The three-way match Valuation
The three-way match principle is a well-known concept used as a control protocol in the Account payable/procurement accounting. The main purpose of this process is to reconcile a supplier’s payment with three documents generated at the main stages of the procurement process: The Purchase Order – The PO is raised to […]
How to maximize the expected synergies from a list of customers?
The most prevalent mechanisms of ownership transfer in a M&A transaction are either through the acquisition of shares or assets. In both scenarios, whether the list of customers carries a relative importance will depend on the industry where the subject company is operating In the service industries where the revenue stream is recurrent and committed through medium to […]
Driving growth through brands
The title of this paper is similar to that of a training session that I attend while working with a major tobacco FMCG company 6 years ago. the session was leaded by Julian Honey, a famous trainer at MTP plc a world known provider of tailored learning solutions for high calibre managers in major global companies in […]
Why Polyvalence is a critical skill requirement for Finance Business Partners?
The finance profession is going through an intensive mutation as a result of the markets dynamics that western corporations are facing. From the de-localization of the transactional finance functions (Bookkeeping, billing, AP , AR etc..) to various shared services across the globe to the aggressive competition into various mature or growing industries and the […]