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Finance and Operations Transformation Advisory
SignPost Advisory
Signpost Advisory supports organisations facing complex finance and operations change —
where systems, operating models, data, and decision-making are tightly coupled.
Engagements typically involve ambiguity, cross-functional dependencies, and material risk.
The focus is on bringing clarity early, designing what will actually work, and supporting controlled delivery.
Problems solved
Finance Systems That Do Not Scale
ERP and finance platforms implemented without a coherent operating model create manual work, workarounds, and reporting risk. Intervention resets structure and ownership before further automation compounds errors.
Fragmented O2C / P2P / R2R Processes
End-to-end processes break across entities, geographies, or partners.
Redesign restores accountability, control points, and throughput.
Decision Blindness
Executives receive volume without signal.
Reporting frameworks are rebuilt around decisions, not accounting artefacts.
Change Without Ownership
Transformation initiatives fail when governance, incentives, and decision rights are misaligned.
Delivery is re-anchored to ownership, escalation paths, and measurable outcomes.
What is delivered
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Target operating models grounded in real organisational and system constraints
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ERP and finance system designs aligned to how the business actually operates
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Master data and reporting structures that materially reduce manual effort
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Delivery governance that holds across multi-country, multi-partner environments
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Controlled transitions with minimal operational disruption
How we work
01 Clarify
Define the real problem, decision points, constraints, and failure modes.
02 Design
Align operating model, process, data, and systems to support those decisions.
03 Deliver
Support controlled implementation, governance, and adoption without over-engineering.
Credentials & Scope
Credentials
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Multi-country finance and operations transformation programmes
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ERP and core finance system change in complex organisational environments
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Operating model and governance redesign across finance and operations
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Regulatory and investor-grade reporting initiatives
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Master data, reporting, and decision-support design
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Change delivery across cross-border, multi-partner settings
Scope
Working with mid-sized and large organisations across the UK and Europe, typically in multi-entity, regulated, or high-complexity environments.
Perspectives
Change initiatives struggle when requirement conflicts and organisational complexity are not resolved early enough to inform design choices.
Reporting problems often reflect unmade finance design decisions, alongside or leading to data or system limitations.
Delivery friction increases sharply when operating models and decision rights are assumed rather than explicitly designed.
Contact
Independent advisory. Engagements are delivered directly.