Your finance function should be driving the business forward.
If it isn't, something needs fixing.
Finance should give you the insight to make decisions, deliver forecasts you can trust, and provide clear visibility over cash for lenders and investors.
When it isn't working, decisions get made on gut feel, forecasts miss and need revising again, and every conversation with a senior executive starts with a gap you must explain.
We rebuild how the function operates: designing what good looks like, executing the change and implementing the systems behind it, so you get insight you trust, forecasts that flex as the business changes, and the cashflow visibility you need.
The problems we solve
Outcome-led. Pre-built Playbooks.
Every product is priced and scoped before any work begins. No surprises, no open-ended
engagement, no invoice that grows without warning.
Finance Diagnostic
A rapid assessment of how your finance function is performing today, covering processes, systems, data, reporting and controls. We interview your finance teams and benchmark you against industry peers to work out how mature the function is, where the main pain points are, their root causes, and a prioritised plan to fix them.
You're a new CFO and want an independent review before deciding what to fix
Something feels wrong, but you don't have a clear view of what
Costs are high, but you don't know how to bring them down
You're considering a bigger transformation but need help prioritising where to start
You know what needs to change, but not how to make it happen
Target Operating Model
Defines what your finance function should look like to support the business going forward - the mission and vision for the function, how teams should be structured, what processes, systems and data are needed, and the governance and controls that should wrap around it. Builds on a diagnostic if you've already done one with us, or starts fresh to confirm where the current gaps are.
Finance hasn't kept up with business growth and roles no longer make sense
Leadership has no clear view of what good looks like for the function
Repeated attempts at fixing things haven't solved the structural problems
Planning a wider transformation and need a target design first
M&A or rapid growth has left finance fragmented across systems and teams
Finance Transformation Accelerators
Once you know what needs to change, we help you get it done. Our Finance Transformation Accelerators are focused, pre-built programmes designed to tackle a specific finance problem quickly.
You know what needs to change, but not how. This builds on a diagnostic, whether it's one we've already done together, or work you've done yourself
Problems are known but there’s no internal capacity to fix them
Teams are stretched and working long hours, especially over month end
You want improvements without a full system replacement
You need value fast
Our track record
Target Operating Model
A FTSE 100 retailer grew quickly through COVID, and its finance function couldn't scale, so the business added headcount at high cost to keep up. We ran a diagnostic across the finance function, and designed a target operating model with offshore options, to unlock £7m in annual savings.
Reporting & KPIs
A PE-backed company grew rapidly through acquisition, and with the acquired businesses not yet integrated, the board didn't trust the numbers in its day-15 management pack. We built Power BI reporting to give the board a clear, trusted view of performance, faster.
Fast Close
A FTSE 100 drinks supplier wanted to align to best practice and cut its close from 7 days to 5, giving the board faster visibility of performance. We worked across every market to identify blockers, with fixes including automated manual journals and intercompany postings and shifted payroll timings, to get there.
Where Finance Transformation leads
Many clients who work with us on Finance Transformation go on to work with us in other areas - particularly when a transformation requires a programme to deliver it, or when the change needs to land properly with the team.
Programme Management
If you need structured governance and delivery support to run the transformation.
Change Management
If you need to bring your people on the journey and make new ways of working land.
Technology Optimisation
If the diagnostic reveals the current systems can't support the process improvements needed, or a new system needs selecting and implementing.
Most clients begin with one of the diagnostics
Three weeks and you'll know exactly where the problems are and what to prioritise. It's the lowest-commitment way to start, and it gives you everything you need to decide what comes next.