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Australia • Founder-grade finance literacy
Grifoamericano
A finance lens for real operators

Build a clear financial narrative— fast enough for real life

Grifoamericano Finance Academy is designed for Australian founders and leadership teams who want to understand what the numbers are really saying—without outsourcing every decision to spreadsheets or specialist jargon. We teach compact routines that connect cash, margin, and operational behaviour.

Cash tension
Early warnings you can act on.
Margin integrity
Understand cost-to-serve reality.
Decision cadence
Short scenarios, not heavy models.
Founder Signal Board
sample logic
Runway delta (4 weeks)
tracking tighter
Core offer contribution
cleaner signal
Working capital drag
visible pattern
Lead with fewer numbers
We prioritise the smallest set of metrics that explains the biggest part of your operational story.
What you gain

Financial analysis that fits leadership reality

We don’t teach finance as a separate universe. We build a shared leadership language that ties numbers to operational behaviour, customer patterns, and capacity limits.

Explore the approach
Cash behaviour view

Learn to spot cash pressure driven by timing, stock, and delivery load— even when revenue looks healthy.

Margin truth routines

Understand why some “best sellers” quietly drain profit once service effort, returns, or customisation are counted properly.

Founder Scoreboard

A compact KPI narrative that brings finance, ops, and commercial leaders into one shared story.

Scoreboard page
Short scenario discipline

Keep planning lightweight with trigger-based forecasting that respects uncertainty and time constraints.

Learning tracks

Choose a path shaped by your next 90 days

Each track is built around the decisions that typically define a company’s next phase—stabilising cash, protecting contribution, or aligning leadership on KPIs.

Workshop overview
Stability Track
Cash & Control

Build weekly cash rituals, identify high-leak zones, and stabilise working capital behaviours with leadership ownership.

  • Runway delta review
  • Receivables and stock tension
  • Cash leak heatmap
Growth Track
Margin-Led Expansion

Rebuild unit economics, reduce discount blind spots, and reshape offers around reliable contribution.

  • Offer integrity mapping
  • Cost-to-serve clarity
  • Channel demand quality
Leadership Track
Decision Systems

Establish a shared KPI narrative and lightweight scenario triggers that make planning faster and calmer.

  • Founder Scoreboard setup
  • Assumption hygiene
  • 90-day decision cadence
Founder-friendly system

A weekly rhythm that fits into real calendars

We teach a compact operating system that can be reviewed quickly and understood across functions. The goal is to reduce the noise and increase decision speed without sacrificing financial discipline.

Runway delta

Weekly change in runway linked to true drivers.

Demand quality

Track which channels bring repeatable contribution.

Contribution trend

Margin movement after discounts and delivery load.

Working capital drag

Inventory, receivables, payables as one system.

Short, fictional examples

What clarity looks like in real operating weeks

These snapshots show the thinking pattern Grifoamericano teaches. They are simplified illustrations designed to help leadership teams recognise early signals and act with less delay.

See workshop themes
Multi-site retail
Cash stops surprising you

Leaders link weekly runway movement to stock cycles and promo timing, reducing “mystery dips” and improving store-to-finance alignment.

Focus: inventory tension + promo margin integrity
B2B services
Cost-to-serve becomes visible

Teams classify clients by delivery load and rework risk, revealing accounts that erode contribution despite strong revenue.

Focus: contribution by client + delivery friction
SaaS & hybrid models
Forecasts get lighter

Lean scenario triggers replace heavy models, keeping growth plans tied to retention signals and support capacity.

Focus: retention drivers + capacity-capped growth
Hands-on outcomes

Practical assets your team can own

Grifoamericano is structured around creating leadership-grade tools: compact views that your team can update weekly without dependency on complex reporting cycles.

Weekly Signal Sheet

A one-page review of runway, contribution, and working capital movement.

Founder Scoreboard

A shared KPI narrative across finance, sales, and operations.

Offer Integrity Map

A lens to test discounts, service load, and true contribution by offer.

Scenario Triggers

Thresholds that prompt clear actions before risks compound.

FAQ

Clarity before commitment

This website is education-first. You won’t find pricing tables or tariff blocks here. Instead, we focus on showing how leadership-grade analysis works in practice.

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Is this designed for non-finance leaders?

Yes. Our material is built for leaders who need clarity fast. We translate financial movement into operational meaning and decision options.

Do you replace accountants or advisors?

No. We strengthen your internal ability to interpret reports, ask sharper questions, and align teams on shared assumptions.

Will this help with growth decisions?

The focus is on decision readiness: clearer margin quality, better cash timing awareness, and lean scenario thinking.

Monthly learning signals

Get short, founder-grade finance notes

A concise series focused on cash habits, margin risk patterns, and real-world KPI alignment for Australian teams.

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