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CFO Diagnostic Assessments

Our CFO Diagnostic Assessment is a flexible, insight-driven evaluation tailored to your organisation’s specific finance agenda. Built around a structured Current State Assessment, it includes deep dives into people, processes, performance metrics, and peer benchmarking. Whether you're preparing for private equity investment, addressing operational inefficiencies, or initiating a finance transformation, our diagnostic provides a clear, evidence-based baseline. This may involve staff interviews, documentation of ‘as-is’ processes, and benchmarking against industry best practice, forming the foundation for a targeted and practical Finance Transformation Roadmap. Depending on the scope of the engagement we may use published financial statements in conjunction with management accounting information in our analysis and deliverables, which are designed to support strategic decision making and operational improvement.

Human Capital Strategy

1. Human Capital - Strategic Diagnostic

We assess the structure, capability, and resilience of your finance and commercial teams to understand alignment with strategic goals.

This includes a diagnostic of current roles, skills coverage, capacity, and leadership effectiveness. We review resource allocation across core functions—such as FP&A, controllership, tax, and treasury—and identify gaps, bottlenecks, and dependencies. Employee interviews, org chart analysis, and cultural diagnostics may be included. The output is a targeted people strategy roadmap, including right-sizing, skills upskilling, and leadership development recommendations.

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Process and Operating Model

2. Operating Model Diagnostic

We review the effectiveness, scalability, and control environment of core finance processes.

This includes documentation and walkthroughs of key cycles such as order-to-cash, purchase-to-pay, record-to-report, and forecast-to-report. We identify process inefficiencies, manual workarounds, control weaknesses, and automation opportunities. Our diagnostics consider both front-office and back-office processes and highlight the maturity of your finance operating model in supporting enterprise growth and reporting needs.

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This includes documentation and walkthroughs of key cycles such as order-to-cash, purchase-to-pay, record-to-report, and forecast-to-report. We identify process inefficiencies, manual workarounds, control weaknesses, and automation opportunities. Our diagnostics consider both front-office and back-office processes and highlight the maturity of your finance operating model in supporting enterprise growth and reporting needs.

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Financial Performance Analysis

3. Performance & Financial Analysis

We conduct a comprehensive review of financial and operational performance across historic, current, and forecast periods.

This goes beyond standard audits. We perform ratio and margin analysis, trend review, and segment-level performance breakdowns. Cash conversion, working capital management, and cost-to-serve diagnostics are examined alongside the quality and relevance of KPIs. Our analysis links financial underperformance to root causes in operations, commercial structure, or strategic execution and is often used to inform turnaround strategies or PE investment cases.

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Peer Benchmarking

4. Peer Group Analysis & Benchmarking

We provide benchmarking and peer group diagnostics to assess competitiveness, efficiency, and structural positioning.

Comparisons include financial performance (e.g., EBITDA margins, revenue per FTE), headcount allocation by function, productivity ratios, and process maturity. Public data, third-party datasets, and client-provided internal data are used to rebase figures to ensure comparability. This provides CFOs with clear external reference points and justifies transformation priorities in the context of peer best practice.

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Please note: Our engagements do not include statutory audit or regulated accountancy work and does not replace the need for licensed auditors or regulated accountancy firms..

Strategic Financial Planning

Strategic Financial Planning & Modelling Services for CFOs

Our Strategic Financial Planning service provides robust financial modelling designed to support decision-making and long-term value creation. We build integrated models encompassing the full P&L, balance sheet, capital structure, and cash flow with in-depth asset and liability analysis and comprehensive ratio diagnostics. Plans are developed around your strategic objectives, enabling KPI-driven forecasting, sensitivity analysis, and performance tracking. Whether you’re targeting valuation growth, optimising return on equity, managing headcount and cost drivers, or aligning with peer benchmarks, our models are tailored to your CFO agenda. Each plan is built to adapt empowering finance leaders to understand the impact of change across all key metrics.

Growth, Marketing & Sales

1. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementation & Upgrades

Deploying or upgrading ERP systems to integrate financial, operational, and other business functions into a unified platform.

ERP systems streamline finance processes, improve reporting accuracy, reduce manual tasks, and ensure real-time visibility across the business, enabling better decision-making and efficiency.

Further reading
Implementation

2. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Finance

Automating repetitive and manual finance processes like invoice processing, reconciliation, and payroll using RPA technology.

RPA increases operational efficiency, reduces human error, and frees up valuable resources for strategic financial management. It also lowers operational costs.

Further reading
Technology and Systems - A Bigham Consulting Custom Built CFO Cloud Based Reporting Suite

3. Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Transformation

Implementing advanced FP&A tools to improve budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis, incorporating scenario modeling and real-time insights.

