Finance

How we can support you

• Our sole focus on the delivery of solutions which work for you in your organisation by harnessing the best available talent from amongst our leading practitioners
• Best practice knowledge and benchmarks drawn from our extensive client experiences and Global Best Practice service
• Membership of a network of fellow external finance professionals maintained and hosted by the PwC team
• Viewpoints and White Papers providing original thought-pieces on financial management

Services

Performance management

Our performance management proposition is designed to understand the key drivers of value in the organisation. From this we develop planning, budgeting, and reporting frameworks around Key Risk indicators and Key Performance measures.

Reporting and consolidation

We identify key process barriers to performance using activity and priority-based approaches. We design and implement new, efficient and effective processes appropriate to the environment, including the subsequent reporting and consolidation of information about organisational performance.

Treasury and working capital management

The team advises companies on optimal methods for identifying, evaluating and managing market credit, and operating risk.

We also develop bank and cash management models and structures to improve cash flow. We have specific industry based supply chain expertise that we combine with our strong working capital management skills to deliver integrated solutions to our clients.

We have a dedicated team of specialists experienced in developing specific payables/receivables solutions and implementing new working capital management structures.

Back office operations

Our team assesses current operations and evaluates the costs and benefits of existing procedures and structures. This includes preparation of business cases for change, including risk assessments and mitigation programmes.

Alternative models, which are typically considered, include shared service centres and outsourced services, including local and offshore options. We are able to manage both the structuring and implementation of service agreements with potential vendors, as well as the implementation of internal shared service centres.

Talent management

We have a strong team of learning and change specialists who have worked with many leading companies and institutions to set up and maintain ongoing finance training programmes, including the set up of Finance Academy models. Our team provides comprehensive finance training solutions.

Systems and tools

We are able to define the strategy and develop the performance management requirements for finance systems. We specify and select systems and tools to support all aspects of the finance function.