CFO Liquidity Advisory
I help companies see where their cash is, how long it lasts, and what to do about it.
AnchorPoint provides CFO Liquidity Advisory for mid-market companies. The work scales with your complexity — from a 13-week cash forecast for a single-entity business to global pooling and FX programs for international operations.
Services
AnchorPoint provides CFO Liquidity Advisory. That's the one thing I do. Which of these services applies to you depends on your size and complexity — we figure that out together in the first conversation.
Builds a clear, reliable picture of how much cash you have and how long it lasts.
A $45M manufacturer had no weekly forecast — the CFO was making revolver draws based on feel and getting blindsided by cash gaps. A 13-week forecast built around their actual payment cycles gave him six weeks of forward visibility and eliminated the surprises.
Diagnoses how much cash is trapped in receivables, inventory, and payables, and puts a number on the opportunity.
A $70M distributor was tight on cash despite strong margins and assumed it was a revenue problem. A diagnostic showed $4M trapped in slow receivables and excess inventory — not a revenue issue, a timing issue.
Looks at how your company manages cash today — who does what, what's manual, what's missing — and identifies what needs to change.
A $120M manufacturer that had grown through acquisitions had 23 bank accounts, four banks, and no consolidated view of cash. The diagnostic mapped every account and process, and laid out a path to two banks, 9 accounts, and a daily cash position.
Evaluates whether your debt is structured the right way for where your business is headed.
A PE-backed building products company had three facilities put in place over four years, each with its own covenants. A review found a cross-default trigger nobody had flagged — and built a model showing exactly how much room the CFO actually had.
Builds a framework for identifying, measuring, and hedging currency exposures so FX movements don't eat into your margins.
A $90M manufacturer sourcing from Germany and Mexico had no FX hedging. A 12% EUR move cost them $1.4M in margin — a simple forward program would have covered most of it.
Centralizes cash visibility and movement across countries and currencies.
A $250M international manufacturer had $14M in European subsidiaries while drawing $10M on its U.S. revolver. A notional pooling structure gave the parent access to that cash without physically moving it — the interest savings covered the engagement cost in one quarter.
How It Scales
Every company's liquidity problem is different. A $20M single-entity business needs different things than a $300M international platform. The services above aren't a menu you pick from — they're what applies based on where you sit.
U.S.-based company. One entity. A revolver or term loan. The CFO is managing cash directly — checking the bank balance every morning, making draw decisions on feel.
Multiple business units, often from acquisitions. Multi-tranche credit facilities. Cash scattered across entities and bank accounts with no consolidated view. Covenant compliance tracked manually.
Subsidiaries in multiple countries and currencies. Cash trapped overseas while the parent borrows domestically. Pooling creates FX exposures. Intercompany loans create rate risk. Complexity compounds.
Engagement
No two engagements look the same. But they all start the same way — with a conversation about what's going on in your business. No commitment required to have that first call.
Who I Work With
Mid-market companies where the CFO is managing cash directly and needs a specialist. No internal treasury function, cash managed manually, and no weekly visibility into what's coming.
Post-acquisition integration, ownership transitions, refinancing, leadership vacancies. Situations where cash visibility and a plan are needed immediately.
Operating partners and portfolio company CFOs who need treasury built, professionalized, or prepared for exit. Cash forecasting, covenant management, working capital — done to institutional standards.
About
Large companies have entire teams dedicated to this. A VP of Treasury, a cash manager, an FP&A director. They have the budget, the headcount, and the infrastructure. The $20M company down the street has a CFO wearing six hats and a spreadsheet. Same cash risks. Same lender relationships. Same consequences if something goes wrong. Just no one minding the store. I started AnchorPoint to close that gap — to give smaller businesses access to the same quality of financial oversight that bigger ones take for granted.
Credentials
Contact
Tell me about your business and I'll respond within one business day with an honest assessment of whether and how AnchorPoint can help.