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Strategy to Systems. Delivered.

Three kinds of work, one firm

Technology systems, sustainability reporting and finance operations. They meet in the finance function, which is why running them separately is where things get lost.

Most technology projects fail in the gap between what the board decided and what the system was built to do. We work in that gap.

DS Consulting services across technology, sustainability and finance
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Technology

The systems a company runs on, from the platform that takes the order to the reporting the board reads. Selection, build, integration and the governance around AI.

This is the core of the firm. We have built these systems and we can read the business case behind them, which is the combination most technology projects are missing.

Commerce and digital platforms

Websites, ecommerce and the systems behind them. We build the front end, and we fix what usually breaks behind it: inventory truth across channels, order flow into finance, and returns reconciliation.

  • Website and storefront design and build
  • Ecommerce and D2C platform selection, build and replatforming
  • Channel and marketplace integration, including quick commerce
  • Inventory and order management across store, warehouse and online
  • Returns reconciliation and margin recovery
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ERP systems

Selection, implementation and the oversight that keeps the build tied to the business case. From the Tally ceiling upward.

  • Requirements, scored vendor comparison and contract review
  • Implementation delivery, or oversight of somebody else's
  • Data migration, cutover and reconciliation
  • Multi-entity, multi-warehouse and scheme management complexity
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CRM and revenue operations

Lifecycle definitions, CRM architecture and reporting that survives contact with the sales team. Built so the numbers in the board pack match the numbers in the system.

  • CRM data model, hygiene rules and change control
  • Lifecycle stages, routing and service levels
  • Revenue reporting and definitions governance
  • Marketing automation build and handover to your team
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Integration

Systems that pass data to each other without a person in the middle re-keying it. Interface design, middleware selection and the error handling nobody scopes until it breaks.

  • Interface mapping across ERP, CRM, finance and operational systems
  • Middleware and iPaaS selection on an independent basis
  • Error handling, reconciliation and monitoring
  • Legacy estate integration, including message brokers and file transfer
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AI governance and adoption

Most AI work stalls between pilot and production, and most policies were written before anyone read the regulation. We handle both ends.

  • Use case selection against measurable operational outcomes
  • Usage policy, human oversight and accountability
  • Shadow AI discovery and approved tooling
  • Regulatory obligations, including EU AI Act transparency duties
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Sustainability and ESG reporting

Reporting treated as a systems problem. Data ownership, controls and evidence trails, so disclosure becomes a report you run rather than a project you survive.

A disclosure is only as good as the system underneath it. This is a reporting systems practice, which is why it sits in a technology firm rather than beside one.

ESG and CSRD reporting systems

CSRD and ESRS, SEBI BRSR, UK SECR and SRS. Scoping, double materiality and the data model that makes a number defensible when someone asks where it came from.

  • CSRD and ESRS scoping, double materiality and disclosure mapping
  • SEBI BRSR, UK SECR and SRS reporting
  • Data ownership model, validation rules and evidence trails
  • Assurance readiness preparation. We do not provide assurance itself
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Finance and accounting outsourcing

Offshore finance and accounting teams for companies that need capacity rather than another tool. Delivered with a partner firm, with us accountable for the systems the function runs in.

Finance teams are where most system problems surface first. Running the function and running the systems underneath it in one place removes the handoff that usually loses both. Our partner here is a technology-agnostic offshoring firm, not a software vendor, so nothing about this arrangement changes which software we recommend. We hold an interest in that firm and would rather say so than leave you to find out.

Strategic finance partnership

The existing partner programme for advisors and ecosystem partners working with CFOs and finance leaders.

  • Structured commercial model for advisors and ERP partners
  • Offshore accounting team build and management
  • Referral commission paid by the partner firm. We take no fee for the introduction
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How we deliver

The same four stages whichever kind of work it is.

Assess
What you are trying to do, what you already run and where the two do not meet.
Decide
Options scored against your requirements, with the scoring handed over.
Build
Configuration, integration, migration and testing, run by the people who scoped it.
Hand over
Documentation, enablement and a defined point where your team owns it.

How we are paid

We are an independent consulting firm. Software vendors do not pay us, so our recommendations come with the scoring behind them.

What we do not do

IT supportHelp deskNetworkingHardwareSoftware resale

FAQs

Why do technology, sustainability and finance operations sit in the same firm?
Because they meet in the finance function. A sustainability disclosure is a data problem before it is a reporting problem. An outsourced finance team is only as good as the systems it works in. And most technology projects are judged on numbers that come out of finance.
Do you do the consulting and the implementation, or just one?
Both. We scope the work and we deliver it. The people who scope your project are the people who deliver it, and anyone who will work on delivery is introduced to you during scoping.
Who delivers the finance and accounting work?
Offshore delivery runs through a partner firm rather than through our own staff, and you are introduced to the team during scoping. We remain accountable for the systems the function runs in. Our partner is a technology-agnostic offshoring firm rather than a software vendor, so this arrangement does not affect any recommendation we make.
Will you tell us which system to buy?
Yes, and we will show you the scoring behind it. We take no commissions, referral fees, reseller margin or partner incentives from any software vendor.
Do you provide IT support or manage our infrastructure?
No. We do not provide IT support, help desk, networking or hardware, and we do not resell software.
Do you provide statutory audit or assurance?
No. On sustainability work we build the reporting system, the controls and the evidence trail so that assurance can be performed by someone else.