Finance Function Effectiveness

We can assess all the areas of an organization’s Finance unit that need to be addressed in order to establish a forward-looking strategy and a change plan for an optimized Finance Function.

PwC’s Finance Function Effectiveness Diagnostic is designed to obtain a high-level 360º view of an organization’s Finance Function in a 1- to 2-week period.

We can offer the following services:

• Performance management – driving strategy into sustainable performance and providing the necessary management information
• Financial risk management & control – treasury, working capital management, risk management and controls

These diagnostics can be performed on the following:

1. Back Office
   • Transaction Processing
     • Month-end Close
     • Quarter-end/Half year-end Close
     • Year-end Close
     • Transaction Processing and Miscellaneous Closes
   • Budgeting
     • Budgeting Preparation
     • Budgeting Maintenance/Reporting
   • Reporting
     • External Reporting
     • Internal Reporting
     • Reporting Process
       
2. Middle Office
   • Risk Management
     • Risk Management Framework
     • Periodic Risk Management
     • Embedding Risk Management
   • Governance, Compliance & Controls
     • Governance
     • Compliance
     • Controls
   • Tax Management
     • Tax Management - Strategy
     • Tax Management - Business Support
     • Tax Management - Compliance
     • Tax Team Management
   • Asset Management
     • Fixed Assets
     • Intellectual Assets
     • Goodwill
   • Working Capital Management
     • Working Capital - General
     • Cash Management
     • Receivables Management
     • Payables Management
       
3. Front Office
   • Stakeholder Management
   • Stakeholder Management
   • Performance Management
     • Performance Measurement
     • Performance Management
     • Benefits Measurement and Management
   • Planning/Forecasting
     • Planning Framework
     • Planning Preparation
     • Planning and Forecasting
     • Process and Framework
   • Decision Support
     • CFO Mandate to Perform Decision Support
     • Decision Support Methods and Techniques
     • Finance Function Profile in Decision Support
       
4. Enablers
   • Policies/Procedures
     • Policies and Procedures
   • Organisation/Skills
     • Organisation
     • Skills
   • Data Management
     • Data Quality
     • Data Business Usage

PwC can help you update and improve the processes of your organization’s Finance unit and help it to become a more streamlined and efficient part of your establishment’s internal system.