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Navigation Guide

Where to go for the things you do most often in Radley Finance.

Quick Reference: Getting Around Radley Finance

This guide helps you quickly find your way around the app.


The app uses a slim icon sidebar on the left.

From Anywhere

Action How
Go to Models Overview Click "Models" in the sidebar (or the Radley logo)
Book a consultation Click "Consult" in the sidebar
Switch to Radley Tax App switcher (grid icon, bottom of sidebar)
Open Settings Profile button (bottom of sidebar) > Settings
Contact support Profile button > Support (emails support@radley.tax)
Sign Out Profile button > Sign Out

Models Overview Actions

Action Location
Create new model "New Model" button (or "Create your first model")
Open a model Click the model card
Search "Search by any field" box
Filter by tier "Grade" dropdown; "All / Favourites" toggle
Switch card / list view View toggle in the toolbar
Favourite a model Star icon on the card
Edit or delete a model Three-dot menu on the card > Edit / Delete
Book CPA consult "Schedule a Consult" (page header)

Creating a Model

Models Overview → "New Model" → What is this model for?
        (Raise investment | Allocate capital)
        → What kind of business are you modelling?
        (SaaS | Marketplace | Hardware | Services | Ecommerce)
        → Start building a planning model:
            • "Start planning" - guided discovery questions (free)
            • "Describe your business" - plain language → "Extract assumptions"
            • "Create from existing" - "Upload a document" (.xlsx, .xls, .csv, .pdf, .pptx up to 20MB)
              or "Import from Xero" (coming soon)
            • "Build detailed model (Advanced)" - full investment wizard (Build It Yourself)

The Planning Wizard (all business types)

Step 1: Business details → Step 2: Market sizing → Step 3: Funding goals
→ Step 4: Review → "Build Planning Model" → planning preview page
Action How
Move forward / back "Next" / "Back"
Explain a question Click the info icon (ⓘ) next to its label
Take a benchmark value Click the suggested chip ("Use moderate: 13%")
See fuller guidance Right-hand panel follows your focus

Model Pages

Planning Models (free) - 3 steps

Step What's there
Model Details Goals, defensibility score, suggested raise (teaser)
Review Automatic checks (badge shows count)
Model In-browser grid + "Download summary (PDF)" / "Excel" (Pro)

Padlocked ghost tabs (Actuals, Q&A Prep, Investor Memo, Rehearsal) open the Build It Yourself upgrade prompt.

Investment Models (Build It Yourself) - full tab bar

Tab What's there
Assumptions Scenario switcher, raise plan, key metrics, section-by-section editing
Review Health score, provenance meter, benchmark defaults, formula explorer
Model Core view / All sheets grid + Model Charts
Q&A Prep Investor questions answered from your numbers
Investor Memo Written memo grounded in your model
Rehearsal Practice defending your numbers
History Version timeline with Set Active

Header Actions

Action Button
Rename model Pencil icon next to the model name
Ask the AI assistant "Ask AI"
Download "Download" - menu with Financial Model (.xlsx), Investor Deck (.pptx), Investor Memo (.pdf)
Upgrade a planning model "Build Investment Model"

Common Workflows

Upgrade a Planning Model

Model page → "Build Investment Model" → checkpoint dialog → wizard
(Required → Enhanced → Review & Submit) → "Create investment model"

Switch Scenario

Investment model → Assumptions tab → Conservative | Base | Aggressive

Edit an Assumption

Assumptions tab → section card pencil → edit wizard (Live preview recomputes)
→ Review & Submit → "Create investment model"

Revert to an Earlier Version

History tab → find version → "Set Active"

Connect Xero

Settings → Integrations → "Connect to Xero" → authorize → select organisation

Update Payment

Settings → Billing → "Manage Billing" → Stripe portal

Set Up Two-Factor Authentication

Settings → Security → Set up 2FA (or the "Enable 2FA" banner)

URLs

Page URL
Models Overview /financial-models
Create Model (wizard) /financial-models/new
Model Details /financial-models/[model-id]
Planning Preview /financial-models/[model-id]/preview
Upgrade Wizard /financial-models/[model-id]/upgrade
Edit Model /financial-models/[model-id]/edit
Settings /settings
Book a Consult /book-cpa

Tips

  • Bookmark the Models Overview for quick access
  • Skip the model tour on first visit if you're following these guides - you can't get it back per-model, but everything it points at is documented here
  • Refresh if stuck - usually resolves display issues