We work across sectors, but we work deeply in a few. The vocabulary, the controls, and the reporting expectations differ — and we've learned where they differ the hard way.
Common gaps we see: inventory valuation drift between Xero and the warehouse system; COGS that doesn't tie to physical movement; standard costs that haven't been refreshed in three years; no fixed-asset register for plant and machinery.
How we help: inventory and COGS reconciliation as part of the monthly close; fixed-asset register and depreciation schedules; multi-location reporting where the business operates across more than one facility; controls suited to a physical-goods business.
Common gaps we see: GP margin reported as a single number across products and customers; FX gains and losses scattered through the P&L; AR and AP aging that lags actual collections by weeks; inventory in transit treated inconsistently.
How we help: margin reporting by product line, customer, or channel; FX revaluation as a routine month-end step; working-capital and DSO/DPO/DIO tracking; trade-finance covenant tracking where applicable.
Common gaps we see: revenue recognized at invoice rather than over the service period; no project P&L; deferred revenue tracked in a spreadsheet that no one believes; headcount cost reported in aggregate rather than by team or product line.
How we help: revenue recognition aligned to FRS 115 / SFRS(I) 15; deferred revenue waterfall maintained monthly; project P&L reporting; cohort and retention reporting for SaaS clients; investor-pack support — ARR/MRR, gross retention, net retention, CAC payback.
Common gaps we see: daily takings that don't reconcile to the bank; multi-outlet performance reported only as a group total; supplier statements unreconciled for months; wages-to-revenue ratio not tracked at the outlet level.
How we help: outlet-level P&L and KPI reporting; daily-takings reconciliation as part of the monthly close; supplier reconciliation and rebate tracking; labour-cost reporting by outlet and shift.
Every engagement starts the same way: a short message about your business, then a written proposal. Sector-specific reporting is scoped in from day one, and how we price stays the same.
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