Business Services & Outsourcing

EASING THE BURDEN OF FINANCIAL REPORTING

Many mid-market companies are telling us that the audit process feels like it’s getting more invasive each year as audit and reporting regulations get tighter and more demanding.

We don’t just produce reports and collate numbers. It’s more than making sure your accounts are submitted and tax computations and returns are correct. We’ll help you put your financial information to good use. Being able to see how profitable and stable your business is so you can make the right business decisions.

ADDING VALUE TO YOUR REPORTING PROCESS

There are lots of areas where we can add value with insight and advice. Helping to bridge any knowledge gaps your finance team may have. Or we can provide a second opinion.

Four eyes review of technical information to give you confidence and reassurance. Whether that’s a one-off piece of advice on how to account for a complex transaction or considering new accounting standards or reporting requirements and how they will impact your business.

Maybe you need to transition between accounting frameworks. It could be a one-off project to transition from one reporting framework to another, or annual support in aligning a UK company’s statutory results to a Group’s reporting framework. We’re experienced in preparing or reviewing group consolidation and cash flow workings.

We can add value particularly ahead of your audit. Reviewing and providing advice on any improvements needed to your existing systems and financial controls. Including process mapping. It’s wise to get ahead and investigate any ad hoc issues or backlogs ahead of your actual audit.

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YOUR FLEXIBLE FINANCE BENCH OF SUPER SUBS

Need some extra bandwidth in your finance team during times of change? Facing a resource constraint? Maybe you need more bandwidth?

Our expert team can be your bench. Ready to sub in when you need us most. Bring them on to meet your tactical needs. To kick off a project. Or as super finishers. Your call.

BUILDING YOUR DREAM TEAM

We provide different levels of support to flex and adapt to your changing needs. recruiting qualified experienced staff can be time consuming and expensive. We can support you by plugging a resource gap, providing extra support during key projects or providing FD level advice without the need to hire full-time.

We can provide different levels of subs. Perhaps you need support at your management accounts assistant level to provide an extra pair of hands to deliver an efficient month end. We can deliver your month or quarter end processes. Including putting in place management information systems. We’re as equally skilled at providing interim Finance Director support. We have a team of a range of experience levels, and costs, to meet your needs. Maybe you need someone to coach your finance team. We can help upskill your current team.

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HIGH QUALITY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Good, reliable information is critical to the successful management of your company. Having full sight of key information on a regular systematic basis will lead to more informed, and ultimately better, decision making. Particularly when going through periods of change. Or trying to gain a competitive advantage.

We have technical expertise to help with specific challenges relating to the consolidation of group results. Or conversion of the company’s results to align with the group’s reporting framework.
We can work with you to identify improvements needed to your current systems and processes. Helping to ‘re-vamp’ your monthly and quarterly reporting process.

It’s all about giving you access to high quality management information tailored to your needs. Developing a dashboard of key information that you need, so that you don’t get lost in the detail.

TECH TO DRIVE EFFICIENCY

You’ll want your management reporting processes to be as efficient and slick as possible. We can help by identifying how technology can drive efficiencies. From data input solutions to finance system linked reporting packages. We can help you to identify tech solutions that could save hours or days of precious finance staff time each month.

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You need a likeminded business partner that can give you the breadth of expertise smaller advisory firms lack. Go too big and the large accountancy firms won’t invest the time, too focused on the services being delivered and not thinking of the bigger picture without a hefty price tag. We can be your perfect middle ground. An accountant who can not only take care of the basics, but fully understands you and your businesses needs and challenges.

We can help you join the dots. Think outside the box. We’ll help you find the right solution to your needs in a flexible way. A team on your side who listens, challenges and delivers. That provides creative solutions, operational systems and technology to shake up your strategy and shock the status quo.

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EXPANDING INTO UK MARKETS?

Expanding into the UK for the first time is an exciting prospect. But it can be daunting. From UK company filing requirements, to ensuring you are fully compliant with UK taxation regulations. But where to start?

Don’t let this cloud the exciting prospect of expanding into UK markets. We can help. We are experts in UK company compliance and reporting needs. Our people are proactive and go the extra mile to make sure setting your business up in the UK goes even better than planned.

The key to success is to have advisors on UK soil and we can be your on-the-ground support team.

The support we give you can be flexible to meet your needs. You may just require statutory accounts preparation and UK audit liaison assistance. Or you may be looking for full finance team support. From company secretarial support, bookkeeping, tax compliance through to VAT concerns plus statutory and group reporting. We can support you from day one. We can set up the required registrations. From registering with the UK company registry, to HMRC registrations for corporation tax and VAT.

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No matter the size of your workforce we can offer an efficient and timely payroll service. Taking the burden of administration away whether you employ a couple of people or hundreds. Our payroll service is flexible, accurate and affordable.

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For most businesses, the focus is growth. And with so many plates spinning, company secretarial tasks can feel like an afterthought. Following the introduction of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, the regulatory landscape is hardening.

That’s where we come in.

We can take care of all your regulatory tasks. And we’ll provide sound company secretarial services to ensure that you meet your compliance requirements, leaving you to focus on your company’s objectives.

Our service is tailored to you and your business from one-off support to full service compliance. Our cost-effective solutions are designed to ensure your company is aligned with regulatory requirements and corporate governance taking the best practice approach so you can operate smoothly.

Our services include:

Annual and event-driven compliance:

• Maintenance of statutory registers
• Registered office
• Submission of annual returns
• Keeping up to date with changing requirements to ensure you are compliant

Advisory:

• Company formations (including with bespoke articles and Family Investment Companies)
• Legal compliance during business re-structures and reorganisations
• Issuing of new shares (including alphabet, preference, redeemable and Growth/Freezing shares)
• Transferring of shares (including dealing with stamp duty matters and reliefs (s.42 group relief, s.77 SD adjudications)
• Capital reduction (via directors’ solvency statement or share buy-back)
• Re-registration on change of company status (PLC to Ltd etc.)

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A FLEXIBLE APPROACH

Portfolios in different places? KPIs to track? Finding the preparation of year end service charge accounts time consuming and onerous? Working in property can be fast-paced and chaotic. And change is constant.

How do you find time to manage the forward looking – not just properties and service charge but people, clients and leading what you do? That’s where we come in. Our service charge team can help.

We work with finance professionals to surveyors, from developers and investors to asset managers. We cover a wide variety of properties, including residential and commercial and mixed-use ensuring regulatory obligations are met.

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