SARUS AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Financial Management
Accurate financial data, strong cash flow and measurable financial performance.
We structure your accounting and finance processes around your business activities, scale and objectives. We establish a working framework that makes costs visible, tracks budgets against actual results and manages receivables and cash flow together.
From financial data to sound management decisions.
We support your financial decisions with reliable data, defined responsibilities and regular management reports. We assess profitability by product, customer, order, project or branch, considering operating results alongside cash flow and resource use.
Our service scope
Where can we support you?
Depending on your needs, we can start with a single area or develop your financial management framework as a whole.
Cost Accounting
We make the costs of your products, services, orders and activities visible. We structure cost centers, allocation bases and production–inventory relationships around your business, and analyze differences between standard and actual costs.
Deliverables: Cost model · Cost allocation framework · Variance and profitability reports
Budgeting and Reporting
We connect sales, production, purchasing, personnel, operating expense and capital expenditure budgets through shared assumptions. We support management decisions with budget-to-actual comparisons, analysis of variance causes and updated forecasts.
Deliverables: Budget model · Assumption set · Management reports · Dashboards
Cash Management
We bring receipts and payments together in one plan. We assess bank balances, loan and financing obligations, cash requirements by currency and alternative scenarios together.
Deliverables: Daily cash position · Weekly and monthly forecasts · Funding requirement tracking
Establishing Accounting and Finance Systems
We consider the uniform chart of accounts alongside management reporting needs. We define document and posting flows, roles and authorities, approval mechanisms and period-end closing. We align software and ERP configuration with processes and support implementation through staff training.
Deliverables: Account and reporting structure · Process map · Responsibility matrix · Closing calendar
Receivables Management
We make the process from sales to collection traceable by customer and invoice. We monitor payment terms, limits, receivables aging, overdue balances and reconciliations, and clarify collection plans and responsibilities.
Deliverables: Receivables aging · Collection plan · Overdue alerts · Collection performance
Expense Management
We link spending to cost centers, budgets and approval rules. We examine contracted and recurring expenses, unit expenses and spending drivers to identify opportunities for efficiency and improvement.
Deliverables: Expense tracking framework · Budget and approval controls · Variance analysis · Improvement plan
Financial Mentoring
We regularly review financial results with business owners, managers and accounting and finance teams. We examine decision scenarios together, develop the ability to interpret financial information and support follow-up on agreed actions.
Deliverables: Financial review meetings · Decision support · Action tracking · Team development
How do we work?
The 4-Step Approach
We understand the current situation, design the framework, implement and improve it.
Understand
We examine data sources, accounting and finance processes, systems and reports to identify priority needs.
Design
We define account and reporting structures, cost and budget models, cash plans, responsibilities and controls.
Implement
We adapt models and processes to your existing tools and put them into operation through data checks, pilot implementation and team training.
Improve
We regularly review financial results and indicators, examine the causes of variances and track improvement actions.
We incorporate reconciliation, segregation of duties, authorization, approval rules and traceability into process design.
Let’s monitor results together
We track financial progress through concrete indicators.
We establish the baseline and objectives for your business, then assess changes between periods and the impact of actions taken.
Let’s clarify together
Frequently asked questions
Do we need to replace our existing accounting or ERP system?
We first assess the capabilities and data structure of your existing system. Depending on your needs, we can proceed by configuring existing tools, refining processes or adding complementary reporting solutions.
Can we work on just one service area?
Yes. We can start with a priority need such as cost, budget, cash or receivables management. We also consider its connections with other financial processes.
Who is financial mentoring for?
We establish a working arrangement tailored to business owners, managers and accounting and finance teams. Together, we define meeting frequency, review topics and development goals.
Let’s get started
Let your financial structure support your business’s future.
We assess your costs, budget, receivables and cash flow together, creating a practical and sustainable financial management framework tailored to your needs.