Financial restructuring

Today, company finance functions are expected to be the standard-bearers of good governance, financial discipline, and best practices in their organisation. The question is: how do you accomplish this? The truth is, many finance function managers are in a quandary these days, uncertain as to whether they are delivering real value to their business, and to what extent they meet best practice standards in their operations. But one thing is certain: in today's dynamic business environment—where competitive cost pressures are the norm—it is incumbent on the finance functions of companies that they demonstrate their value-added to the business, and identify bottom-line growth opportunities. Many of today's leading edge finance functions are working to embed themselves within their organisations, rather than being perceived as "support" operations. This "partnering" with operations and the rest of the business enables finance staff to reduce their efforts in the areas of transactional processing and reporting and focus on the value-adding activities of decision support and consultancy.

If this is your situation

• You need to greatly improve your company’s cash flow yields.
• You would like to identify new, or underutilised, assets that can boost your company’s bottom line.
• You must reconfigure your entire pay, benefits and retirement provisions to create greater financial efficiencies.
• You need to create greater levels of control in your internal auditing and reporting processes.
• Your audit department has to adjust its risk management techniques to reflect today’s online realities—and establish itself as a valuable management resource. It needs outside help.
• You want to find a way to maintain customer loyalty and generate recurring revenues as part of a long-term growth strategy.
• You are pouring a great deal of money into your audit departments but have no way to measure the payback. You need help to create performance measurement systems tied to your corporate objectives.
• You want to develop a more efficient means of meeting your company’s debt obligations and manage cash more successfully.
• You would like to explore the possibility of debt-equity exchange (wherein existing debt is exchanged for new equity shares, transforming creditors into equity holders).

What PwC can do for you

At PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) we excel at helping businesses improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their finance functions. Our professionals have worked in every country evaluating finance operations, identifying weaknesses, and designing improvements that work. With offices in 769 cities in 144 countries, we can provide innovative, high-quality, and cost-effective services related to any organisation’s financial controls and operations. We also offer comprehensive advice and assistance related to transactions and performance improvement. At PwC we can put the knowledge and proficiency of our widely-experienced professionals at your disposal in virtually every industry. It’s all part of our commitment to serving you and your business needs, worldwide.