Outsourced finance team for Agencies
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What we do
We set you up with a tried, tested and proven financial ecosystem, and support you with real, human advice and insights.
With this in place, you can count on:
• Weekly financial clarity on the performance of your business
• Advice on sound business operations
• Access to a trusted advisor who understands agency finances
• Pragmatic, realistic solutions
Leaving you free to manage your agency and have a personal life.
We do this at a fraction of the cost of hiring an in-house finance team.
Who we work with
Established Agencies
You have an established and growing agency. We help manage your finance function and implement systems to streamline your finances.
Growing Agencies
You’re growing more and need some extra help. We take away the pain of managing your finances and set you up for success from early days.
How it works
Get in touch
We get to know you better, understand your business, your challenges, and where you want to get to.
Plan
We’ll show you a plan to manage your finances better. We’ll then execute the plan for you and look after your finances.
Freedom
You are free to manage your agency and have a personal life. You have the peace of mind knowing your finances are in good hands and having a trusted advisor.
Client Results
"As the owner of a small digital agency, I really didn’t have the time to spend trying to manage the finances. I’d battle through sending pdf invoices to clients every Friday and trying to keep track of where the money was going. Hoping it came in on time and that my year end profit margin was good. My business was growing, but I was flying blind. I couldn’t see an alternative. But SDCO could. Shane took my mess, created an elegant and robust system, setting up Xero and automating a shocking amount of work. It took a big push initially, but since it’s been in place, I enjoy my business more. I know it’s profitable. I have more time to spend thinking strategically about the future."
Adrian O’Flynn - GYSS (Digital Agency)
"We knew we needed a better finance solution, but we didn’t know what to do or where to start. Shane listened to our challenges and where we wanted to get to. He outlined the options. He set up our new accounting system, mainly on Xero, and did all of it. We now have better weekly visibility on the numbers and the story of the business. It’s taken the stress, hassle and guesswork away."
Gerard Murphy - Corporate HR (HR Agency)
SDCO provides accounting, tax & CFO solutions for Agencies.
SDCO is run by Shane Dolan. His take on this:
“After working in Deloitte I joined a smaller accounting firm and gained direct experience in helping business owners to manage their finances. Once I qualified as a chartered accountant, tax advisor and financial advisor I thought I was in a great position to help business owners.
But over time I realised that the common model of looking after the finances of an agency with an in-house part time bookkeeper or financial controller, and speaking to your external accountant once a year doesn’t work. It’s ineffective, expensive and offers poor value for money. It can be one of the biggest costs to the business that no one can see. It sucks time, energy and freedom from the business and the owners. The bigger the agency, the worse it gets.
A better solution is to outsource the finance function, getting a more suitable mix of the skills you need. It gives better value for money and can grow as you grow. We do this for agency owners, freeing them up to manage their agency and have a personal life.”