Group reporting
Consolidation and Group Reporting Services
Once a business becomes several entities, the hard part stops being bookkeeping and becomes agreement: intercompany balances that net, a consistent chart across entities, and one group number everybody accepts.
We build and run the consolidation, from two entities to large multi-entity groups, with eliminations and support that stand up to review.
The problem
Group reporting that lives in a spreadsheet nobody trusts
Most groups consolidate in Excel. Intercompany balances do not agree, eliminations are re-keyed each month, ownership changes are handled inconsistently, and last quarter's file cannot be reproduced.
The result is a group number that is either late, disputed, or quietly adjusted until it looks right.
Signs you may need this
- Intercompany balances between entities do not agree
- Each entity uses a different chart of accounts
- Consolidation is a manual spreadsheet only one person understands
- Minority interests, ownership changes or currency translation are handled ad hoc
- Group results arrive weeks after the individual entities close
- An auditor, sponsor or lender wants consolidated statements
What we do
How the work actually runs
01
Standardize the entities
A common chart of accounts, consistent accounting policies, and an agreed close calendar so every entity reports on the same basis and the same day.
02
Fix intercompany
Intercompany transactions identified, matched and reconciled monthly, with a clear process for resolving differences before consolidation.
03
Build the consolidation
A documented, repeatable consolidation with eliminations, investment and equity accounting, minority interests and currency translation where relevant.
04
Produce the group pack
Consolidated statements plus entity and segment detail, so the group view and the operating view reconcile to each other.
05
Support the reviewers
Working papers, elimination support and reconciliations formatted for auditors, sponsors and lenders.
Deliverables
What you receive
- Group chart of accounts and accounting policy standard
- Monthly intercompany reconciliation process
- Documented consolidation workbook or system process
- Consolidated statements with elimination support
- Entity, segment and group reporting pack
- Currency translation and minority interest schedules where applicable
Outcome
What changes
The group closes on a calendar instead of a negotiation, and the consolidated numbers can be traced back to each entity without rebuilding the file.
The founder has run group reporting and consolidation across more than 100 entities, including reporting environments at institutional scale.
Best suited to
- Multi-entity groups, holding companies and related-party structures
- Private equity portfolio companies reporting to a sponsor
- Contractors and operators running separate entities per project or location
- Groups with cross-border entities and translation requirements
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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Next step
Discuss Your Accounting
Tell us how many entities you have and how the group closes today.