Our Services
What We Do &
Why It Matters
From fractional CFO leadership to statutory governance, every engagement is designed around one commitment — replacing financial uncertainty with clarity, structure and strategic direction.
1. Fractional CFO
Clarity and confidence.
What it is
Ongoing executive-level financial leadership that gives your business the insight, structure and strategic guidance of a Chief Financial Officer without the cost of employing one full time.
We work alongside your leadership team to improve financial visibility, monitor performance, guide planning and support the decisions that shape your business.
Who it's for
Businesses that have outgrown basic bookkeeping but are not yet ready for a full-time CFO.
If you're asking questions like these and no one can answer them confidently, this service is for you.
- Are we actually making money?
- Why is there never enough cash despite strong sales?
- Can we afford to hire?
- Which products or services are really profitable?
- How much can we safely invest?
What it delivers
Clarity and confidence. Instead of reacting to financial surprises, you'll understand where your business stands, where it is heading and what needs attention before small problems become expensive ones.
You'll have reliable reporting, realistic budgets, meaningful forecasts and an experienced financial partner helping you make better decisions about growth, pricing, hiring and investment.
Cost of inaction
Businesses rarely fail because of one bad decision. More often, they fail because dozens of important decisions are made without reliable financial information.
Cash flow problems appear unexpectedly. Profitable products subsidise unprofitable ones. Growth consumes cash faster than the business can generate it. By the time the warning signs become obvious, the options available to fix them are often limited.
2. Financial Reporting & Tax Advisory
Reporting and tax oversight you can rely on.
What it is
Preparation of statutory financial statements together with strategic oversight of your tax obligations, helping you understand what is required, identify potential risks and ensure your business remains compliant as tax legislation evolves.
Where specialist tax compliance support is required, we coordinate with trusted professionals while providing the strategic oversight that keeps everything aligned.
Who it's for
Businesses that want confidence that their financial reporting and tax affairs are under control.
Whether you're catching up after falling behind, responding to BURS queries, preparing for funding, or trying to understand how changing tax legislation affects your business, we help you navigate the process with clarity and confidence.
What it delivers
Financial statements and tax oversight you can rely on.
Whether you're dealing with BURS, your auditors, your bank or potential investors, you'll know your reporting is accurate, complete and prepared to the required standard.
Cost of inaction
Compliance issues rarely remain small.
Missed deadlines become penalties. Outstanding tax issues grow into disputes. Poor financial reporting delays funding, damages credibility and consumes management's attention when it should be focused on running the business.
3. Audit Readiness Support
Confident, orderly audits — start to close.
What it is
Backlog clearance, records clean-up, reconciliations, trial balance validation and supporting schedules that get a business ready for its auditor.
Who it's for
Businesses facing their first audit, returning after a gap, or simply tired of audit season turning into a fire drill.
What it delivers
An organised finance function where every significant balance can be explained and every supporting document is readily available.
Instead of spending weeks responding to audit queries and searching for missing records, your team remains focused on running the business while the audit progresses efficiently.
Cost of inaction
Every missing document creates another question. Every unreconciled balance creates another delay.
Audit fees increase, deadlines move and management spends valuable time responding to requests instead of leading the business.
4. Finance Function Structuring
Structure that withstands scaling.
What it is
A redesign of the finance function itself — the systems, processes and controls a business needs as it grows, replacing ad hoc habits with structure that withstands scaling.
Who it's for
Businesses where finance depends too heavily on one person, spreadsheets have become the system, reports are always late, different people produce different numbers and no one is completely confident which version is correct.
Or businesses preparing for growth that know their current finance processes won't support a larger operation.
What it delivers
A finance function that produces accurate, timely and reliable information every month. Clear processes. Defined responsibilities. Strong internal controls. Reporting you can trust.
Instead of constantly fixing errors, chasing information and questioning the numbers, your finance team becomes a reliable source of insight that supports better business decisions.
Cost of inaction
When a finance function is poorly structured, leadership cannot rely on the information it produces. Decisions become slower, confidence in the numbers declines and finance is viewed as an administrative necessity rather than a strategic partner.
As the business grows, the cost is no longer measured in inefficiency alone, but in missed opportunities, avoidable risks and poorer business decisions.
5. Funding Readiness
Investor-ready, on your timeline.
What it is
A structured process that transforms a business idea or expansion plan into a financially robust investment case.
