Services
Management
— Capital and risk management
Comparable analysis of the transfer prices
With the introduction of new regulations regarding tax documentation over transactions carried out with related entities, entrepreneurs are required to conduct the comparative analysis.
SAWYER prepares benchmarking studies that rely on data comparison on transactions with related entities and data on independent entities.
Actions:
Analysis of the actual situation regarding the client and his business environment
Analysis of the conditions of the transaction carried out by the client
Obtaining data constituting a comparative group
Comparing comparative data with the results of a given entity and drawing conclusions
Preparation of the report, which is an attachment to tax documentation
Work effects:
Attachment to transfer pricing documentation or an independent document
Independent analysis of concluded transactions
Comparison of transaction values with market data
Indication of reference values
Opinion on business and market justification of the transaction
Benefits:
Multithreaded and reliable analysis of transactional data
Complete opinion constituting a required element of tax documentation
Active approach to ongoing activities
Independent evaluation of a team of experienced experts
Promptness and agility
Preparation of an independent opinion in the field of business justifications for the actions taken, including the shape of implemented processes and the structure of transactions, includes a multithreaded analysis in terms of benefits and sources of risk in individual areas of the enterprise:
Determining the real needs of the client, identifying the purpose of the review
Business model analysis
Assessment of financial concepts for business development
Profitability assessment of investment projects
Preparing an independent business review report
Actions:
Analysis of the actual situation of the client
Course of the processes preceding the reviewed activity
Specification of the goals that were adopted before the implementation of the reviewed activity
Defining alternative and applicable solutions
Work effects:
Independent review of the process or transaction
Indication of business benefits resulting from actions taken
Indication of risk sources for alternative solutions
Opinion on the business case
Benefits:
Building a business case indicating non-tax benefits of the transaction structure used
Active approach to ongoing activities
Multithreaded analysis taking into account the practice of organization and risk and financial management
Independent evaluation of a team of experienced experts
Promptness and agility
The independent business review procedure carried out by SAWYER corresponds to the process provided for due diligence, but it is carried out for the needs of the owners or institutions financing the business.
Analysis of the actual situation of the client
Course of the processes preceding the reviewed activity
Specification of the goals that were adopted before the implementation of the reviewed activity
Defining alternative and applicable solutions according to the state as at the day of the activity
Actions:
Determining the real needs of the client and stakeholders, identifying the purpose of the review
Meeting at the company's headquarters and business model analysis
Assessment of financial concepts for business development
Profitability assessment of investment projects
Preparing an independent business review report
Work effects:
Independent review of financial projections
Assessment of risk sources for conducted operations
Benefits:
Active approach to ongoing activities
Reliable analysis
Understanding the right needs of stakeholders
Security guaranteed by many years of business experience
Promptness and agility
The services provided by SAWYER in the scope of owner supervision support include analysis and developing information materials for owners of limited companies supplementing the information contained in financial statements and management reports.
Actions:
Periodic financial analysis of the company's operations
Periodic valuation of the company
Review of planned ventures and assessment of their impact on the company's financial results
Analysis of the company's strategy and competitive position
Searching for and recommending optimal business solutions
Work effects:
Participation of a dedicated expert in meetings of the shareholders' meeting
Periodic management reports for the owner
Benefits:
Independent assessment of the company's activities
Reliable analysis
Providing necessary information in the decision-making process
Security guaranteed by many years of business experience
Promptness and agility
Availability of a dedicated expert
Advice on the succession in business proposed by SAWYER includes support for business owners in making decisions and preparing the company for changes in the ownership structure or management of the company.
