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Most finance problems are capacity problems wearing a systems costume

Offshore finance and accounting teams for companies that need people rather than another tool. Built alongside the systems the function actually works in.

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Offshore delivery runs through a partner firm rather than our own staff. You meet the team during scoping.
Finance and accounting outsourcing

The close takes three weeks and everyone has stopped mentioning it

A finance team that is two people short does not fail loudly. It absorbs. Reconciliations move to the end of the quarter, management accounts arrive late enough that nobody acts on them, and the controller spends their week on transaction processing rather than on the things they were hired for.

The usual response is to buy something. A new system, a reporting layer, an automation tool. Sometimes that is right. Often the constraint is simply hours, and adding software to an under-resourced team makes the first six months worse rather than better.

This work exists because we kept finding that during technology assessments. The honest recommendation was frequently people rather than product, and being unable to offer that meant recommending a system we knew would not fix the actual problem.

What this covers

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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When to call us

Any one of these is enough. You do not need a defined project first, and the assessment exists partly to work out whether there is one.

Start with an assessment
  • The month end close takes longer than it did two years ago and nobody has said so out loud.
  • Your controller spends most of their week on transaction processing.
  • Hiring locally for a finance role has taken more than three months.
  • Management accounts arrive late enough that they inform nothing.
  • You are considering a new finance system, and the honest reason is that the current team cannot keep up.

FAQs

Who actually does the work?
Offshore delivery runs through a partner firm rather than through our own staff, and you are introduced to the team during scoping rather than after signing. We remain accountable for the systems the function runs in and for the working relationship.
Does this affect your independence on software recommendations?
No. Our independence rule concerns payments from software vendors, and our partner here is a technology-agnostic offshoring firm rather than a vendor. Nothing about the arrangement gives us a reason to recommend one platform over another.
Why would we buy this from a technology firm?
Because an outsourced finance team is only as good as the systems it works in, and most outsourcing engagements inherit whatever is already there. Running the function and running the systems underneath it in one place removes the handoff where that usually gets lost.
What size company does this suit?
It starts making sense at around ten employees in the finance function and scales from there. Below that the coordination overhead usually outweighs the capacity gained, and we will say so.
Is this the same as the strategic finance partnership programme?
No. That programme is for advisors and consultants who work with CFOs and want a commercial arrangement behind those introductions. This is the client-facing service. If you are an advisor rather than a company looking for finance capacity, that page is the relevant one.
Do you provide statutory audit?
No. We do not provide audit or assurance of any kind.