The Monthly Financial Review (MFR)

Ask 10 different finance pros what their monthly review process looks like and you’ll likely get 9-10 different responses. So what is it? Monthly Financial Review (MFR) — Checklist of financial data and review procedures conducted every month (or 30 days) after your books are closed and financial statements prepared. After the month ends and your financials are…

A Quick Guide to Managing Labor Efficiency

Let’s look at a concept that can help both service-based businesses and product-based businesses with managing arguably their largest expense line. It’s called the Labor Efficiency Ratio (LER). What is it? It’s a simple but powerful metric used to measure the effectiveness of labor costs in any business. To calculate your LER, take your gross profit and divide…