MANAGEMENT
CONSULTANCY SERVICES


Management Consultancy Services

Management Consulting is the practice of helping organizations to improve their performance. Organizations may draw upon the services of management consultants for a number of reasons including:

Gaining external advice

Accessing consultants’ specialized expertise



Due Diligence

In businesses, there are occasions when companies look to invest and acquire other companies.The success of such transaction depends upon the strength of financial due diligence undertaken in advance. From the initial assessment of assets to undisclosed liabilities, its important and imperative approach if and when an opportunity presents itself. Our team has the skills and expertise to carry out a comprehensive due diligence process. Our full suite of services ensure that all elements of any financial due diligence checklist are met to the highest standards of accuracy and clarity. These services include:

Operational and financial review and analysis of the business

Review of existing accounting practices and statutory compliance

An in-depth market analysis to assess prospective business potential

Uncovering any unrecorded or undisclosed business liabilities or other concerns

Cost Management & Reduction

Cost management plays a vital role in the success of any business. Business entities have to adjust the operating structure with the market. The extent of modification on existing processes depends on the extent of the change required. Implementation & management of a proper cost reduction program require relooking into the processes and the reconfiguration of existing systems leading to appropriate cost management. A long-term cost strategy may also take outsourcing, off-shoring and the replacement or rationalization of existing business operating structure into consideration. Our sustainable cost reduction approach puts in place key enablers across the organization that combine value chain insight and Zero-Based Budgeting across direct, indirect, people and property. Our strategic cost management levers can help you:

Understand what the cost is and what are its drivers

Know how any activity relates to cost and output

Extract non-value-added cost with the right lever

Embed accountability with visibility

Get greater spend visibility and insight on cost structures

Align cost to activity and output across the value chain to identify non-productive activity

Understand cost drivers and improve articulation of strategic plans

Drive out sustainable savings by including in-depth cost analysis and powerful benchmarking

Optimize working capital operations

Improve budgeting and cost estimation

Identification of the activities which are of limited value

The following strategies are among those available for reducing and controlling costs:

Budget, plan and monitor

Review of suppliers including terms of purchase from existing suppliers, proposal from alternate suppliers, strategy of purchase orders, invoices and payments.

Overall financial management

Review of purchasing procedures including authorization processes, spending limits and No. of people authorized to make purchases.

Review of supply chain process

Review of inventory related costs

FEASIBILITY

STUDIES

Feasibility studies are essential when planning any new project and form the basis and foundation for successful project implementation. There are usually three main components to the feasibility study. However, depending upon the nature of business, technical analysis may not be required.

Market
Analysis
Financial
Analysis
Technical
Analysis


Market analysis should be conducted first to know about the adequate demand of the product or service. The components of market analysis include:

Projected market share

Pricing strategy

Marketing model

Risk factors

Estimate of the market size

Customer needs

Further, the operational analysis is of paramount importance and include:

Timeline constrains

Production strategy

Labor and transportation matters

Sources for procuring the raw material

Government, legal and industry regulations etc.

Location for producing the product or rendering of the services

Equipment requirements and the technical & cost details of the same

Size of the manufacturing unit/office, capacity and plan for occupying the space

Financial analysis is a critical component of the feasibility study. With financial analysis, it cannot be determined the feasibility of the idea. Key components include:

Startup cost

Capital requirement

Revenue projection

Gross profit margin

Net profitability

Cash flows analysis

Breakeven analysis

Payback period of the investment

Internal rate of return of the project

Net present value determination

BUSINESS VALUATION

SERVICES

Our valuation experts can perform valuations of:

Business Interests
Intellectual
Properties
Partnership
Interests
Private Debt
instruments
Options
Warrants
Tangible Assets
Employee
Stock Option
Plans (ESOPs)
Common
and Preferred
Stock and
other Securities
And Other
Derivative
Products
These services are provided to assist clients with:

STRATEGIC PLANNING

STRATEGIC PLANNING

BANKRUPTCY AND REORGANIZATION

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

TAXATION PLANNING AND COMPLIANCE

MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

INTERNAL POLICY FORMATION

Well defined policies and procedures in line with the expectation of employee behavior and principles will foster a culture of governance and compliance. Weak policies and procedures reduce the effectiveness of business operations, create dissatisfaction of staff, increased queries, duplication of effort and work, non-compliances and raise governance issues

Internal Controls and Risk Management

The right internal controls are critical to every business and are designed to prevent and detect errors or fraudulent activities, safeguard assets, ensure financial information is accurate and reliable, and assist in the achievement of business objectives. Failure of a preventative or detective control or a poorly designed control can lead to major business risk. We provide services to business entities so that they can achieve the business goals by considering the following objectives:

OPERATION OBJECTIVES
REPORITNG OBJECTIVES
COMPLIANCE OBJECTIVES

What We Do

To gain assurance on the strength of internal controls, we review the following components that can have a pervasive effect on a business. They are:



Our program considers several key areas, among them are:


Code of conduct

Charters of board of directors

Delegation of authority matrix

Establish job structure and job descriptions

Operational policies and procedure manuals

Establish appropriate roles and responsibilities

Establish code of conduct and ethical standards

Develop sound system of risk management and control