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Accounting, Finance Operations & Business Services

Statutory and management reporting, finance operations, entity administration and business support — integrated around the way the organisation actually operates.

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The infrastructure that keeps an organisation accurate, controlled and current.

Accounting, Finance Operations & Business Services is the reporting, processing, control and entity infrastructure that keeps an organisation running accurately and consistently. MEN works across the underlying records, statutory and management reporting, finance operations and administrative processes that every wider business decision depends on — building them to be reliable, controlled and capable of scaling with the organisation.

Start with the issue, not the department.

MEN also supports clients based outside the UK who need UK accounting, reporting and related finance support delivered remotely.

International Clients & Non-UK Residents
What this covers

Accounting & Reporting

Statutory accounts preparation

Preparing statutory accounts that are accurate, compliant and ready to file.

Management accounts

Producing management accounts management can actually rely on, on a timetable that works.

Bookkeeping

Keeping the underlying financial records accurate, current and properly controlled.

Bank reconciliations

Reconciling bank records as a matter of routine, not as a year-end scramble.

Month-end and year-end close

Running a close process that produces reliable numbers, consistently.

Group reporting support

Supporting group reporting across multiple entities, on a common basis.

Consolidation support

Bringing entity-level results together into an accurate group position.

Financial reporting under UK GAAP

Preparing financial statements that meet UK GAAP requirements in substance, not just in form.

What this covers

Finance Operations

Accounts payable

Managing supplier payments and the controls around them.

Accounts receivable

Managing customer billing and collections as a disciplined process.

Credit control

Keeping credit control active, rather than reactive.

Cash-flow reporting

Reporting cash position with enough regularity to actually manage it.

Payroll processing

Running payroll accurately, on time, every time.

RTI / PAYE administration

Managing RTI and PAYE reporting obligations as they fall due.

P11D administration

Preparing and submitting P11Ds and the underlying benefits-in-kind records.

VAT compliance administration

Handling the administrative side of VAT compliance, from records to returns.

Managed finance operations

Running defined parts, or the full operational finance function, as a managed service aligned to the organisation's reporting, control and operational requirements.

What this covers

Business & Entity Services

Client and supplier onboarding processes

Structuring how new clients and suppliers are onboarded, consistently.

Entity administration

Keeping entities administratively current and properly maintained.

Company secretarial support

Handling company secretarial obligations and statutory filings.

Companies House compliance support

Keeping Companies House filings accurate and on time.

Property administration

Coordinating the operational records, income, expenditure and administrative information associated with property assets and portfolios.

Property finance / accounting administration

Running the accounting, reporting and financial administration behind property assets, SPVs and portfolios.

Trust / family-office administration support

Supporting the administrative and financial-record needs of trusts and family offices.

Business operations support

Supporting recurring administrative and operational processes that sit around the finance function, entities and wider business infrastructure.

A core differentiator

Systems, Process & Automation

Reliable finance and business operations depend on the system behind the work as much as the work itself. MEN designs the processes, controls, information flows and automation that allow accounting and administrative functions to operate consistently, with clear ownership and audit trail.

Finance-process design

Designing how work actually moves through the finance function, from transaction to report.

Finance controls

Building the controls that keep financial information reliable without slowing the business down.

Reporting-process design

Designing the reporting cycle so it produces consistent, trustworthy output.

Accounting-system setup and migration support

Setting up and migrating accounting systems without losing continuity or control.

Chart-of-accounts design

Designing a chart of accounts that actually supports the reporting a business needs.

Document-management workflows

Structuring how financial and administrative documents are captured, stored and retrieved.

Back-office process design

Designing back-office processes around how the organisation actually operates.

SOP creation

Documenting the standard operating procedures a growing finance or administrative function depends on.

Workflow mapping

Mapping how work and information actually flow, before automating or changing it.

Approval-process design

Designing approval processes that provide real control without unnecessary friction.

Internal management-reporting infrastructure

Building the infrastructure behind internal management reporting, not just the reports themselves.

Automation of finance and administrative workflows

Automating the finance and administrative processes worth automating, with control retained over what matters.

When clients involve MEN

Typical situations

Statutory or management reporting is produced, but nobody is confident in the process behind it.

Finance operations have grown ad hoc and need proper controls, process and structure.

A growing group or portfolio needs entity administration and reporting that actually holds together.

Manual, disconnected processes need to be automated without losing control over what matters.

A business needs some or all of its finance function run on an outsourced or fractional basis.

How this connects

How MEN combines disciplines around these situations

Accounting and finance operations rarely stay inside one discipline. Accurate records underpin tax compliance; reporting infrastructure underpins CFO-level decisions; a transaction or restructuring depends on the numbers holding together throughout. MEN treats the disciplines below as one team around the situation, not a sequence of separate engagements:

Finance, CFO & Performance

Providing the accurate accounting records CFO-level planning and reporting actually depend on.

Tax

Keeping accounting records and compliance consistent with the tax position built on top of them.

Strategy, Transformation & Structuring

Making sure the operational and reporting infrastructure can actually support a strategic or structural change.

Transactions & Restructuring

Keeping statutory and management reporting accurate through a transaction or restructuring.

Technology, AI & Data

Applying systems and automation to finance and administrative processes where it genuinely improves accuracy and control.

Risk, Governance & Compliance

Building the controls and audit trail governance actually depends on into day-to-day finance operations.

Specialist propositions

Where this connects to specialist propositions

Private Capital, Family Enterprise & Wealth

Entity administration, accounting and reporting built around how a family enterprise actually operates.

Real Estate & Infrastructure

Property accounting and administration integrated with the wider portfolio's reporting and structure.

International & Cross-Border

Multi-entity and cross-border reporting coordinated on a common basis, rather than jurisdiction by jurisdiction.

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