Financial Planning & Analysis | Axial Consulting

Turn financial data into better business decisions

We help management teams strengthen financial planning, improve visibility into business performance and make better-informed decisions. We combine forecasting, financial modelling, performance analysis and management reporting to connect the numbers with the decisions they're meant to inform — from budgets and forecasts to pricing, capital allocation and board-level reporting.

How we help

Seven areas of FP&A support

Budgeting and forecasting 01

Budgeting & Forecasting

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We develop integrated budgets and forecasts that connect revenue, costs, headcount, working capital and cash flow with the underlying operational drivers of the business.

Financial modeling and scenario analysis 02

Financial Modeling & Scenario Analysis

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We build decision-oriented financial models that help management assess growth plans, pricing changes, investment requirements, funding needs and downside scenarios before committing resources.

Cash flow and liquidity planning 03

Cash Flow & Liquidity Planning

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We forecast cash inflows and outflows, assess liquidity requirements and identify potential funding gaps before they constrain the business.

Pricing and profitability analysis 04

Pricing & Profitability Analysis

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We analyse pricing, costs, margins and customer or product economics to give management greater visibility into the financial implications of commercial decisions.

Capital allocation 05

Capital Allocation

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We assess competing uses of capital and their expected financial impact to support disciplined allocation decisions.

Performance management and business analytics 06

Performance Management & Business Analytics

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We develop performance frameworks that combine financial and operational information, helping management understand why results are ahead of or behind plan and where corrective action is required.

Management reporting and dashboards 07

Management Reporting & Dashboards

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We design management reporting packs and dashboards that bring together financial and operational KPIs in a clear and consistent format for management, boards and investors.

When clients engage us

Common starting points

Clients typically engage us to strengthen an FP&A function, build budgets and forecasts, improve management information, assess strategic decisions, improve cash flow visibility, develop pricing and profitability analysis, or introduce clearer KPI and reporting frameworks.

Strengthening an FP&A function Building budgets & forecasts Improving management information Assessing strategic decisions Improving cash flow visibility Pricing & profitability analysis Clearer KPI & reporting frameworks
Why Axial

Finance support that management teams keep using

Our FP&A work is grounded in the same corporate finance and valuation discipline we apply across Axial's advisory work, built around the decisions management actually needs to make.

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Finance expertise with a commercial perspective

We connect financial performance with the commercial and operational factors driving the business.

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Decision-oriented modelling

Our experience in corporate finance, valuation and transaction advisory enables us to build models and analysis around real management and investment decisions.

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Flexible support

We undertake defined projects, support recurring planning and reporting cycles, and work as an extension of existing finance teams.

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Practical outputs

We focus on models, dashboards and reporting tools that management teams continue to use after the engagement is complete.

Client impact

Selected case studies

A closer look at how our FP&A and CFO advisory work has supported management teams across reporting, liquidity and fundraising assignments.

Explore how we provided end-to-end FP&A support to an IT services company

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