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Finance leadership, consulting and delivery

The finance team behind your next decision.

CFO leadership, strategy and finance consulting, managed finance, tax and accountancy practice support — delivered by one team from advice through implementation. Our local office is in Bromley, and we work with organisations across the UK.

  • 100+ years’ combined experience
  • UK, USA, UAE, India and Singapore
  • We work in Xero and QuickBooks

What the work gives you

Four outcomes we build the work around

The work changes from one business to the next. These four outcomes stay consistent.

  1. 01

    Clarity

    A reliable view of performance, cash and the next twelve months. You make decisions from the same numbers the board sees.

  2. 02

    Continuity

    Monthly work follows an agreed timetable. The finance function keeps moving as the business grows and the team changes.

  3. 03

    Control

    Reporting, reconciliations and compliance work come from one team. The structure keeps pace as the business becomes more complex.

  4. 04

    Capital

    Forecasts, working-capital plans and investor-ready figures are prepared before a funding, lending or sale conversation begins.

Services

Four ways we support the work

One team. From direction to delivery.

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  1. CFO Services

    Senior finance leadership for board reporting, forecasts, cash, funding readiness and transactions, without a full-time appointment.

    Best for

    Founders and leadership teams that need senior finance input for decisions, boards, funding or change.

    Explore CFO Services

  2. Strategy & Finance Consulting

    Focused work on profitability, scenario planning, market entry, restructuring, finance operating models and international expansion.

    Best for

    Businesses assessing a major decision, a new market or a change in how finance works.

    Explore Strategy & Finance Consulting

  3. Managed Finance Services

    Bookkeeping, reconciliations, payroll, month-end close, management information and controls, delivered to an agreed timetable.

    Best for

    Businesses that want the monthly finance cycle run by one accountable team.

    Explore Managed Finance Services

  4. Accountancy Practice Support

    Additional delivery capacity for reconciliations, management accounts, working papers, clean-ups and migrations, with your practice retaining the client relationship.

    Best for

    UK accountancy practices that need reliable, flexible capacity across recurring and project-based work.

    Explore Accountancy Practice Support

Managed Finance Services connects directly with our Tax and HMRC work. VAT, PAYE and Corporation Tax work is done in-house and is not passed to a partner firm.

Explore Tax and HMRC

Businesses and practices

Who we work with

We work with organisations at different stages, from a founder preparing the first reporting pack to an established group entering a new market.

The scope follows the work required. Turnover helps us route an enquiry, but it is not an eligibility test.

Founders and family businesses

For leaders who want current numbers, a clear financial plan and senior input when a decision matters.

Start-ups and growth companies

For teams building forecasts, improving reporting, managing runway or preparing for a funding conversation.

International expansion

For organisations entering a new market and aligning finance operations, reporting and statutory readiness across locations.

Why iRAISE

Advice and implementation in one team

We connect senior finance thinking with the people who carry out the work. The plan, the reporting and the monthly finance cycle all use the same numbers.

01

Consulting with delivery

We assess the decision, build the financial case and help put the agreed work into practice. Recommendations have a clear owner and a practical next step.

02

Experienced people, one accountable team

Across iRAISE’s global operations, the group includes people with Big Four and Fortune 500 experience. Your engagement has one senior contact and one current set of figures.

03

Five locations, one team

We work from the UK, the USA, the UAE, India and Singapore. The team is built around the work, with UK expertise on UK accounting and tax matters.

Evidence

Three examples of measurable impact

These anonymised examples come from work delivered across iRAISE’s global operations. Company names are not shown.

Growth and reporting

IT marketing services company

Clearer margins through a period of growth

The team strengthened financial planning and reporting, improved visibility of margins and utilisation, and helped the business maintain steadier cash flow as it grew.

Working capital

Paper and pulp supply-chain business

Better control of stock and working capital

Tighter inventory controls reduced carrying costs. Working-capital reporting improved, and longstanding compliance work was brought up to date.

International expansion

Specialist IT provider

Finance prepared for expansion and a funding round

The team prepared the business for a funding round and operational growth. It also supported finance-system automation and migration across several markets.

Industry experience

Experience across six sectors

iRAISE experience includes work with businesses in these sectors.

  1. Technology and software
  2. Healthcare
  3. Manufacturing
  4. Retail and consumer goods
  5. Automotive and industrial supply
  6. Supply chain and logistics

Getting started

How it starts

See how we work

  1. A free call

    About 45 minutes to establish what you need. No charge and no obligation.

  2. A written proposal

    Scope, team and a fixed price, in writing. Also free.

  3. You decide

    If the proposal works, we agree the terms.

  4. Your team starts

    Usually within one to two weeks. Faster if it is urgent.

Who you will deal with

You get people, not a portal

A named contact from the first call, and the same team on your account every month after that.

  • Abhishek Poduval

    Abhishek Poduval

    Audit, tax and financial advisory

  • Venu Puthussery

    Venu Puthussery

    Business strategy and growth

  • Srinivasa Varadhan S

    Srinivasa Varadhan S

    Audit, tax and financial reporting

Where we work from

Five locations, one team

We work across five locations: the UK, the USA, the UAE, India and Singapore. Work carries on outside UK office hours, with UK expertise on UK accounting and tax matters.

More about us

Five locations, one team
  1. United KingdomLocal officeBromley
  2. United States
  3. United Arab Emirates
  4. India
  5. Singapore

Across the group

People we work with across the group

Clients

  • Dicetek
  • Hello Health
  • Brayground Limited
  • Embridge Solutions
  • Health Innovation Exchange
  • Geovitas

Partners

  • Trimtab
  • N V Accounting
  • RRSK Associates

We work alongside N V Accounting in the UK. Abhishek Poduval is your contact there.

Questions

Common questions

Do you do the VAT and payroll yourselves?

Yes. Corporation Tax, VAT and PAYE are all done in-house.

What software do you use?

Xero and QuickBooks.

How long am I tied in for?

Six months minimum on ongoing work, then 30 days’ notice at any time.

How quickly do you reply?

We acknowledge your question within one working day and answer it within one to two working days.

Who does the work?

Our own people. The written proposal names the team and the iRAISE locations involved.

We’re an accountancy firm — will you contact our clients?

Only if you ask us to. Otherwise, your client hears only from you.

What does a proposal cost?

Nothing. The first call and the written proposal are both free.

Engagement

Clear terms, upfront

Nothing buried in the small print. This is the whole of what you are agreeing to.

Clear terms, upfront
First callFree
Written proposal and scopeFree
Standard start1–2 weeks
Urgent startA few days
Bigger, more complex work2–4 weeks
Minimum term, ongoing work6 months
Notice after that30 days
We acknowledge your question in1 working day
We answer it in1–2 working days
Notice for extra help at busy times2–4 weeks

Going through your books in detail is part of the paid work and starts once you have said yes.

Get in touch

Book a free call.

Tell us what you are working on and we will find a time that suits you. It takes about a minute.

Tell us what you need

It takes about a minute. We acknowledge enquiries within one working day and answer within one to two working days.

If you would rather we rang you.

A line or two about the business is useful.

Three fields, and the rest only if you want to.

  • First call free
  • Written proposal free
  • No obligation either way

We use your details to answer your enquiry and nothing else. See our privacy notice.

Start with a free call

Tell us what you need. You get our approach and our fee in writing, with no obligation and no charge for either.