Strategic finance advisory · Australia

Financial clarity for better business decisions.

Numbers & Navigation helps business leaders understand performance, improve financial visibility, and make confident decisions through strategic finance, FP&A, commercial insight, and scalable finance systems.

CPA-qualified finance leadership
10+ years of experience
Australia · US · Singapore · India exposure
$20m+ in R&D Tax Incentive claims supported
Board & investor reporting experience
What we do

Strategic finance, shaped to the decision in front of you.

Six ways we help you see the business clearly and move on it with confidence — engaged individually or as an ongoing partnership.

01

Fractional CFO

Senior finance leadership on tap — the judgement, structure and boardroom presence of a CFO, scaled to what your business needs right now rather than a full-time salary.

02

Planning & Forecasting

Budgets, forecasts and scenario models you can actually steer by — so you know your runway, see the forks coming, and can answer "what happens if" before it happens.

03

Board & Management Reporting

Reporting that tells a straight story: the metrics that matter, variance explained, decisions framed. The pack that signals a company in control of its numbers.

04

Commercial Finance

Pricing, margins, unit economics and profitability worked out properly — the analysis that tells you whether growth is compounding value or quietly eroding it.

05

Finance Systems & Process

The right stack, wired together and running cleanly — so month-end closes faster, the data you report is data you trust, and your team stops living in spreadsheets.

06

Project-Based Advisory

A defined piece of work with a clear outcome — a raise, an audit, a systems migration, an R&D claim, a pricing review — led end to end and handed back working.

The point of it all

What better finance enables

Good finance isn't reports for their own sake. It's the confidence to make the next decision well.

01

Clearer decisions

Move on real numbers, not gut feel — with the analysis to back the call.

02

Stronger cash visibility

Always know your runway and what moves it, well before it gets tight.

03

Faster reporting

Close and report in days, not weeks, with numbers you can stand behind.

04

Better pricing & margins

Understand what actually earns — and price so growth builds value.

05

Confident board conversations

Walk into the room with a story the numbers fully support.

06

Scalable finance operations

Systems and process that grow with you instead of breaking under load.

Pranav Vaprani, CPA
Pranav Vaprani, CPA FOUNDER · NUMBERS & NAVIGATION
Operator-led finance advice

Finance judgement earned in the operator's seat.

Pranav Vaprani is a CPA-qualified finance leader with more than ten years of experience across fintech, professional services, and manufacturing. He has led multi-jurisdiction finance operations, board and investor reporting, forecasting, audit readiness, pricing analysis, finance systems, and R&D Tax Incentive claims.

  • Associate Director of Finance experience
  • Global finance leadership
  • Advanced Excel & BI capability
  • SaaS & fintech expertise
  • Strong commercial & operational finance focus
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How we work

A clear course, from first look to steady state.

Diagnose

We establish where you actually are — real performance, real cash position, where the visibility gaps are.

Fix position

Design

We shape the plan — the model, the reporting, the systems and the priorities that match where you're heading.

Plot course

Implement

We put it in place — build the models, stand up the systems, get reporting running and reliable.

Set sail

Navigate

We stay on the instruments — ongoing insight and judgement as conditions change and decisions arise.

Hold heading
Who it's for

Built for businesses ready for better financial visibility.

Startups & scaleups

Established SMEs

Founder-led businesses

Multi-entity groups

Businesses preparing for growth or change

Start the conversation

Ready to navigate your business with greater confidence?

Book a short introductory conversation. Tell me where you're headed and what's unclear — I'll tell you honestly whether and how I can help.

Prefer email? info@numbersandnavigation.com

I reply to every genuine enquiry within one business day.