Consultancy Services
Beyond compliance and reporting, businesses need practical advice on how they operate, grow and change. Our consultancy services apply accounting, costing and business-process expertise to specific business challenges.
Overview
Many of the most valuable improvements in a business come from better processes, better systems and better information. Our consultancy work focuses on these areas – with recommendations that are practical, costed and implementable.
Engagements are scoped around a defined objective, whether that is automating a finance process, selecting an accounting system, preparing a project report, restructuring a group or reducing cost. We work alongside management through design and, where required, implementation.
Scope of services
Business Process Improvement & Automation
Mapping and redesigning finance and operational processes, removing manual effort and introducing automation, digital workflows and analytics where they add value.
ERP & Accounting System Implementation Support
Requirement mapping, system selection support, chart of accounts design, data migration review, controls configuration and user documentation.
Finance Transformation & Digital Reporting
Faster closing, standardised reporting packs, dashboards and the use of data and AI-enabled tools to make finance information more timely and useful.
Project Reports & Financial Projections
Project reports, CMA data and financial projections for expansion, new projects and lenders' appraisal requirements.
Corporate Restructuring Advisory
Advisory on mergers, demergers, conversions, group restructuring and succession, covering accounting, tax and regulatory implications.
Cost Management & Cost Optimisation
Cost analysis, product and process costing, cost reduction studies and margin improvement, drawing on cost and management accounting expertise.
Forensic Accounting & Fraud Risk Reviews
Investigation support, transaction analysis and fraud-risk assessments for management, boards and audit committees.
ESG & Sustainability Reporting Advisory
Support with sustainability and BRSR reporting requirements, data processes and readiness for assurance.
Business requirements we address
- Manual, time-consuming finance processes
- Selecting or implementing an ERP or accounting system
- Project reports and projections for expansion
- Planning a merger, demerger or group restructuring
- Rising costs and pressure on margins
- Concerns about fraud or irregularities
- New sustainability reporting expectations
- Specialist advice on a specific business challenge