Accounting & Finance practice
Accounting & Finance
Your numbers exist, but do they actually inform your decisions? We structure your finance function so that accounting, budgets and cash become management tools rather than an administrative burden.
Sound familiar?
Situations we handle
- You cannot say with confidence how much cash you will have in six weeks.
- Your books are kept, but they arrive late and do not help you decide.
- You have no budget, or it is never compared with actuals.
- You are growing and need a CFO’s perspective without hiring one full time.
Organise and secure
Accurate accounts and controlled processes
- Accounting and finance organisation — Chart of accounts, document flows, closing calendar and clear roles, documented for your team.
- Internal control, purchasing and commitments — Purchase and approval workflows, commitment and due-date tracking, procedures for spending, petty cash and payroll.
- Tax and social compliance — Compliance review, filing calendar and preparation, readiness for tax inspections in Benin. In France, in coordination with your chartered accountant or lawyer.
Steer performance
See clearly and decide in time
- Budgeting and forecasting — Annual budget, in-year reforecasts, scenarios and budget-versus-actual tracking.
- Cash and working capital — Rolling 13-week cash forecast, collections follow-up, customer and supplier terms.
- Management control and reporting — Unit costs, margins by activity and a monthly dashboard management can read.
- Financial control of sites and projects — For construction firms, engineering consultancies and project contractors: budget per site, cost tracking, progress billing and project cash.
Fund and support growth
Preparing for growth
- Financial structuring and funding applications — Business plan, financial forecasts, preparation and presentation of applications to banks, donors and investors.
- Fractional finance director — An experienced finance lead a few days a month: oversight of the books, performance management, relations with banks and auditors.
Where we work
On site or remotely
- In Benin — On-site engagements in Cotonou and across Benin; revised SYSCOHADA framework.
- In France — Support for business owners and SMEs in France on performance management, budgeting and cash. Regulated bookkeeping and statutory audit in France remain with your chartered accountant or statutory auditor.
- Remotely — Reporting, cash forecasts, budget reviews and fractional finance leadership by video call.
Our approach
How an engagement works
- 01. Assessment — Interview, review of documents and existing tools.
- 02. Action plan — Priorities, deliverables and timeline agreed with you.
- 03. Implementation — Tools, procedures and first reports.
- 04. Follow-up — Regular check-ins and skills transfer to your team.
A need in this area?
Describe your needs: we will get back to you for an initial conversation, before any written proposal.
