Dependable numbers, financial plans you can act on and advice for important decisions.
Dependable numbers, financial plans you can act on and advice for important decisions.
Charles Ardor & Company combines financial management with advice on the decisions that shape your business. We can manage your accounting, reporting and planning throughout the year, improve your finance team’s reporting, systems and skills, or test the financial case for expansion, financing or acquisition before you commit.
OUR SERVICES
What we do
Ongoing accounting and financial management
Some companies need us to keep the books or review their accounting team’s work, providing reliable monthly statements and a clear explanation of the results. Others need us to take a broader role in their finances. Through our Financial Management service, we also keep budgets and cash forecasts current, review financial controls and help leadership work through decisions as they arise.
Finance function reviews and improvements
A company can already have a finance team and still need a particular part of its financial operations to work better. We can assess how the finance function operates or improve specific areas, including reporting, controls, accounting systems and the month-end close. Our projects include handover to the people who will use the work. We also help finance teams develop the skills to take on more responsibility themselves.
Funding and major decisions
When a company is considering an expansion, acquisition, significant investment or financing arrangement, we help management work through the financial case before committing. We assess the costs, expected returns, risks and effect on cash, compare the available options and prepare financial information for lenders or investors where needed.
HOW TO BEGIN
What does your business need from its finance function?
The right starting point depends on how your company’s finances are managed today and what you are preparing for. Our Finance Function Scorecard asks about your records, reporting, controls and financial planning, including the people and systems behind them.
Based on your answers, your result shows what appears to be working well, what may need attention and what we recommend doing first, if anything, with any applicable starting fees. It appears straight away and can be downloaded to keep or share.
To request a proposal, continue to the scoping questions on the same page. We send your proposal within one working day of receiving your completed answers. No introductory call is required.
