than the EBITDA loss. Receivables rose 60 as June billings landed late in the month, partly offset by 32 of deferred revenue; 12 went to capitalised software and equipment.
- Cash 3,920: 16 months of runway at current burn. The 13-week forecast stays above the 3,000 minimum and closes week 13 at 3,190. Full-year revenue is forecast at 15,893 against a budget of 15,012.
Decision for management. Confirm whether the remaining third-quarter hires proceed on the original timetable, or hold two roles until June receivables are collected.
ARR
$15.6m
+24.1% year on year
Gross margin
77.6%
+1.8 pts vs budget 75.8%
Net cash burn
$245k
per month · EBITDA (205)
Cash runway
16 months
$3.92m cash · forecast-based
| Line | Actual | Budget | Var. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,310 | 1,240 | +70 |
| Gross profit | 1,017 | 940 | +77 |
| EBITDA | (205) | (180) | (25) |
| EBITDA | (205) |
|---|---|
| Receivables increase | (60) |
| Deferred revenue increase | 32 |
| Working-capital movement | (28) |
| Capitalised software and equipment | (12) |
| Net cash burn | (245) |
- Actual
- Forecast
- Forecast range
- Budget
- Opening cash
- Projected cash
- Net weekly flow
- Minimum cash
Management commentary
- Revenue 1,310, +70 (+5.6%) against budget. Subscription expansion ran ahead of plan. ARR reached $15.6m, up 24.1% year on year.
- Operating expenses 1,222, (102) over budget. Engineering and sales hires planned for the third quarter started in June. EBITDA was (205) against a budgeted (180).
- Cash 3,920: 16 months of runway at current burn. The 13-week forecast stays above the 3,000 minimum and closes week 13 at 3,190. Full-year revenue is forecast at 15,893 against a budget of 15,012.
Decision for management. Confirm whether the remaining third-quarter hires proceed on the original timetable, or hold two roles until June receivables are collected.
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| Line | Actual | Budget | Var. | Var. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription revenue | 1,300 | 1,232 | +68 | +5.5% |
| Services revenue | 10 | 8 | +2 | +25.0% |
| Revenue | 1,310 | 1,240 | +70 | +5.6% |
| Cost of revenue | (293) | (300) | +7 | +2.3% |
| Gross profit | 1,017 | 940 | +77 | +8.2% |
| Sales & marketing | (540) | (500) | (40) | (8.0%) |
| Research & development | (452) | (420) | (32) | (7.6%) |
| General & administrative | (230) | (200) | (30) | (15.0%) |
| Operating expenses | (1,222) | (1,120) | (102) | (9.1%) |
| EBITDA | (205) | (180) | (25) | (13.9%) |
| Gross margin | 77.6% | 75.8% | +1.8 pts |
| Cash at May month-end | 4,165 |
|---|---|
| Net cash burn | (245) |
| Cash at June month-end | 3,920 |
Additional commentary
- Gross margin 77.6%, 1.8 pts above budget. Hosting cost per customer fell; cost of revenue was 7 under budget on higher revenue.
- Net cash burn 245, 40 more than the EBITDA loss. Receivables rose 60 as June billings landed late in the month, partly offset by 32 of deferred revenue; 12 went to capitalised software and equipment.
What we build
Working assets your team keeps.
Every engagement produces documents, models and pipelines that run your finance function month after month. They are working assets, not slideware. The examples use the same figures as the report above.
Monthly
Monthly close package
Reconciled balance sheet, P&L and cash flow, account reconciliations, flux review and the close checklist.
Monthly
Management reporting
Actuals against budget and forecast, variance commentary and the KPI pack, in one format every month.
Monthly
Rolling forecast
A driver-based 12–18 month forecast with scenarios, updated as the actuals land.
Weekly
Cash forecast
A 13-week cash view tied to the ledger and the bank, with the runway and the decisions it implies.
Ongoing
KPI model
Agreed definitions for ARR, retention, margins and unit economics, calculated once from governed data.
Scheduled
Automated reporting workflows
Scheduled data refresh, reconciliations and report distribution, so the routine work runs on its own.
Approach
Diagnose, build, run.
A defined diagnostic, a build phase with clear milestones, then ongoing support where it is useful. Engagements can be a project, ongoing support, or both.
Diagnose
Typically 2–3 weeks
Understand the current state
Map systems, data flows, the close, reporting, existing models and the decisions management needs to make.
Build
Milestone-based, over several weeks depending on scope
Put the working assets in place
Books and controls where necessary, models, reporting structure, the data layer, forecasting, workflows and automation.
Run
Monthly, where useful
Keep it working
Close, reporting, forecasting, KPI monitoring, board preparation and workflow maintenance.
Discuss a project.
Tell us what you are trying to fix or build: a close that takes too long, a forecast nobody trusts, a valuation question, reporting that is assembled by hand. We will reply with how we would approach it.