Analysis of the situation of the current owner of the company and possible directions of succession
Recommendation and implementation of the optimal succession plan
Support in company reorganization
Consultancy on acquiring an investor
Business sale consulting
Actions:
Independent assessment of the company's activities
Reliable analysis
Providing necessary information in the decision-making process
Security guaranteed by many years of business experience
Availability of a dedicated expert
Work effects:
Assessment of the economic and financial situation of the enterprise
Plan of succession
Valuation report and information memorandum when seeking an investor
Support for the successor in taking over individual functions
Developing a plan for the client after the implementation of succession
Benefits:
Active approach to ongoing activities
Reliable analysis
Understanding the right customer needs
Security guaranteed by many years of business experience
Promptness and agility
Comprehensiveness of the conducted process
SAWYER’s support in inheritance proceedings is dedicated to law firms dealing with inheritance matters and directly to heirs and includes a number of disclosure activities content of the estate and its value for court and tax purposes.
Actions:
Financial analysis of the state of the inheritance
Valuation of companies
Valuation of real estate and other assets
Choosing the right valuation methodology and team of appraisers
Identification and analysis of liabilities encumbered with the subject of inheritance
Property inspection and documentation analysis
Work effects:
Preparing a company valuation report
Preparing an appraisal report or opinion on the value of property components
Determining the value of the subject of the inheritance for the court or tax office
Benefits:
Promptness and agility
Active approach to ongoing activities
Reliable analysis
Security guaranteed by many years of business experience
— Finance management
External financial controller
SAWYER dedicates the outsourcing of the function of the financial controller to small and medium-sized enterprises which do not have employees in their own organizational structure as the financial director or controller.
Actions:
Analysis of the company's financial situation
Identification of opportunities to improve the profitability and liquidity of the enterprise
Management support in strategy building and strategic decisions
Analysis of the effectiveness of financial processes in the company
Management support in obtaining financing sources
Work effects:
Assessment of the effectiveness of financial processes in an enterprise
Recommendations regarding changes in the financing structure
Cooperation with financial institutions
Day-to-day financial advisory
Benefits:
Active approach to ongoing activities
Reliable analysis
Understanding the right customer needs
Control over the financial situation of the enterprise
Security guaranteed by many years of business experience
Ensuring communication with financial institutions
Financial plans and models
SAWYER has many years of experience in building financial models. Models and financial plans developed by SAWYER are used to evaluate planned ventures, analyze development directions, develop alternative paths for raising capital, or complementing the strategic concepts created for multi-criteria analysis of planned activities.
Actions:
Determining the real needs of the client
Analysis of the company's historical financial situation
Review of planned ventures and assessment of their impact on the company's financial results
Assessment of financial concepts for business development
Profitability assessment of investment projects
Developing a financial model in spreadsheets
Developing a description of the assumptions made
Analysis of key sensitivity factors of modeled financial quantities
Work effects:
Financial model developed in a spreadsheet
Developing a description of the assumptions adopted in the model
Indication of key sources of sensitivity and risk for planned financial amounts
Financial plans and models updates
Benefits:
Active approach to ongoing activities
Reliable analysis
Understanding the right customer needs
Security guaranteed by many years of business experience
Promptness and agility
Implementation of MS Excel in finance
SAWYER provides support in the creation of automated computational tools using a spreadsheet, as well as the development and improvement of tools previously used in the company.
Actions:
Analysis of individual customer needs
Defining the purpose and scope of support or the created tool
A series of working meetings with the company's employees
Creating solutions using, among others:
Advanced MS Excel spreadsheet tools
Reporting automation tools using MS Word
Macro programming tools in Visual Basic for Applications
Form tools
Employee training and tool implementation
Systematic development and adjustment to changing customer needs
Work effects:
Support in creating individual tools using a spreadsheet, including:
Financial plans and models
Profitability analyzes and cost calculations
Dashboards of management control and corporate governance tools
Management accounting tools
Reporting tools
Financial reporting tools
Consolidation tools
Benefits:
Using advanced options available in MS Excel
Process automation and optimization
Improving the functioning of finance and accounting departments
Saving labor consumption
Concentration of activity in critical business areas
Access to consultant's professional knowledge and staff competence developmen
Matching the scope of support to the client's real needs
Support after the implementation stage in the development of created tools