Industry Guides
Practical financial consolidation and group reporting guidance tailored to specific industries. Learn about the unique accounting, reporting, and consolidation challenges faced by different business sectors.
Why Your E-commerce Group’s Revenue Figures Don’t Agree — And How to Standardise Recognition Across Entities
Priya is the group controller for a four-entity e-commerce business. The group runs a direct-to-consumer Shopify store in Australia, an…
Financial Consolidation for Property Groups: SPVs, Intercompany Loans, and Investment Property
David had built his property portfolio steadily over twelve years. What started as a single residential block held in a…
Multi-Entity Construction Group Accounting: Consolidating JVs, Intercompany Plant Charges, and Long-Term Contract Revenue
The finance director of a mid-sized civil engineering group had spent twenty years producing consolidated accounts that, in her words,…
Financial Consolidation for Professional Services Groups: How Multi-Entity Consultancies and Practices Get Clean Group Accounts
James is Finance Director at a management consulting group. The partnership was founded in London, opened a Singapore office three…
Financial Consolidation for Retail Chains: How Multi-Entity Retail Businesses Get Clean Group Accounts
Emma is Group Finance Manager at a retail business that sells homewares through 28 stores across three countries. On paper,…
Financial Consolidation for E-commerce Groups: How Multi-Entity Online Retail Businesses Get Clean Group Accounts
A fast-growing online retailer typically starts life as a single entity. Then it expands into a second market, sets up…
Financial Consolidation for Food and Beverage Groups: How Multi-Entity F&B Businesses Get Clean Group Accounts
Pacific Table Group operates five dining brands across fourteen venues in three countries. Each venue is a separate legal entity.…
Financial Consolidation for Healthcare Groups: How Multi-Entity Medical Businesses Get Clean Group Accounts
The finance director of a mid-sized GP group had a problem she described as “reporting in four different languages.” Her…
Financial Consolidation for Franchise Groups: A Finance Leader’s Guide to Group Reporting Across Multiple Entities
The group finance manager of a quick-service restaurant franchise received an urgent request from the board on the last Thursday…
Financial Consolidation for Construction Groups: SPVs, Contract Assets, and Intercompany Eliminations
Construction holding groups are structurally complex almost by design. The standard mid-market model — a holding company sitting above a…