FP&A Design & Delivery
Investor-grade FP&A your board can trust
We diagnose, build, and manage the FP&A infrastructure powering PE-backed finance teams
Tejas Parikh
(ACMA/FCMA, CIMA MiP, MBA)
8-10 days → under 2 minutes
Board pack cycle time · Lawyers on Demand
DELIVERED INSIDE PE-BACKED BUSINESSES
THE PROBLEMS WE SOLVE
Four FP&A gaps costing you credibility
Four common gaps. One is usually where finance credibility starts to break down
Investor-grade Board Reporting
Your board pack lands after the decision has already been made
Value-creation KPIs & Accountability
Different teams quote different numbers, and none clearly tie back to the value-creation plan
Responsive Planning & Scenarios
Your forecast produces a number, but cannot answer the board's next what-if question
FP&A BENCHMARK
Benchmark your FP&A against industry standards
Compare your current FP&A approach with recognised best practice and identify the area most worth strengthening next.
Assess how board-ready your FP&A really is
See a quantified outcome case study and the 2025 FP&A Reality Gap research.
Build confidence in your first 90 days
Benchmark the finance function you have inherited and identify the priorities that matter most early on.
From cleaning data to driving decisions
See the practical building blocks of a stronger FP&A function, from trusted data through to decision support.
THE EVIDENCE
What we have delivered in PE-backed businesses
Four examples of measurable FP&A outcomes delivered in investor-backed environments.
Synamedia
backed by Permira
Consistent global performance visibility across multiple business units
Technology and managed services group
PE-backed
One trusted set of numbers across every division
Technology services group pursuing a buy-and-build strategy
PE-backed
A clean KPI set, built on trusted data
HOW WE ENGAGE
Diagnose → Build → Run
Start where the pressure is greatest. We diagnose the gap, build what is needed, and keep it working.
01 · Diagnose
FP&A Diagnostic
A fixed-scope review that identifies where FP&A is breaking down, why it matters, and what to fix first
02 · Build
FP&A Implementation
We redesign and build the data, KPIs, planning and reporting infrastructure, so FP&A is not held together by manual workarounds
03 · Run
FP&A Managed Service
We keep the new FP&A model running after go-live, supporting reporting, planning and continuous improvement so the gains do not fade
WHY WORK WITH AKSHAR
What good FP&A needs to deliver: TRUE FP&A
TRUSTED DATA
One version of the truth
Numbers that can be traced, defended and trusted
RESPONSIVE PLANNING
Forecasts that flex
Scenario answers while the question still matters
UP-TO-DATE INSIGHTS
Reporting that informs
Decision-ready insight before the window to act closes
ENGAGED DECISION SUPPORT
Finance in the room
KPIs tied to the value-creation plan and the decisions that move it
TRUE FP&A → board and investor confidence
The four areas work as one system. Trusted data supports planning, planning feeds insight, and insight only matters if Finance can turn it into a decision
Diagnose → Build → Run
THE ASSESSMENT
Benchmark your FP&A in five minutes
Answer 10 questions across the four TRUE FP&A dimensions and receive a scored view of your current strengths, gaps and where to focus first
Not ready for the assessment? Read the 2025 FP&A Reality Gap Report
RESOURCES
Tools to build a better FP&A function
Free to download. Built from real engagements.
NEW IN THE SEAT
Inherited a finance function you did not design?
The first hundred days set what the board expects for the next two years. We map what you have, what it can and cannot answer, and what to fix first.
Discuss your 100-day prioritiesOr start with the 30-Day Reality Check or the 90-Day Action Framework
INSIGHTS
Latest thinking for finance leaders
WHERE NEXT
Ready for board-grade finance
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