Strategy & Solutions
01 // Accounting & Finance
Accounting & Finance
Potential Issues
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In need of additional accounting support; underprepared for unexpected reporting requirements
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Assistance with timely close of your books and records; implementation of new accounting software
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Accounts receivable and accounts payable management; and managing the audit process
Solutions Offered
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Oversight of the entire accounting function for your company
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Help with new reporting requirements
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Assistance with accounting software
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Comprehensive planning for the close process at a frequency which makes sense for your business
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Review of accounting entries, application of accounting principles, contracts with both vendors and customers, and reporting outputs
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Being the point person for all third-party consultants (lawyers, auditors, bankers, etc.)
02 // Management
Management
Potential Issues
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Additional needs in managing finance personnel
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Overall coordination between finance and other departments
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Potential need of assistance in the proper capital structure; and possibly want an individual to represent and discuss the internal financial reports and documents of the company with potential third-party capital sources
Solutions Offered
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Provide guidance and leadership within your organization’s finance department, including coordination between finance and other departments
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Help with capital structure planning and optimization
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Creation of the necessary tools, platforms and KPI’s to share ideas, messages and results with other executives and their direct reports
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Creation and presentation of financial reports, memos and documents that walk through these analyses internally with the executive team and externally with third parties
03 // Financial Models
Financial Models
Potential Issues
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Your company has financial modeling needs and would benefit from an outside resource
Solutions Offered
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Work with members of your company’s operations and sales leaders to create or revise a financial model for your business that serves as a useful tool for both planning and valuation
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Incorporate special situations such as new lines of business or capital raising
04 // Treasury / FP&A
Treasury / FP&A
Treasury / FP&A
Treasury / FP&A
Potential Issues
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Cash management feels like a burden and a cost to the company, not only on paper but in real dollars
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Working capital is consistently below expected levels and meeting monthly expenditures faces some uncertainty
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The budgeting process may require a reboot or another round of review
Solutions Offered
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Manage the cash flows of your company on a weekly basis in conjunction with the sources of cash available to the company
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Analyze and optimize working capital
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Ensure that the budgeting process is directly tied to information from the Treasury reporting and budget-to-actual results are captured in upcoming analyses
05 // Risk Assessment / Controls
Risk Assessment / Controls
Potential Issues
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Enterprise risks remain unknown and/or undocumented that could potentially negatively impact your business
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Current controls are failing to meet the desired protections that they were intended to provide
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No control program currently exists at your company
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Your company has recently scaled or expects to substantially grow in the future and requires a refresh on enterprise level controls as well as a deep dive into the current controls
Solutions Offered
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Interview the necessary members of management and control owners to document an enterprise risk matrix and a comprehensive control plan
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Evaluate existing controls for usefulness and accuracy
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Comprehensive planning for the close process at a frequency which makes sense for your business
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Provide your company with enhanced controls or new controls to address any potential gaps in the existing controls or new risks due to expansion or growth