Month-end drags
Close cycles take longer than they should because the process depends on manual workarounds and fragile spreadsheet logic.
Finance systems consultancy
Built from real-world finance transformation work
Finance systems — rebuilt properly in 10 days.
I work with businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets — fixing reporting, controls, and visibility so you can actually trust your numbers.
Approach
Not bookkeeping. Not generic advisory.
This is finance infrastructure.
I focus on the finance operating layer: the structure, logic, controls, and reporting setup that sit underneath dependable finance.
The aim is to rebuild the setup properly so reporting improves, reconciliations become more reliable, and management gets clearer visibility without relying on increasingly fragile spreadsheets.
Problems
Typical signs the finance setup has been outgrown.
Reporting lacks consistency
Management reporting shifts from one cycle to the next, making it harder to compare performance or trust the output.
Balances do not reconcile cleanly
Key numbers require too much explanation, which usually points to weak controls, unclear ownership, or poor system design.
Visibility is limited
Decision-makers cannot get a clear view of performance quickly enough, especially when data sits across multiple tools.
Spreadsheet dependence is too high
Critical reporting and control processes live outside the core system, creating risk and avoidable operational drag.
Outcomes
The result is a finance setup that is calmer, cleaner, and easier to trust.
Clean finance structure
A more coherent operating layer so the system supports the way the business actually runs.
Reliable reconciliations
Stronger control over key balances and a clearer route from transactions to reporting.
Automated reporting
Less manual handling, fewer one-off workarounds, and reporting that is easier to repeat with confidence.
Stronger visibility
A finance setup that gives operators and founders a sharper, more dependable view for decision-making.
Offer
Finance System Reset
A focused 10-day engagement to fix the foundations of the finance setup. Designed for businesses that need a cleaner reporting structure, stronger controls, and better visibility without committing to an open-ended advisory arrangement.
Finance systems review
A focused assessment of the current reporting flow, controls, and structural weaknesses.
Reporting and controls redesign
Practical restructuring of the finance operating layer so numbers are easier to trust and explain.
Spreadsheet risk reduction
Removal or containment of fragile spreadsheet dependencies where they are creating avoidable risk.
Clear implementation priorities
A defined path forward with the key fixes, decisions, and next actions laid out clearly.
Credibility
Built from real finance transformation work — not theory.
My approach is based on real finance transformation work: untangling weak reporting structures, improving control points, and reducing operational risk where spreadsheet-heavy processes have become too important.
This is a focused systems and operating layer engagement for businesses that need finance to be more dependable, better structured, and easier to scale.
Fix your finance setup — starting with a 30-min call.
A short conversation is usually enough to see whether the current issue is really a systems problem, a reporting problem, or a control problem — and whether a focused reset is the right next step.