We test the assumptions behind your growth strategy, develop realistic financial projections and prepare the documentation required to present your opportunity with confidence.
Who it's for
Businesses preparing to approach a bank, private investor, or development finance institution for their next round or facility.
What it delivers
A funding proposal built on realistic assumptions rather than optimistic projections.
Financial models that demonstrate not only how much funding is required, but how the business will generate returns, manage risk and sustain growth after the money has been invested.
Whether you're presenting to a bank, an investor or a development finance institution, you'll enter the conversation with confidence because you've already tested the numbers yourself.
Cost of inaction
Seeking funding without a clear understanding of your business economics can create problems that appear only after the capital has been deployed.
Unrealistic assumptions, underestimated costs or insufficient cash flow planning can leave businesses unable to deliver the growth they promised. The right question is not only “Can we raise the money?” but “Are we ready to use it successfully?”
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers to the questions business owners ask most often before engaging LLM.
A fractional CFO gives your business senior financial leadership — oversight, reporting, planning, and strategic counsel — for a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire. You get executive-level insight into your numbers every month, without adding an executive salary to your payroll.
We don't replace your bookkeeper, we enhance the value of the financial records they maintain. Your bookkeeper ensures that transactions are captured and records are kept up to date. LLM analyses the information so that leadership can understand what the numbers are saying, what decisions they support and what actions should follow.
Absolutely. In fact, many clients come to us because their finance function needs attention. Whether you're starting with incomplete records, unreconciled accounts, or financial information that's difficult to rely on, we'll first establish a solid financial foundation before introducing reporting, controls, and strategic financial oversight.
Most businesses don't struggle because owners lack ambition or work ethic. They struggle because they're making important decisions without reliable financial information. When your finances are properly structured, you stop guessing. You know which products or services actually make money, whether you can afford to hire, how much cash is really available, when it's safe to invest, and what needs attention before it becomes a problem. Our role is to give leadership the financial visibility and clarity to make these important decisions with confidence.
No business is too small to have ambitions for growth. In fact, establishing strong financial foundations early is one of the best ways to prepare a business for its next stage. The level of financial support a business needs will depend on where it is in its journey. A growing business may not need a full-time CFO, but it can still benefit from experienced financial guidance to improve decision-making, strengthen processes and build the structures needed for sustainable growth. LLM supports businesses at different stages of growth by understanding where they are today, where they want to go, and what financial capabilities are needed to help them get there.
Our fees are based on the specific needs, complexity and level of support required for each engagement. We assess a handful of practical factors, including the size and complexity of your operation, transaction volumes, the current state of your financial records, and the scope of support required. Following an initial discussion, we recommend an engagement structure that is aligned with your business needs and objectives. Before any work begins, you receive a clear written scope outlining the services to be provided, the expected outcomes and the investment required before making a commitment.
No. Audits must be performed by an independent external auditor. What we do is get you ready for them: backlog clearance, reconciliations, trial balance validation, and supporting schedules, so that your audit runs smoothly and finishes on time.
Yes. We prepare year-end financial statements and support businesses with tax compliance requirements, including corporate income tax, VAT, PAYE and other withholding tax, ensuring obligations are accurately addressed and deadlines are met. As tax laws and regulatory requirements continue to evolve, we help businesses understand how these changes affect them and what actions they need to take to remain compliant and avoid unnecessary risks.
It depends on the service. Project-based work like audit readiness support, funding readiness and finance function structuring, is scoped with a defined start and end. Ongoing engagements such as fractional CFO oversight are annual, because meaningful financial leadership is built over a full reporting cycle, not a single month.
We help businesses prepare for funding by strengthening the financial case behind their growth plans. Securing funding requires more than simply presenting financial statements or completing an application. Financiers need confidence that the business model is viable, the assumptions are realistic and the numbers support the opportunity being presented. LLM assists businesses with funding readiness through financial modelling, feasibility assessments, business case development and preparation of investor-ready financial information. We help translate your growth plans into a clear financial story that gives funders the confidence to assess the opportunity. While we do not guarantee funding outcomes, we help businesses approach funding conversations better prepared, with stronger financial insight and a clearer understanding of what they are seeking to achieve.
Complimentary Discovery
Not sure where to begin? Start with a conversation.
We’ll listen first — understand where your business is, where it’s going, and where the finance function needs to catch up.