Accounting Advice

When your company enters into major transactions such as a lease, divestment, disposal, employee benefit scheme, issuance of debt, restructuring of debt, etc., we can offer the following services:

• Provide accounting interpretation and impact of the arrangement
• Define possible options and their impact on KPIs,financial statements
• Develop or review accounting policies
• Advise on the classification and the implication of operating vs. financing leasing - pre and post agreement advices
• Advise on debt vs. equity financing - pre and post issuance of debt / equity instrument advices
• Assist in restructuring of bad loans and transactions with old receivables
• Employee benefits and share based payments advices – accounting of existing or structuring of new ones
• Joint arrangement advices – joint venture vs. joint operation
• Support in allocation of capex into fixed asset components, designing allocation schemes, defining capex and opex, reconstruction of fixed asset register

When your company is unsure about potential embedded derivatives in complex contracts or is implementing or changing a hedging policy, we can offer the following services:

• Identification of embedded derivatives in contracts
• Defining the hedging strategy, hedging policy and assistance with documentation requirements

When your company plans an acquisition, merger or group restructuring (incorporation of new entities, transferring business or assets between different entities, mergers within the group, creating branches, etc.), we can offer the following services:

• Preparation of accounting scenarios for different restructuring options
• Identification of main accounting risks and pitfalls
• Simulation of results under different accounting scenarios
• Aligning accounting processes, procedures and policies
• Assistance in preparation of financial statements or pro-forma financial information
• Support in defining purchase price

When the new IFRS standard is issued, we can offer the following services:

• Perform an impact analysis of the new IFRS on your business
• Perform pre and post implementation assurance
• Support the full implementation of new standards
• Support your company in policy development and disclosures
• Review the contracts concerned
• Draft new or changed disclosures in response to the changes in the IFRS standard

When your company is converting from Slovak GAAP to IFRS, we can offer the following services:

• Project management or assistance in conversion process
• Assistance in preparation of full IFRS financial statements
• Identification and calculation of Slovak GAAP / IFRS / Group accounting differences
• Advices on how to eliminate Slovak GAAP requirements if group reporting package is under IFRS
• Development of accounting policies, group manuals or optimisation of those existing

When your company is implementing a new accounting system, setting up consolidation processes, or needs to improve timeliness and financial statement quality, we can offer the following services:

• Advices on closing procedures and automation of reporting
• Advices to ensure that financial statements are in full compliance with IFRS / Slovak GAAP requirements
• Review of processes, chart of accounts, compliance with the Accounting Act
• Optimisation of the financial statement’s disclosures
• Advise on selection of consolidation system
• Implementation of eConsolidation, Smart Cube or other consolidation systems
• Direct assistance in financial statement preparation in accordance with IFRS / Slovak GAAP

PwC Slovakia offers highly qualified specialists with US accounting, reporting and auditing expertise, including secondees from the US who work at PwC Slovakia on international assignments and hold a US CPA license, the highest certification for public accountants in the US.  We also have local staff with significant US experience who are well versed with US GAAP and PCAOB/AICPA audit requirements. 

PwC Slovakia has a number of multinational Fortune 500 clients that are publicly traded in the US. In addition, PwC in the CEE region has organised a US Accounting & Reporting team of experts who act as a centre of excellence to the region for US accounting and reporting matters. Our experience and knowledge allows us to assist our clients with the application and adoption of US accounting principles and to conduct a globally consistent audit under PCAOB or AICPA audit requirements.

We offer integrated solutions and a broad range of complementary skills in treasury & commodity advisory:

• Treasury Design
• Risk Management
  
• Accounting & Regulations

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