Finance Consulting · Govern
We give independent financial advice on the decisions that matter — investment, funding, structure and performance. The work starts by establishing what is actually being decided and the criteria it should be judged against, then tests the numbers and the assumptions behind them rather than accepting the internal case at face value. We present a clear recommendation with the downside and the sensitivities stated plainly. It matters because most poor financial decisions fail on an assumption nobody examined, not on arithmetic.
In short
Financial advisory provides independent analysis and challenge on the financial decisions that shape the business. It is advisory work: the decision, and the accountability for it, remain with the board.
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We establish the actual decision, the realistic options and the criteria before any analysis begins. A surprising number of decisions are poorly made because the question itself was never framed, and the analysis answered something adjacent. Getting this right narrows the work and sharpens the eventual recommendation.
We test the numbers and the assumptions beneath them, including the ones the internal case prefers not to examine. Each material assumption is traced to its source and stressed to see where the conclusion breaks. The outcome is a decision resting on evidence rather than on optimism.
We compare the options on financial and risk terms, always including the option of doing nothing. Each is set out on a consistent basis so the board is not choosing between differently drawn pictures. This usually reveals that the real contest is between two options, not the five that were tabled.
We present a single clear recommendation with the sensitivities and the downside case stated alongside it. The board sees not just what we advise but the conditions under which that advice would change. We remain available through the decision rather than handing over a report and leaving.
What you receive
Documented output your teams keep and can act on without us in the room.
When this work helps
How an engagement runs
Understand the decision, the financial context, and how finance currently operates. We establish exactly what question the engagement must answer, so a business-case review and a process redesign are not confused with one another.
Review the case, processes, controls, and reporting against what the organisation needs to rely on. We report where the numbers and processes are dependable and where they rest on assumptions that will not hold under pressure.
Set out the financial approach, process design, control set, and reporting model. Definitions, ownership, and controls are documented so the improvement does not depend on us remaining involved.
Support implementation, then track cost and benefit against what was approved. We measure realised value against the criteria agreed at the outset, so the decision is held to account rather than forgotten.
Where we work
Fidova provides finance consulting from Delhi, India, and works with organisations internationally, including group structures with entities, currencies, and reporting obligations in more than one country.
Engagements run in English, are scheduled around your time zone, and can be delivered remotely end to end, with on-site time planned where a phase genuinely benefits from being in the room.
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