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Power BI & Data Reporting

Your numbers. Live.
Always current.

Custom Power BI dashboards that connect directly to your financial and operational data — replacing static monthly spreadsheets with always-current visibility your board can act on the day it is needed, not three weeks after month end.

Live data from Xero, QBO & Sage
Built by an accountant, not a BI developer
Board-ready on day one
Management accounts integration

Dashboards built by an accountant who has used them at board level

The difference between a Power BI dashboard built by a data analyst and one built by an accountant: the accountant knows which numbers matter, what the dangerous ratios are, and what a board actually needs to make decisions. That is what you get here.

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Financial Performance Dashboard

Revenue, gross profit, EBITDA, and net profit visualised in real time against budget and prior year. Trend lines, variance highlights, and drill-down to transaction level. Connects live to Xero, QuickBooks, or Sage.

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Cash Flow Dashboard

Live cash position, rolling 13-week cash flow forecast, debtor and creditor ageing. The dashboard that answers "can we afford to do X?" without a 48-hour turnaround request to your finance team.

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KPI Dashboard

Key business metrics specific to your sector and model — gross margin %, debtor days, overhead ratio, revenue per head, job profitability (construction), recurring revenue (service businesses). Defined with you before build.

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Job Costing & Project Profitability

For construction and project-based businesses — actual cost vs budget per job, margin by project manager, retention tracking, and WIP valuation. The reports that tell you which contracts are making money and which are eroding it.

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Monthly Board Pack Integration

Power BI reports embedded into your monthly management accounts pack — the same underlying data, presented in two formats: interactive dashboard for live review, static export for board packs and filing.

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Setup, Training & Ongoing Support

Full dashboard build, data connection setup, user access configuration, and training for you and your team. Ongoing support for report amendments, new data sources, and dashboard evolution as your business grows.

What changes when your reporting is live

Most SME finance reporting is still driven by static spreadsheets produced manually, days or weeks after the period ends. Here is what changes when the data is always current.

Without Power BI

  • Month-end reports arrive 2–3 weeks after the period closes
  • Revenue vs budget comparisons done manually in Excel
  • Cash flow visibility based on a bank balance and a feeling
  • Board packs assembled by copying and pasting between spreadsheets
  • Job profitability tracked in a separate spreadsheet updated when time allows
  • Finance questions answered with "I'll check and come back to you"

With Power BI

  • Data refreshes daily from your accounting software — always current
  • Variance analysis visible on the dashboard the moment a transaction is posted
  • 13-week rolling cash flow forecast updated automatically
  • Board pack exports generated from the same live data in minutes
  • Job profitability updated in real time as costs are posted
  • Finance questions answered from a phone, in the room, during the meeting

Power BI — frequently asked

Do I need a Microsoft Power BI licence?

For dashboards shared within your organisation, Power BI Pro (approximately £8.40 per user per month) is required for each user who needs to view or interact with the reports. Power BI Desktop (free) is used for the build. We confirm the licensing requirement before the build begins and factor it into the total cost comparison against your current reporting setup.

Can you connect to Xero, QuickBooks, and Sage?

Yes. Power BI has native connectors for Xero and QuickBooks Online. Sage connections are built via API or export depending on the Sage version. We also connect to Excel, SQL databases, SharePoint, and most cloud platforms your business uses — including job management software (Tradify, Simpro, BuildXact) for construction clients.

How long does a dashboard build take?

A standard financial performance dashboard — P&L, cash flow, and KPIs — typically takes 2–3 weeks from kickoff to live delivery. Complex builds with multiple data sources, job costing, or custom data models take 4–6 weeks. We provide a build timeline and milestone plan at the start of the engagement so you know exactly when you will have a live dashboard.

Stop reading last month's numbers. Start seeing today's.

Book a free consultation. We will review your current reporting setup, identify the data sources you have available, and scope a Power BI build that gives you the visibility you actually need.

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