Managing the growth of a business in a controlled way is a challenge that many dynamic businesses face. As the business grows, its financial needs become more complex and having the right financial support in place is crucial to its success or failure. But securing the services of an experienced part time finance director (FD) is expensive. This is where Azure Global can step in. We specialise in providing the full range of financial business advisory services to ambitious companies. Our FDs provide high level, strategic business advice and are supported by a team of fully qualified accountants based at offshore locations. This Shoreplacement™ model allows us to tailor a specific service set to each business in a cost effective way.
Our part time FDs can offer a forward thinking business a wide range of services including:
Development of a Focused Business Strategy: for a successful business there are numerous considerations, such as: national vs global market; organic growth vs acquisition; pricing etc. A business strategy focusing on business growth in a controlled manner is fundamental.
Implementing Change: as your business grows, changing from an owner managed to a corporate environment can be a challenge. We have the experience and knowledge to help your organisation and employees through this change by implementing a corporate governance structure. Introducing processes, systems and controls that deliver consistent business growth will give outside investors and lenders confidence in your business.
Attending Board Meetings: Azure will help you to formalise monthly board meetings and provide you with the objective advice that will help make them really effective. We will deliver monthly management accounts and interpret the results, and from that your Board make informed decisions about the business.
Raising Business Finance: through our connections we can help you to get the best deal for growing your business, whether your requirements are for raising finance for working capital, or for acquisitions.
Managing 3rd Party Relationships: Azure has the experience of managing and building on relationships with your bankers, lawyers and auditors to ensure your business can benefit from these relationships.
Finance Function Set Up:
Azure can help you set up a well managed finance function to deliver accurate, timely reports, avoid cash flow problems and ensure compliance matters relating to VAT, PAYE, Corporation Tax etc. A robust finance function will ensure we deliver monthly management accounts, year end accounts and prepare the audit file ready for your auditors, to significantly reduce year end audit costs.
Succession Planning / Exit:
Azure can help you to prepare your business to ensure you get the most value when you decide to exit / retire. This could include listing on a stock exchange such as AIM or PLUS or a private sale.
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