A clear financial compass is essential for any organisation that wants to grow and be successful. At Wave, we understand that controlling is more than just providing figures; it is the basis for strategic decisions and operational optimisation. As your business partner, we help you strengthen control over your operations. We provide expertise to translate complex financial data into concrete insights, allowing you to proactively manage and pursue your business goals with confidence.
Our Controlling Expertise in Detail:
Budgeting and Forecasting:
Developing realistic customised budgets.
Drawing up a financial business plan
Implementing flexible forecasting to respond to changes in a timely manner.
Perform scenario analysis to understand the impact of different future prospects.
Support periodic review and adjustment of budgets and forecasts.
Prepare, Report and Measure Financials and KPIs:
Create clear and relevant financial reports
Defining and implementing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that measure your business drivers.
Develop dashboards for clear presentation of crucial information.
Ensuring timely and accurate reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
Analysing Results:
Perform detailed analysis of financial results and KPI performance.
Identify and explain deviations from budgets and forecasts (variance analysis).
Analysing trends, margins and profitability per product, project or segment.
Translate figures into concrete insights and potential action points.
Support management decisions:
Provide financial analyses and models to support strategic decisions (e.g. investments, pricing).
Evaluate the financial impact of operational and strategic initiatives.
Act as a sparring partner for the management team on financial matters.
Contribute to the development of financial strategies that support business goals.
Ensure Control and Adjustment:
Assist in the implementation and monitoring of internal control mechanisms.
Follow up on action plans resulting from analyses and recommendations.
Assist in identifying operational improvement areas based on financial data.
Facilitate periodic review meetings to discuss progress and make adjustments if necessary.
