Your gym can be “crushing it” on sales and still be one bad month away from panic. That’s the trap we dig into with Megan, our CFO, as we unpack the most common financial mistakes gym owners make and the simple fixes that change everything fast.
We start with the big one: cash basis versus accrual accounting. If you’re recognizing revenue only when money hits your account, prepaid memberships and packages can create a fake sense of profitability. Megan breaks down how accrual accounting matches revenue and expenses to the month the work is actually delivered, so your profit and loss statement reflects reality, not vibes. We also clarify the confusing roles in the finance stack: bookkeeping versus accounting, what a controller actually does, and why a CFO is focused on forecasting, projections, and forward planning.
From there, we get practical about what to do and when to do it. We talk about a helpful benchmark of budgeting around 2% of gross revenue for finance support, why waiting until tax time is too late, and what “healthy margins” can look like in a service-based business. We also hit a topic most owners avoid until it’s too late: fraud prevention. Megan shares the red flags that show up in trend analysis, why fraud is often discovered by accident, and the internal controls that protect your gym without turning you into a paranoid micromanager.
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