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Finance, Systems & People Processes

Accounting Consulting

Accounting, bookkeeping, ERP, HR and payroll support for better business information.

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Service Profile

Make the Numbers Useful to the People Running the Business.

ECM helps with bookkeeping, finance workflows and business systems so records are easier to maintain and reports are more useful. Support can also cover HR and payroll records, approvals and responsibilities, depending on what your team needs.

We trace how invoices, purchasing and payroll inputs reach the accounts and management reports. This helps identify missing checks, unclear responsibilities and information that managers need but cannot readily find.

Finance and Back-Office Support

  • Accounting and bookkeeping support, reconciliations and process reviews
  • Accounting information systems and ERP selection, implementation and user enablement
  • Financial reporting, management information and business intelligence
  • HR consulting, workforce planning and outsourced or co-sourced payroll support

The final scope, approach and deliverables are agreed with you before work begins.

Accounting: From Records to Reviewed Reports

On smaller screens, scroll across the diagram to read each step.

Source records feed journals and relevant subledgers, then the general ledger. A close gate requires reconciliation, adjustments and review before the management report. Unresolved exceptions return to the recording stage for investigation and correction, followed by repeat reconciliation and review. Subledgers are used where relevant. The management report presents cash, costs and balances.
Source records feed journals and relevant subledgers, then the general ledger. A close gate requires reconciliation, adjustments and review before the management report. Unresolved exceptions return to the recording stage for investigation and correction, followed by repeat reconciliation and review. Subledgers are used where relevant. The management report presents cash, costs and balances.
What We Do

Join Up the Work Behind the Accounts.

Accounting and Bookkeeping

Review how transactions are captured, checked and reconciled. Agree responsibilities and a reporting timetable so records can be maintained consistently, with exceptions brought to the right person.

Business Systems and ERP

Translate finance workflows into system requirements for sales, purchasing, stock and reporting. Support selection and implementation around the work your business actually does, rather than a list of software features.

Management Information

Identify the reports managers use to make decisions, then work back to the data and definitions behind them. Financial reporting and business intelligence should give people a shared view of performance.

HR and Payroll Workflows

Connect employee information, time and attendance, approvals and payroll processing. Support can be advisory, co-sourced or outsourced, with clear responsibilities for inputs, review and sign-off.

The Work Explained

From a Business Transaction to a Management Decision

One Financial Picture

  1. Capture

    Record invoices, purchases and employee inputs at their source.

  2. Check

    Apply approvals, reconcile balances and resolve exceptions.

  3. Report

    Bring agreed financial measures into a usable reporting pack.

  4. Decide

    Use the information to discuss cash, costs and operating priorities.

A useful report starts with a reliable transaction trail. Systems and working practices need to support both.
Potential Outputs

A Finance Routine Your Team Can Run.

  • A documented finance workflow and responsibility schedule
  • System requirements, configuration or implementation actions as scoped
  • An agreed reporting pack and payroll review checkpoints

Outputs are selected to suit the engagement and confirmed in the agreed scope.

Your Next Step

Where Is Finance Losing Time?

Share the accounting, reporting, payroll or system challenge you want to resolve.

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