About the Client
Ovation develops tools to help scientists focus on the science, and researchers manage data and collaborate more effectively.
The Challenge
Ovation needed to raise money quickly and required a financial model to run through different growth scenarios with potential investors.
While they had identified a need for a more flexible model, their accounting foundation was not strong enough to support the development of the model.
The Solution
By working with a Paro expert, the client was able to standardize its financial data and be confident in the numbers. This enabled creation of a robust pro forma financial model to aid management with their fundraising. This dynamic tool enabled the team to easily adjust the assumptions and inputs of the financial model to meet each individual investor’s needs and answer their questions.
The Impact
Post-fundraise, the financial model also served as a useful internal management tool that allowed the founders to continue focusing on their product, while Paro provided ongoing bookkeeping and accounting support, as well as tax services, even identifying and amending a filing mistake in the prior year’s filings.
With the help of a Paro expert, Ovation:
- Transitioned Ovation from QuickBooks Desktop (only accessible by an outside party) to QuickBooks Online and provided management access and training so they have anytime/anywhere access to their financial data.
Updated the prior year’s books to better align the data to the needs of the financial model. - Set up processes to ensure accurate and consistent numbers moving forward—the only way to measure performance!
- Developed a timely and accurate invoicing process, as invoices were not being sent out on time or at all. This helped ensure that the books were correct and accelerated cash flow.
