Profitability and performance
- Profit and margin analysis
- Cost and capacity review
- Working-capital improvement
- Performance measures and reporting
Strategy & Finance Consulting
Turn a complex decision into a clear financial plan.
We connect commercial choices to profit, cash and delivery. You get a practical plan for change, expansion or a new finance operating model.
The offer
Analysis that leads to action
A precise view of the current position.
We establish how profit, margin, cash and capacity work today before testing a change.
Scenarios you can compare.
Base, investment and growth cases show the assumptions, cash requirements and decision points behind each option.
Priorities with owners and dates.
Recommendations become a practical sequence of work, with clear ownership and measures.
Support through implementation.
We can stay with the work, supporting finance, operations and leadership as they put the agreed plan into practice.
Scope
Where consulting work can focus
Change and operating model
- Finance operating-model design
- Restructuring finance support
- Process and control redesign
- Systems and reporting requirements
Markets and expansion
- Market-entry economics
- Scenario and sensitivity planning
- International expansion planning
- Business cases and implementation plans
Scenario planning
See the choices before you commit
Each case starts from the same current position. We change the assumptions, show the cash requirement and make the decision points explicit.
Current trading position
Base case
Continue the current plan
Known commitments, current capacity and the most likely trading assumptions.
Investment case
Fund a defined change
People, systems or market-entry costs, with the timing and return made clear.
Growth case
Plan for higher demand
Volume, margin, headcount and working capital tested together.
Priorities, cash requirements and decision points
How we work through the decision
Assess
Establish the position
Agree on the question, current performance and constraints.
Model
Build comparable cases
Use one set of assumptions so each option can be compared fairly.
Prioritise
Choose the actions
Rank the work by value, cash requirement, timing and dependency.
Implement
Put owners and dates in place
Turn the chosen case into a practical programme of work.
Measure
Compare plan with result
Track the agreed measures and revise assumptions when the facts change.
Consulting focus
Advice and implementation stay connected
The work is designed around the decision, then carried through into finance processes, reporting and operating priorities.
Profitability
Understand where profit is made
Connect revenue, margin, service mix, customer mix and operating cost to the choices leadership can make.
Market entry
Test the economics of a new market
Model demand, price, cost, working capital and the timetable before resources are committed.
Finance function
Design finance around the business
Set responsibilities, processes, systems, controls and reporting around the organisation’s next stage.
International expansion
Connect the global and local plan
Bring entity, payroll, accounting, reporting and statutory-readiness requirements into one implementation plan.
Impact delivered
Working capital and financial order
This example draws on work delivered across iRAISE’s global operations and is not presented as a UK-only engagement.
Paper and pulp supply-chain business
iRAISE introduced tighter inventory controls and better working-capital management. This change reduced inventory carrying costs, brought long-standing compliance work up to date and restored financial order across operations.
Questions
Questions about consulting work
Does the work stop with a report?
The proposal can include implementation, finance-team support and progress reporting. We agree the point of handover before the work starts.
Can you work with our existing leadership team and advisers?
Yes. We agree responsibilities and information sources at the start, then work with the people already responsible for the decision.
Can the scope cover a new country or market?
Yes. We can model the commercial case and coordinate the finance operating requirements across iRAISE’s five locations: the UK, USA, UAE, India and Singapore.
How is a consulting project priced?
The written proposal sets out the question, deliverables, team, timetable and fee. The first call and written proposal are both free.
Start with a free call
Tell us what you need. You get our approach and our fee in writing, with no obligation and no charge for either.