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The CFO Desk

One finance problem a month that SME owners run into again and again, and what fixes it. Written by CA Regi Tom Antony, FCA, who spent years in the Group CFO's chair in the Gulf and now builds finance offices for owners who cannot yet justify a full-time CFO.

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Issues

  1. 12 November 2026

    Your business is in Dubai, your team is in India. Who is running the finance office?

    One finance office across two countries: payment approvals, a 13-week cash flow in AED and INR, books closed by the 7th, a live dashboard, and what UAE e-invoicing means for you.

Next issue: a 13-week cash flow in two currencies. Issues are published on LinkedIn; subscribers get each one by LinkedIn notification and email.

Want a finance office of your own? See our virtual and fractional CFO services at Regi Tom Antony & Associates.

What it covers

  • Cash flow, runway and the 13-week forecast
  • Monthly MIS and the reports an owner actually reads
  • Payment controls and approvals that stop leakage
  • ERP, automation and AI in the finance function
  • Running a finance office across the Gulf and India
  • Virtual CFO support versus a full-time hire

Know an owner who would find this useful?

Send them this page: smeadvisory.in/cfodesk.

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