Don't build a department. Build a system. A finance department can become a collection of people. A finance function connects people, processes, systems, controls, reporting, review and decision support.
Accounting, bookkeeping, month-end closing, banking, reconciliations.
Invoicing, collections tracking, vendor management, payment planning.
Processing, coordination, reconciliation, reporting.
GST support, compliance coordination, records and reconciliations.
MIS, performance, profitability, budget vs actual, cash flow, business drivers.
Planning, forecasting, funding support, scenario planning, capital decisions.
Accounting, banking, invoicing, receivables and payables.
Cash position, receivables, payables, pending matters.
Books closed, reconciliations, MIS, MBRICKS™ review.
Budget vs actual, forecast updates, finance risks.
Planning and budget, process review, strategic priorities.
It means we design and manage the finance capability you need, with a clearly agreed scope: what we do, who does it, when, who reviews it, and what you can expect.
The agreed recurring finance function.
Capability added when the business needs it.
One-time or specialist work, scoped separately.
| Capability | Core | Optional | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting & bookkeeping | ✓ | – | – |
| Bank & reconciliations | ✓ | – | – |
| Month-end close | ✓ | – | – |
| Standard MIS | ✓ | – | – |
| Monthly finance review | ✓ | – | – |
| Backup & senior review | ✓ | – | – |
| Payroll | – | ✓ | – |
| Advanced MIS | – | ✓ | – |
| Budgeting & forecasting | – | ✓ | – |
| Finance Manager | – | ✓ | – |
| Fractional CFO | – | ✓ | – |
| Finance clean-up | – | – | ✓ |
| ERP implementation | – | – | ✓ |
| Due diligence support | – | – | ✓ |
| Specialist tax / legal matters | – | – | ✓ |
Not automatically included unless agreed: statutory audit · tax litigation and representation · legal services · specialist tax advisory · transaction and M&A advisory · company-secretarial services · large ERP implementations · historical clean-up projects · specialist valuations.
Quality has several levels:
Continuity by design: documentation, cross-training, backup, senior review, process ownership and system-based information.
| You have | Vasudhaiva adds |
|---|---|
| An accounting team | MIS, review and CFO capability |
| A Finance Manager | Finance operations and backup |
| One accountant | A complete finance team |
| No finance function | Everything, built from the ground up |
The Finance Function Assessment™ can come first. If you already have a team, we don't assume everything needs to change.
The first 90 days:
Who owns finance? With a complete finance function, someone owns accounting, receivables, payables, payroll, MIS, review and finance leadership, and you know who is accountable for the whole function.
Tell us what your finance function looks like today. We'll help you work out what should stay, what should change, what should be added, and what you don't need.