Enhanced FP&A systems provide CFOs with better visibility and predictive capabilities to support faster, more accurate decision-making and long-term financial planning.

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M&A

4. Data Analytics and Business Intelligence (BI) in Finance

Leveraging advanced data analytics and BI tools to enhance financial reporting, identify trends, and derive actionable insights.

CFOs need access to real-time, actionable insights to make data-driven decisions, optimize cash flow, and better manage costs and investments.

Read the full article
Risk Management

5. Cloud Finance Solutions and Migration

Migrating finance systems to the cloud, including accounting, reporting, and analytics platforms, to enhance scalability and flexibility.

Cloud finance systems reduce IT costs, improve collaboration, enhance scalability, and provide real-time financial visibility across geographies.

Read the full article
Investor Relations

6. Treasury Management and Cash Flow Optimization

Implementing solutions for cash management, liquidity forecasting, and working capital optimization.

CFOs seek to optimize cash flow, manage risk, and improve liquidity, especially in times of market volatility, by automating treasury operations and enhancing visibility into financial liquidity.

Read the full article
Business Valuation

7. Integrated Financial Close Automation

Automating the financial close process to reduce cycle time, increase accuracy, and improve compliance.

CFOs want to shorten the financial close process, ensure accurate financial reporting, and enhance transparency in financial statements, thereby improving decision-making and reducing audit risks.

Further reading
Operational Efficiency

8. Advanced Risk and Compliance Management

Implementing technology solutions that help manage financial, operational, and regulatory risks, ensuring compliance with changing regulations.

With growing regulatory requirements, CFOs need solutions to ensure compliance and manage risk proactively, minimizing penalties and protecting the company’s reputation.

Further reading
Business Valuation

9. End-to-End Finance Process Reengineering

Redesigning financial processes across the organization to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and align them with business objectives.

Process optimization helps streamline finance operations, reduce bottlenecks, and improve cost-efficiency, enabling CFOs to focus on value-driven activities rather than routine tasks.

Further reading
Business Performance Management

10. Business Performance Management (BPM) Solutions

Implementing BPM systems that align financial goals with strategic objectives, tracking key performance indicators (KPIs), and monitoring business performance.

BPM systems provide visibility into financial and operational performance, helping CFOs ensure that business strategies are aligned with financial goals and drive better decision-making.

Further reading
Business Valuation

11. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning for Financial Forecasting

Using AI and machine learning to predict financial outcomes, demand forecasts, and market trends with greater accuracy.

AI and machine learning models improve forecasting accuracy, allowing CFOs to better manage cash flow, optimize investments, and anticipate market shifts.

Further reading
Business Valuation

12. Digital Transformation of Accounts Payable (AP) & Accounts Receivable (AR)

Digitizing AP and AR processes to automate invoicing, payments, collections, and reconciliation, often integrating with ERP and payment systems.

Streamlining AP and AR functions increases working capital efficiency, reduces late payments, and improves cash flow management, all of which are critical for financial health.

Further reading
Business Valuation

13. Change Management and Transformation Advisory

Providing expert guidance on leading and managing finance transformation projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and smooth transitions.

CFOs seek expert advice and change management support to ensure the successful adoption of new finance technologies and processes without disrupting ongoing operations.

Further reading
Business Valuation

14. Financial Shared Services Implementation

Setting up centralized shared service centers for finance functions such as accounting, procurement, and payroll to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Shared services consolidate operations, lower costs, and standardize processes across regions or business units, enhancing scalability and control.

Further reading
Business Valuation

15. Customer Profitability and Cost-to-Serve Analysis

Implementing solutions that analyze customer profitability, optimize product pricing, and identify high-margin products and services.

CFOs need insights into customer profitability and cost-to-serve metrics to optimize pricing strategies, improve margins, and maximize profitability.

Further reading
By investing in these finance transformation services, CFOs aim to increase operational efficiency, reduce costs, ensure compliance, and improve their strategic capabilities to drive growth. These services are essential in modernizing finance operations, enhancing data-driven decision-making, and supporting long-term organizational success.

Enterprise Performance Management

Our EPM service is designed to translate strategic goals into measurable, department-level objectives using a tailored Balanced Scorecard framework. We help organisations define clear KPIs across key business areas operations, sales, customer service, and support functions ensuring each objective is aligned with financial outcomes. This approach integrates financial and non-financial performance indicators into a cohesive dashboard, enabling leadership to monitor progress, drive accountability, and adjust plans based on real-time insights. Each solution is adapted to the specific needs of the business, creating a clear line of sight between day-to-day operations and long-term value creation.

