Working with an advisor

A guide through the problem, never a pitch across the table.

Your advisor starts from the challenge in front of you then maps the right mix of our four kinds of help: expert advice, practical training, career growth and digital solutions. No hard sell. Just a clear route from where you are to where you need to be.

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How an engagement works

From a problem to a plan - in one conversation.

You bring the challenge. Your advisor works to understand it, then maps it onto the right combination of advice, training and tools.

A reporting challenge

A new standard, an audit query, a transaction, a stretched team - whatever is in front of you.
Scopes & diagnoses

One call to understand the deadline, the stakes and what “solved” looks like - then a recommendation.
Mapped onto the right mix

Advice - the technical answer, worked and referenced. Training - your team upskilled so it sticks. Tools - a calculator or checklist to make it repeatable.

Our experts

Some of the advisors you could be working with.

Tapiwa Njikizana Director · Technical Lead Leads the technical desk. Sits on international consultative groups and reviews the judgement calls that carry the most risk. Book a meeting in @
Raymond Chamboko Director · Advisory Works alongside finance teams through transactions, restructures and group reporting change. Book a meeting in @
Bridget George IFRS Technical Consultant Writes the technical newsletter and translates new requirements into language finance teams can act on. Book a meeting in @

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Bring us the problem.

A conversation about your situation and what you need
An honest view on whether we are the right firm
An outline of how the work would run, and roughly what it takes

Duration: 15 minutes
Format: Video call or phone — your choice

Book an intro call

Start with a fifteen-minute intro call to establish fit. It is not a technical consultation and not free advice, so nothing confidential needs to change hands.

Requests come to our team, not to an individual's diary. We confirm a time with the right specialist within one business day.

Common questions

Answers before you ask.

How does an advisory engagement usually start?

With a short intro call to establish fit. If we are the right people, you get a scope and a fee before any work begins.

Can you work alongside our auditor?

Yes. We are not your auditor, so we can take a position and set out the reasoning behind it for them to review.

What does it cost?

A fixed fee agreed up front against an agreed scope. No hourly billing and no surprises at the end.

Four kinds of help

One problem. Four ways we can help you move.

Most engagements blend more than one. Your advisor's job is to find the mix that actually solves it not to sell you the biggest one.

Advice

Accounting opinions
IFRS implementation
Statement reviews
Technical hotline & retainers

Training

Open & in-house courses
IFRS · ESG · valuations
E-learning & on-demand
ACCA · CIMA · ICAEW · SAICA

Career growth

Team dynamics
Personal growth
Managing and being managed
Delivered by our learning team

Digital Solutions

Build digital tools around your requirements
Turn technical processes into practical software
Embed your expertise into calculators, platforms and workflows
Improve inefficient or manual ways of working