Business Advisory

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 bakers to technology companies. By focusing on both your personal and business affairs we provide holistic advance helping you to achieve your aims.

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. We work with Xero, SAGE, NAV and various other platforms, both network and cloud based. We are also experienced in working with the various Xero and SAGE software partners. We constantly monitor the technology market to ensure that you benefit from the fast changing IT environment.

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 multi-entity model; we tailor our approach to support your needs.

FD Services

Not all companies require the services of a full-time Financial Director, although many businesses may have an internal bookkeeper, accountant or financial controller. Mazars’ experience shows that such companies still require a financial sounding board, together with strategic and business advice usually provided by a Financial Director. We believe such companies will benefit from Mazars FD on Demand service.

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 help you grow your business or ensure it is business as usual.

Business health check & review

Are you confident that your finance function is delivering what it should: rapid, relevant and accurate financial information? Using simple diagnostic tools and tried and tested methodologies we can assess whether it is delivering what it should to allow you to run your business. From a simple focus on one area of the process through to an entire finance function review our experts will help streamline, saving you both time and money.

The benefits of our business advisory services

	Improve your performance We identify areas of your business that need focus We provide pragmatic solutions tailored to you
	Control your business We put in place key metrics so you can measure your progress We enhance your reporting
	Reduce your costs We save your team time and money We reduce the time spent on month end or budgeting
	Reduce your risk We identify your priority areas of financial risk We work with you to manage your risks