Business Advisory

Managers of new or growing companies need clear and informed business advice and support that gives them confidence in the future and allows them to concentrate on achieving their business objectives.

Our service can include:

Start-up support

Making your idea become a reality is never easy but with our experience we can remove the financial and administrative obstacles, helping you make the right choices from the off. Our goal is to allow you to focus on getting the business up and running safe in the knowledge that you will have all the information you need at your fingertips to allow you to make decisions. Our team have helped a diverse range of business take their first steps, from retailers to technology companies. By focusing on both your personal and business affairs, we help you to have the best starting point for achieving your goals.

Accounting software & reporting solutions

Whatever the size of your business one of your key decisions is having the right accounting software for both today and tomorrow. Having worked with many different accounting platforms our team can support you to make the right choice depending on the activities of your business and the reporting you require.

Business plans, budgeting and forecasting

In a world that is uncertain it’s important to know what you are expecting to happen financially, either to validate your expectations or react in the event of something unexpected. Our team work in collaboration with you to model what the future could look like and the critical variables that will determine success or a potential change of direction. Our support can be as simple as a sense check of assumptions, to the design and building of a business plan model. We tailor our approach to support your needs.

Interim / emergency accounting support

Do you have a short term vacancy or need additional expertise on a particular project? Whether it is maternity cover or sick leave, our commercial accountants can assist at all levels to continue to grow your business or simply ensure it is business as usual.

Cash-flow

To have a clear picture of your cash flow is critical in able for your actions to be implemented. Investments, rapid growth, new activities, and likewise all require an extraordinary drain on cash. We can help you build up a model for your liquidity budgets and follow-up procedures, including investment budgets and KPIs such as turnover ratios for asset accounts of financial constraints, eg. debtors, stock etc.

Business performance improvement

Mazars works closely with clients to optimize financial processes, organization, documentation and reporting. This is in order to create security and validity around your business transactions, including approvals, registrations and reconciliations.