Financial Clarity · Forward-Looking Insight

Better.Financial.Decisions.

Advisory Motion is a methodology that helps growing businesses make better financial decisions through executive financial leadership, proactive tax planning, and actionable insight.

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Outcome · Cash flow

+$1.2M of cash freed over 12 months.

Collections tightened, deposit terms restructured and vendor timing sequenced against payroll. Cash stopped being a monthly surprise.

DSO
62 → 38 days
Line drawn
$0
Buffer
9 weeks
$1.2M
Cash flow freed up
28%
Net profit increase
12 mo
Forward view
Three pillars

What the methodology is made of.

01

Executive financial leadership

CFO-level perspective applied every month.

Funded a full season with no credit line
02

Proactive tax planning

Tax decided ahead of the year, not reported after it.

Effective rate cut before year-end
03

Actionable insight

The few decisions that matter this quarter, priced.

$950K working capital released
The Methodology

Seven steps.
Repeated every month.

You always know what we're working on, what we found, and what we're asking you to decide.

Step 01Business map

Understand the business

How the work gets sold, delivered and paid for — before we form a single opinion about the numbers.

The monthly rhythm
  1. 01
    Connect

    Integrate the financial and operational information.

  2. 02
    Understand

    Identify what is truly driving the results.

  3. 03
    Model

    Forecast what is likely to happen next.

  4. 04
    Quantify

    Measure the financial impact of the available options.

  5. 05
    Recommend

    Prioritize the decisions that matter.

  6. 06
    Measure

    Track results and refine the plan.

  7. 07
    Repeat

    Better decisions compound over time.

How We Think

Every financial decision
shapes what happens next.

Our approach considers those decisions together, giving business owners the context and perspective to move forward with confidence.

Better financial decisions create stronger businesses.

  1. 01Pricing affects profit.
  2. 02Profit affects cash flow.
  3. 03Cash flow affects capacity.
  4. 04Capacity affects growth.
  5. 05Growth affects taxes and long-term value.
Cash FlowInfluences Growth

Profitable businesses still run out of cash.

Timing is its own discipline. Receivables, deposits, and debt service decide whether a good month becomes usable capital or a bank line.

We watch
13-week forecast
Signal
Days to collect
Risk
Funding growth on credit
The business system

Everything is connected.
Every decision matters.

Click any driver to see how it moves your business — and what happens when it's ignored. This is how we think about your business behind the scenes.

Cash FlowTHE HUBCUSTOMERSRepeat BusinessPRICINGRevenue EngineSALESPipeline DisciplinePROJECTSExecutionBACKLOGFuture RevenueLABORProductivityEQUIPMENTUtilizationGROWTHSustainable ScaleDEBTCapital StructureWORKING CAPITALOperating FuelPAYABLESTiming AdvantageCOLLECTIONSCash In
See the impact · Cash Flow

Cash Flow.The Lifeblood of Your Business

Why it matters
Cash flow gives owners options. Without it, growth becomes fragile and every decision becomes reactive.
What influences it
Collections · Pricing · Inventory · Payroll · Payables · Job profitability · Debt · Seasonality · Growth
What happens when ignored
Missed opportunities · Restricted growth · Unnecessary borrowing · Reactive decisions
What improves it
Faster collections · Stronger pricing · Better margins · Disciplined working capital · Accurate forecasting
View Cash Flow Brief
Industries we focus on

Different industries.
Different drivers.
Same decision discipline.

Select an industry to see the financial and operational drivers we focus on — and a bespoke view of how that business actually works.

Construction

We focus on what moves the needle in your business.

We understand construction because we focus on the numbers, operations and decisions that drive results.

Backlog quality
Change-order capture
Job-cost accuracy
Labor productivity
Equipment utilization
Cash-flow timing
Subcontractor exposure
Retention & hiring capacity
View Construction focus
Operating model · Construction
Client Stories

Real businesses.
Real results.
Better decisions.

Illustrative examples drawn from typical engagements. Named case studies are shared under NDA on request.

Construction · Illustrative example

Growth was accelerating but cash was tightening — a $5M contractor couldn't fund the next season without a credit line.

DecisionWe modeled backlog quality, tightened billing cadence and re-priced two client tranches.
OutcomeCash flow stabilized. Line-of-credit reliance dropped meaningfully within a single fiscal quarter.
$1.2M
Increase in cash flow
18%
Growth in gross profit
Professional Services · Illustrative example

A regional professional-services firm was busy but under-earning — utilization looked strong, realization did not.

DecisionWe rebuilt engagement pricing, established a realization dashboard and reset staffing leverage.
OutcomeHigher margins with the same team, and a clearer picture of where partners could reinvest.
28%
Increase in net profit
22%
Increase in realization
Manufacturing · Illustrative example

Working capital was tied up in raw materials and slow-moving SKUs, while the shop was still asked to grow.

DecisionWe modeled inventory turns by SKU class and staged a controlled draw-down without impacting output.
OutcomeWorking capital freed for growth investments while production stayed on plan.
$950K
Working capital freed up
31%
Increase in inventory turns
About Advisory Motion

A better approach to helping growing businesses make better financial decisions.

The firm was founded by Terry Tully after nearly two decades working in finance, accounting and financial leadership. His experience includes working with business owners at JPMorgan Chase and later serving as Senior Finance Director at Accounting Management Group, where he partnered with privately held businesses generating approximately $2 million to $20 million in annual revenue.

That work spanned construction, healthcare, legal, manufacturing, distribution, professional services, trades and family-owned businesses. Across those experiences, one pattern became clear: the businesses that consistently grew, improved profitability and created long-term value made better financial decisions.

That insight became the foundation of Advisory Motion. Today we bring together financial performance, cash-flow planning, forward-looking analysis, operational insight and proactive tax strategy through one ongoing methodology built around a single objective:

Better.Financial.Decisions.
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