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FINANCIALS THAT TELL THE STORY OF YOUR BUSINESS

A Stronger Financial Function for a Stronger Business.

I help owner-operators understand where the business is making money, where cash is headed, and what needs attention, then build a financial function their team can own.

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Trent Sheats, founder of Savvy Rhino Solutions, in a service-business operations office
SOUND FAMILIAR?

Does any of this sound familiar?

The books may be getting done. That doesn’t always mean the numbers are helping you run the business.

Revenue is growing, but cash still feels tight.

Month-end takes too long, or the numbers aren’t fully trusted.

The books are done, but the numbers aren’t useful for running the business.

You can’t clearly see which jobs, departments, or services are making money.

Your systems don’t talk to each other.

You’re still getting pulled into accounting problems personally.

WHY SAVVY RHINO

Controller Work. CFO Thinking. Built for Your Team to Own.

I get into the books, reporting, software, and team routines with you. Then we connect the numbers to cash, margin, and the decisions on your desk. We can work alongside your bookkeeper or accountant and build the day-to-day work for your team to own.

Hands-On Controller Execution

I fix the close, connect the software, and make the numbers dependable.

CFO-Level Financial Thinking

We use cash, margin, and capacity to make the next decision clearer.

Built To Hand Off

Documented routines, trained people, and less dependence on the owner.

WHAT CHANGES WHEN THIS WORKS

Numbers You Trust. Better Calls. Less on Your Plate.

When the foundation works, you can see what is making money, where cash is headed, and what needs attention now. Reporting arrives soon enough to use, and your team can keep it going.

Plan With the End in Mind

Build reporting, processes, and roles around where the business is trying to go, not just where it is today.

Fix Problems at the Root

Instead of repeatedly treating the symptom, trace the issue back to the process, system, data, or ownership gap causing it.

Know Where the Money Is Made

Financials you trust, with job, department, or service margin you can explain.

See Cash Before It Gets Tight

A 13-week cash view and timely reports help you make decisions before a surprise forces one.

Know What Is Driving the Business

Operational KPIs show what is happening in labor, capacity, efficiency, and margin before it becomes a financial surprise.

THE RHINOTIZE™ PROCESS

A Clear Path to a Stronger Financial Function.

01  Discovery / Charge Assessment

We look at how the business runs, where the numbers lose the story, and what you need to see to make better decisions.

02  Foundation Charge

We clean up the books, tighten the close, connect the systems, and build reports that show what is happening in the business.

03  People Charge

We clarify who owns each task, strengthen the team you have, and help hire or train where there is a gap.

04  Handoff / Independent Charge

We write down the routines, train your people, and make sure they can run the day-to-day work without depending on me.

05  Advisory Charge

If it helps, I stay involved as a Fractional Controller & CFO, using the numbers with you while your team owns the daily work.

You Own the Decision.
Our Job Is to Make Sure it's Informed.

We bring clarity to the numbers, challenge assumptions, and show you the options so you can make the right call for your business.

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BUILT TO HAND OFF

We Build This for You to Own.

Your Team Can Run It

I build the close, reports, systems, and routines with your team. We document the work and train the people who will own it. Fewer daily accounting problems come back to you. If ongoing Fractional Controller or CFO leadership helps, I can stay involved.

THE STORY BEHIND THE NAME

Why the Name Savvy Rhino?

The name came from an unexpected place, but it stuck because it captured the mentality I wanted Savvy Rhino to bring to the work.

Savvy Is How We Think. Rhino Is How We Work.

Savvy means understanding the numbers, asking better questions, knowing what actually matters, and finding practical, creative ways to do more with less.

Rhino means finding the focus, charging at the problem, and staying with it until the work is complete. That gives ownership the freedom to stay focused on customers instead of getting pulled back into the numbers.

Together, that’s the Savvy Rhino mentality: think clearly, find creative solutions, focus on what matters, and keep charging until the job is done.

Trent quickly assessed our financial systems and implemented streamlined processes that improved our reporting accuracy and efficiency.

Jennifer Moss

Chief Financial Officer, Stinson Brands

START A CONVERSATION

Ready to Get More From Your Numbers?

Tell me what’s going on in the business.

We’ll start there.

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