CFO & Finance Function Support

We help our clients, particularly small businesses, by acting as the CFO's right-hand support. At times the finance department can be stretched thin with day-to-day responsibilities at the expense of long-term finance department objectives. We can offer assistance to bolster existing expertise to support the finance department and the CFO's longer-term goals.

CFO & Finance Function Support Services

Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and the finance function in growing SMEs are typically busy with day-to-day transactional activities. Often it can become overwhelming to balance daily operational responsibilities to meet a growing enterprise's analytical and financial reporting needs. 

 

Lakeshore can assist with a wide range of hands-on, customized services to support the CFO and finance team in performing their duties with technical excellence. In addition, Lakeshore's consultants have deep experience in supporting and enhancing the following finance functions: 

  • Review and assessment of existing financial and management reports with the objective of improvement to meet the changing needs of the organization 

  • Evaluation of the adequacy of financing facilities and support in negotiations with banks & other lending institutions through the preparation of supporting documents

  • Assistance in cash flow and treasury management 

  • Review and improve financial controls

  • Financial statements review and analysis (monthly and quarterly) 

  • IFRS accounting advisory based on specific matters or transaction 

  • Review of budgets, forecasts, and identification of historical variance trends 

  • Costing and product pricing analysis to improve margins

  • Credit and collections (accounts receivables management) and impairment provisions analysis

  • Develop finance policies and procedures manuals

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