Finance & The Office of the CFO

Finance leadership for moments of growth, change and complexity

Strengthening finance functions to support better decisions, clearer reporting and long-term business performance

BDR Partners supports CFOs, finance leaders, boards and shareholders with practical finance advisory, improved reporting, forecasting and performance insight  helping businesses strengthen financial visibility and make better strategic decisions.

How We Help

BDR Partners helps finance functions improve performance, strengthen reporting and support CFOs with clearer planning, insight and implementation. We bring senior finance and commercial experience to support businesses through growth, transformation, transaction readiness and operational change.

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Finance Operations & Technology

CFOs and finance leaders are under pressure to improve finance operations, strengthen controls and provide better insight for boards and shareholders. BDR Partners supports finance teams with practical advisory across:

  • Interim Finance Support  CFO, FD, Controller, Treasurer, FP&A and accounting support
  • Finance Transformation  diagnostics, operating model improvement, process enhancement and transformation planning
  • Finance Systems & Data  systems review, reporting tools, data quality and implementation support
  • Accounting & Reporting  management reporting, statutory reporting readiness, close improvement, controls and audit support

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Cash, Cost & Capital Management

Optimising working capital, cash visibility and cost efficiency is central to building a stable, scalable and high-performing organisation. We support finance and leadership teams with practical actions that improve performance, reduce complexity and strengthen decision-making across:

  • Treasury & Cash Flow Management  cash flow and liquidity forecasting, banking structure, cash management, controls, policies and governance
  • Cost Optimisation  spend reduction, contract review, organisation rightsizing, benchmarking, target setting and implementation planning
  • Working Capital Improvement  cash conversion cycle, collections, inventory analysis and rationalisation, OTC/PTP/FTF process optimisation, reporting and dashboarding
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    Strategy & Planning

    To improve decision-making and strengthen finance performance, we help finance and leadership teams build greater clarity, control and consistency across planning, reporting and strategic initiatives. Our support includes:

    • Planning & Performance Management  forecast model development and review, business case analysis, performance reporting, analytics and forecast risk identification
    • Finance Function Strategy  finance strategy, organisational design, technology architecture and talent assessment
    • Strategic Initiatives & Event Readiness  M&A strategy, merger integration and separation support, due diligence preparation and synergy analysis

    "Effective finance leadership is built on clarity, discipline and evidence-based decision-making. Strong reporting, robust controls and high-quality analysis give management teams the confidence to act decisively through growth, transformation and transaction readiness."

    Professor Kevin McMeeking Chief Operating Officer, BDR Partners