Accounting expertise. Commercial perspective.
Podium Finance provides flexible financial support ranging from accounting and tax compliance to outsourced finance leadership, management reporting, forecasting and strategic advice.
Services can be provided individually or combined into an ongoing finance support package built around your organisation.
Our Services
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Fractional CFO & Finance Support
Growing businesses do not always need (or want) a full-time senior finance hire.
Podium Finance can provide flexible CFO and Financial Controller support, bringing senior finance capability into your business at the level you actually need.
Support can include:
Monthly financial review
Management and board reporting
KPI development
Financial controls
Finance-process improvement
Cashflow management
Budgeting and forecasting
Business partnering
Board and management support
Oversight of bookkeeping and transactional finance
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Tax Planning & Advisory
Tax decisions are generally better made before a transaction takes place.
We provide practical tax advice to business owners and individuals, considering both immediate tax obligations and longer-term objectives.
Areas can include:
Personal tax planning
Business tax planning
Capital Gains Tax
Capital Acquisitions Tax
Business disposals
Retirement Relief
Entrepreneur Relief
Succession and family transfers
Business restructuring
Tax consequences of commercial decisions
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Management Accounts & Financial Reporting
Annual accounts tell you what happened last year. Management accounts should help you understand what is happening now.
We design reporting around the information that actually matters to the business.
Support can include:
Monthly or quarterly management accounts
Profit and loss analysis
Balance-sheet reporting
Cash reporting
Budget versus actual analysis
KPI dashboards
Margin and profitability analysis
Department or business-unit reporting
Management commentary
Board packs
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Accounting & Compliance
Strong advisory work still depends on getting the fundamentals right.
We provide ongoing accounting and tax compliance services designed to give clients confidence that their records, returns and filings are properly managed.
Services can include:
Annual financial statements
Income Tax
Corporation Tax
VAT returns
CRO annual returns
Bookkeeping
Payroll
Revenue payroll submissions
General accounting support
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Budgeting, Cashflow & Forecasting
Financial planning gives management time to act rather than simply react.
We build practical financial models that help businesses understand future cash requirements, expected performance and the financial impact of different decisions.
Support can include:
Annual budgets
Rolling forecasts
Short and medium-term cashflow forecasts
Scenario analysis
Sensitivity analysis
Funding requirements
Financial models
Business plans
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Bookkeeping & Payroll
Reliable day-to-day financial administration, handled properly.
Podium Finance provides accurate bookkeeping and payroll support to help businesses keep their financial records up to date and their employees paid correctly and on time.
Services can include:
Transaction processing
Bank reconciliations
Payroll processing
Revenue payroll submissions
Year-end payroll reporting