Growth, Marketing & Sales

1. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementation & Upgrades

Deploying or upgrading ERP systems to integrate financial, operational, and other business functions into a unified platform.

ERP systems streamline finance processes, improve reporting accuracy, reduce manual tasks, and ensure real-time visibility across the business, enabling better decision-making and efficiency.

Further reading
Implementation

2. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Finance

Automating repetitive and manual finance processes like invoice processing, reconciliation, and payroll using RPA technology.

RPA increases operational efficiency, reduces human error, and frees up valuable resources for strategic financial management. It also lowers operational costs.

Further reading
Technology and Systems - A Bigham Consulting Custom Built CFO Cloud Based Reporting Suite

3. Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Transformation

Implementing advanced FP&A tools to improve budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis, incorporating scenario modeling and real-time insights.

Enhanced FP&A systems provide CFOs with better visibility and predictive capabilities to support faster, more accurate decision-making and long-term financial planning.

Read the full article
M&A

4. Data Analytics and Business Intelligence (BI) in Finance

Leveraging advanced data analytics and BI tools to enhance financial reporting, identify trends, and derive actionable insights.

CFOs need access to real-time, actionable insights to make data-driven decisions, optimize cash flow, and better manage costs and investments.

Read the full article
Risk Management

5. Cloud Finance Solutions and Migration

Migrating finance systems to the cloud, including accounting, reporting, and analytics platforms, to enhance scalability and flexibility.

Cloud finance systems reduce IT costs, improve collaboration, enhance scalability, and provide real-time financial visibility across geographies.

Read the full article
Investor Relations

6. Treasury Management and Cash Flow Optimization

Implementing solutions for cash management, liquidity forecasting, and working capital optimization.

CFOs seek to optimize cash flow, manage risk, and improve liquidity, especially in times of market volatility, by automating treasury operations and enhancing visibility into financial liquidity.

Read the full article
Business Valuation

7. Integrated Financial Close Automation

Automating the financial close process to reduce cycle time, increase accuracy, and improve compliance.

CFOs want to shorten the financial close process, ensure accurate financial reporting, and enhance transparency in financial statements, thereby improving decision-making and reducing audit risks.

Further reading
Operational Efficiency

8. Advanced Risk and Compliance Management

Implementing technology solutions that help manage financial, operational, and regulatory risks, ensuring compliance with changing regulations.

With growing regulatory requirements, CFOs need solutions to ensure compliance and manage risk proactively, minimizing penalties and protecting the company’s reputation.

Further reading
Business Valuation

9. End-to-End Finance Process Reengineering

Redesigning financial processes across the organization to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and align them with business objectives.

Process optimization helps streamline finance operations, reduce bottlenecks, and improve cost-efficiency, enabling CFOs to focus on value-driven activities rather than routine tasks.

Further reading
Business Performance Management

10. Business Performance Management (BPM) Solutions

Implementing BPM systems that align financial goals with strategic objectives, tracking key performance indicators (KPIs), and monitoring business performance.

BPM systems provide visibility into financial and operational performance, helping CFOs ensure that business strategies are aligned with financial goals and drive better decision-making.

Further reading
Business Valuation

11. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning for Financial Forecasting

Using AI and machine learning to predict financial outcomes, demand forecasts, and market trends with greater accuracy.

AI and machine learning models improve forecasting accuracy, allowing CFOs to better manage cash flow, optimize investments, and anticipate market shifts.

Further reading
Business Valuation

12. Digital Transformation of Accounts Payable (AP) & Accounts Receivable (AR)

Digitizing AP and AR processes to automate invoicing, payments, collections, and reconciliation, often integrating with ERP and payment systems.

Streamlining AP and AR functions increases working capital efficiency, reduces late payments, and improves cash flow management, all of which are critical for financial health.

Further reading
Business Valuation

13. Change Management and Transformation Advisory

Providing expert guidance on leading and managing finance transformation projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and smooth transitions.

CFOs seek expert advice and change management support to ensure the successful adoption of new finance technologies and processes without disrupting ongoing operations.

Further reading
Business Valuation

14. Financial Shared Services Implementation

Setting up centralized shared service centers for finance functions such as accounting, procurement, and payroll to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Shared services consolidate operations, lower costs, and standardize processes across regions or business units, enhancing scalability and control.

Further reading
Business Valuation

15. Customer Profitability and Cost-to-Serve Analysis

Implementing solutions that analyze customer profitability, optimize product pricing, and identify high-margin products and services.

CFOs need insights into customer profitability and cost-to-serve metrics to optimize pricing strategies, improve margins, and maximize profitability.

Further reading

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