Services

Consulting focused on cost, profitability, and decisions

Each service addresses a specific problem organisations face: cost that is difficult to explain, overheads that are allocated arbitrarily, payroll budgets that drift, or decisions taken without adequate analysis.

01

Cost Base Diagnostic

A fixed five-day review of where your costs sit, how they are budgeted and forecast, and how they are allocated — ending with five to eight prioritised actions sized for impact and effort.

  • Map of the cost base and cost centres
  • Review of the budget and forecast cycle
  • Review of the existing allocation model
  • 10–15 page report and a 90-minute readout
02

Allocation Model & Desk Profitability

Build or rebuild the overhead allocation model so management sees the fully loaded cost of each desk, trader and business line.

  • Fully loaded cost by desk, trader and business line
  • Allocation rules documented and defensible internally
  • Automated monthly reporting in Excel/VBA or SAP BI
  • Documentation and knowledge transfer to your team
03

Personnel Cost Planning

Budgeting, forecasting and monitoring of payroll and headcount — usually the largest cost line, and the one most often lost between HR and Finance.

  • Annual payroll budget and quarterly forecasts
  • Headcount monitoring
  • Actual-versus-budget variance analysis and explanation
  • Budget, forecast and closing process design
04

Fractional Cost Controller

Ongoing hands-on cost control, two to five days per month, for organisations that need the discipline without a full-time hire.

  • Month-end close support
  • Management reporting production
  • Budget tracking with variance alerts
  • Support through the annual budget cycle

Not sure which service fits?

Most engagements begin with a short diagnostic review that identifies where the largest gains are available.

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