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ABOUT US
We are FINANCE STRATEGY PARTNERS.
We provide hands-on, performance-driven consulting services to help organisations address significant and rapidly changing financial challenges, as well as advise on all aspects of performance improvement, complex restructuring, and accelerated finance transformation.
Our key priority is to create measurable business value for our clients and to successfully tackle complex challenges with them. Our focus is on helping SMEs and Scale-ups to achieve their financial goals – with a high individualised approach and focus on implementation. Many years of experience in various industries, a comprehensive set of best practices, and a high level of commitment and close collaboration across teams – this is what characterises our service profile and what determines our success.
We are headquartered in Munich, Germany. Through our flexible partner network and holistic competence centres, we provide our consulting services to numerous organisations in the D-A-CH region, throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as globally.
Are you ready for BOOSTING your BUSINESS PERFORMANCE?
Performance Improvement
Performance Improvement
Business Planning & Reporting
Business Planning & Reporting
Turnaround & Restructuring
Turnaround & Restructuring
Finance Transformation
Finance Transformation
CFO Services
CFO Services
We help creating measurable business value.
Innovative services and business models combined with a deep process focus are the basis for sustainable competitive advantage and lead to profitable growth of the top and bottom line. Our consulting approach covers all areas of business performance improvement: 1. Repositioning & new business development 2. Growth initiatives (organic / non-organic) 3. Working capital management 4. Harmonisation of operational complexity, cost structures and processes 5. Implementation of transformational challenges (PMO / TMO) We help generating measurable and sustainable business contributions: Our P&L-based performance improvement approach always keeps an eye on the relevant drivers, KPIs and pre-defined targets. For performance improvement programs and business transformations, we have access to dedicated industry experts from a wide range of backgrounds, so we bring a diversity of ideas and knowledge to any project, as well as specific industry experience and functional expertise. We help our clients to improve profitability regardless of economic cycles, thereby increasing the value of their business on a sustainable basis.
We take on the role of an external Chief Financial Officer.
The role of the CFO is currently undergoing a significant change. In addition to being a key financial executive, the CFO is increasingly becoming involved in the overall strategic development of the organisation. The CFO’s importance to the business will continue to grow in the future with a variety of new challenges and additional responsibilities. It is often a time-consuming process to quickly recruit a qualified CFO candidate with the right skills for this vital role and a good cultural fit. In addition, the need for the additional finance leadership is often only temporary. As an external CFO, we support the senior management of a company in all matters relating to the finance function. By providing flexible capacity with a high level of expertise, we enable our clients to efficiently manage short-term staff shortages or specific project requirements. Our CFO services at a glance: 1. Working Capital Management & Financing Structures 2. Management Reporting & Dashboards 3. Strategic Consulting & Action Plans 4. Business Planning & Reporting 5. Accounting & Financial Statements 6. Risk management
We help transform the finance function.
Today’s successful finance departments must adapt to ever more fast-paced changes and requirements with maximum flexibility. We help transform the finance function from being a simple 'number cruncher' and 'backward-looking observer' to a trusted finance business partner that supports future business growth. The ultimate vision of our finance transformation service is to empower the finance teams to become a trusted business partner with an eye on the opportunities and risks for the sustainable financial future of the whole business. To achieve this, we analyse existing processes, systems, and the available resources, and then implement optimised solutions that address the following five areas: 1. Leadership: Establishing a future CFO strategy that aligns with and positively impacts the overall business priorities. 2. Organisation: Developing an appropriate organisational structure that enables result-oriented collaboration 3. Process optimisation: Designing and embedding an end-to-end process approach 4. Technology: Implementing relevant systems and harmonising all data sets to achieve a single point of truth 5. People: Defining the required role profiles for a successful implementation of the desired finance transformation Our overall objective is to achieve a sustainable improvement in CFO structures, while at the same time increasing the quality of finance services.
We lay the foundation for a sustainable turnaround.
