Discrete, process, and mixed-mode manufacturers. You manage complex cost structures, fluctuating demand, and supply chain volatility. We help finance cut through the complexity.
The landscape
Manufacturing finance operates at the intersection of operations, supply chain, and commercial functions. Margin is won or lost in production efficiency, material costs, and inventory management. Your finance team needs operational insight, not just ledger entries.
Your challenges
Standard costs say one thing, actuals say another. The variance is material but explaining whether it's mix, volume, rate, or efficiency takes hours of investigation.
Raw materials, WIP, finished goods across multiple locations. Slow-moving and obsolete provisions. The inventory balance is a black box that only opens at year-end.
Which products actually make money? Allocation of overheads obscures the truth. Pricing decisions are made on gut feel rather than real margin data.
Sales forecasts don't connect to production plans don't connect to financial forecasts. Three planning processes running in parallel without integration.
Capital investment decisions are made without rigorous ROI analysis. Capacity planning is reactive. Nobody connects investment to expected production gains.
The ERP has everything, but getting it out is a battle. Reports are rigid. Analysis requires extraction and manipulation. Finance spends time wrangling data instead of understanding it.
How we help
Automated variance decomposition: volume, mix, rate, efficiency. Drill-down to product, line, shift. Understand margin movement.
Learn more →True product margin with activity-based costing where it matters. Inform make-vs-buy, pricing, and portfolio decisions.
Learn more →Dashboard views of inventory by category, location, age. Slow-moving and excess identification. Working capital improvement.
Learn more →Connected demand-supply-inventory planning. S&OP process that links commercial to operations to finance.
Learn more →Investment case modelling. Capacity planning connected to demand forecasts. ROI tracking on capital projects.
Learn more →Extract and transform ERP data for analysis. Reporting layer that finance controls. Break free from rigid ERP reports.
Learn more →Our experience
We've supported finance teams in discrete manufacturing, process industries, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and precision engineering. Our team understands standard costing, BOM structures, and the operational reality of manufacturing.
"We went from monthly variance reviews to daily insights. We catch margin erosion while we can still do something about it."
- Finance Director
We understand operational finance. Tell us about your challenges and we'll show you how we can help.