What clients say about working with Carrick.

“We had grown quickly, but our finance systems and team had not kept pace. The work started with a review of the processes, controls and responsibilities, followed by rebuilding the reporting and organising the team around the work that needed doing. We needed someone to bring order to the detail and take ownership, not simply tell us what was wrong.”

“We needed a new accounting system and someone to oversee the change. The team worked through what the business needed, coordinated the implementation and kept the finance work connected with the wider systems. It was practical support with putting a new way of working in place, rather than just advice about which software to buy.”

“We needed help bringing the information together for a VAT inspection. The team organised the records, worked through the questions with us and kept track of the outstanding points. Having one person coordinate the evidence and responses made the process easier to manage.”

“We needed a clear understanding of our payroll records and the hours behind them. The team worked through the calculations, identified the points that needed investigation and helped us prepare the information requested. We knew what still needed checking and who was responsible for following it up.”

“We wanted more than assurances that our umbrella suppliers were meeting their compliance obligations. The team helped us put a regular review of payroll, tax and pension evidence in place, follow up missing information and record the decisions. We had a clearer process for assessing each supplier, identifying compliance risks and dealing with concerns.”

“We needed more than another list of overdue invoices. A traffic-light reporting system helped us prioritise problem balances, with clear follow-up responsibilities and escalation where invoices were disputed or not accepted for funding. It gave us a more disciplined way to work through the debt and keep the finance and collection teams focused on the same issues.”

“Our invoicing needed a clear route from the original information through to the accounts. The team helped map the data, test the invoice and credit-note rules and work through rejected transactions. They also supported the handover so our staff understood how to run the process.”

“We needed the monthly accounts to support a proper discussion about the business. The team brought together a board pack covering performance against budget, the cash position and the operational measures behind the numbers. Significant movements were explained, giving us a clearer basis for discussing the decisions and actions needed.”

“Running a recruitment business meant funding payroll while waiting for customers to pay. We needed help with the funding arrangements as well as the accounts. The team helped set up the supporting finance processes and rolling cash-flow reporting, so that we could look at the funding position alongside our weekly and monthly commitments.”

“We needed someone to set up and maintain our weekly and monthly payrolls across the recruitment businesses. The team took care of the recurring work as well as the initial setup, with clear deadlines, input checks and reconciliations. We knew what was needed from us and how exceptions would be dealt with.”

“A detailed review of our systems identified unbilled revenue and issues with VAT treatment. The team did more than point out the problems: they worked through the processes behind them, strengthened the checks and helped us organise the finance team around clear responsibilities. It gave us a practical route to putting the finance function on a stronger footing.”

“Running an in-house finance function was taking more time and management attention than we could give it. We wanted someone to take ownership of the accounts work and the people delivering it. The team organised the reporting timetable, made the information requirements clear and coordinated the agreed work, rather than leaving us to manage every task.”