Companies facing a challenging or even alarming profitability or liquidity crisis need immediate and flexible financial support to prevent a potential insolvency or financial crisis. The goal of our advisory services is to put the client's organisation back onto a promising new course and to secure long-term growth and competitiveness. We at FINANCE STRATEGY PARTNERS get to the bottom of the underlying root causes of the current crisis and offer the following specialised services for the restructuring and re-alignment of the business operations in urgent or imminent situations: 1. Strategic restructuring (e.g. realigning the business model or optimising the product portfolio) 2. Financial restructuring (e.g. financial planning, liquidity management and financing structures) 3. Operational restructuring (e.g. prioritisation and reduction of operating, personnel and other costs) Stakeholder management, internal/external communication and - if required - professional interim management are part of our repertoire in this competence centre (see also CFO Services).
We bridge the gap between planning and reality.
The world in which businesses operate has never changed as rapidly as it does today. When it comes to producing reliable forecasts and proactively managing business performance, it is no longer enough to rely on outdated or incomplete data and solely on financial indicators. Through a perfect symbiosis of financial reporting, business planning and steering, we ensure that our clients' decisions are directly linked to their market performance. Our services include: 1. Creation and implementation of a 'Combined Financial Model' (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) across business units and time periods 2. Development of a company specific KPI framework with an overarching action plan 3. Automated reporting solutions with stakeholder-focused and personalised reporting content We systematically assess each company’s unique baseline position and develop a tailor-made approach to ensure sustainable business success in the future.
OUR EXPERTISE
Hands-on. Business-specific. Committed.
The way we operate makes us the consulting partner of choice - not only for clients who are already successful in their business operations, but also for clients who want to restructure or realign their existing business.
Our holistic service offering is bundled into five Competence Centres. Click on each Competence Centres below to find out more about the services we offer.
OUR INDUSTRIES
We offer practical experience and broad perspectives from a wide range of industries.
Automotive & Manufacturing
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Automotive & Manufacturing
Financial Services & Private Equity
Financial Services & Private Equity
Healthcare & Life Science
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Retail & Consumer Goods
Retail & Consumer Goods
Technology, Media & Telcos
Technology, Media & Telcos
The automotive and manufacturing industries are currently facing the complex challenge of adapting their products and processes to the ever-changing demands of product development and the production process, while keeping pace with the digitalisation trends.
Today’s healthcare and life sciences sector must respond to challenges such as safeguarding public health in an era of pandemics, ageing societies, and evolving disease patterns. The opportunities to harness big data and AI, while controlling rising costs, are also in the spotlight.
The retail and consumer goods industry must navigate through a rapidly changing market environment where e-commerce, sustainability and changing customer preferences are setting new standards.
The financial services and private equity industries are currently facing the challenging task of finding innovative approaches to ensure both financial stability and profitable investment opportunities in an era of increased regulation and changing customer needs.
Financial Services & Private Equity
Automotive & Manufacturing
Retail & Consumer Goods
Healthcare & Life Sciences
The retail and consumer goods industry must navigate through a rapidly changing market environment where e-commerce, sustainability and changing customer preferences are setting new standards.
Technology, Media & Telcos
In the technology, media and telecoms industries, finance teams are faced with the increasing complexity of capital allocation, rising investment in digital transformation, changing customer needs and growing pressure to comply with regulatory requirements.
Today’s healthcare and life sciences sector must respond to challenges such as safeguarding public health in an era of pandemics, ageing societies, and evolving disease patterns. The opportunities to harness big data and AI, while controlling rising costs, are also in the spotlight.
The financial services and private equity industries are currently facing the challenging task of finding innovative approaches to ensure both financial stability and profitable investment opportunities in an era of increased regulation and changing customer needs.
The automotive and manufacturing industries are currently facing the complex challenge of adapting their products and processes to the ever-changing demands of product development and the production process, while keeping pace with digitalisation trends.
OUR TEAM
Partnership at eye-level.
We offer the most highly qualified professionals in the industry from a wide range of backgrounds. Our clients and projects benefit from a diversity of ideas and knowledge, as well as specific industry experience and functional expertise.
We place particular emphasis on the right mix of assessment, advice, and execution - in line with our claim ‘together, we are boosting business performance from day 1.’
In addition to the core team, we have immediate access to a carefully selected network of experts who can provide tailored advisory services.
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Kai Bartfelder, Founder & CEO
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OUR REFERENCES
What our clients say.
We are always looking for experienced and qualified partners who can offer implementation-oriented consulting in our five competence centres and who can work with us to implement projects for our customers with the highest quality standards.
If you are interested in working with us, please contact us directly!