A2z Consultants - Accountants and business advisors provide a wide range of services to individual and corporate clients

1. a2z Services
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a2z Consultants
Accountants and Business Advisors
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PO Box 438 Flinders Lane Melbourne Victoria 8009
W: www.a2zconsultants.com.au | E: info@a2zconsultants.com.au |
P: +61 4 3266 7846 | F: +61 3 9013 0765 |
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2. a2z Services
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Services for mid-sized entities:
Statutory reporting 3
- Assistance with audit process
- Preparation of statutory financial statements
- Assistance with technical areas
- Assistance with process analysis
Management reporting 4
- Data mining and reporting templates
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Working capital analysis
- Other analytical procedures
Financial accounting and process outsourcing 5
- Assistance in month-end procedures
- Training your finance team
- BPO/ Finance process outsourcing
Other Services for small sized entities and individual clients: 7
- Self managed superannuation funds
(set up, administration and compliance)
- Business set-up, structures and company formation

3. Services for mid-sized entities
Statutory reporting
① Assistance with audit process:
We assist the finance teams to get ready for the audit by preparing audit files with relevant
information (in-line with auditors requirement list) to ensure an efficient audit and reduce
time costs and any unexpected over run costs
Our consultants also have experience (adidas Australia Pty Ltd) to assist with periodic
internal audits performed by overseas head offices and can provide assistance in getting
ready for these audits
② Preparation of statutory financial statements:
Our team specialises in the preparation of general and special purpose financial
statements. There is a direct cost saving we can provide to our clients by preparing
financial statements at a fraction of a cost our clients would normally pay to the auditors
for these services. We ensure that the financial statements are in accordance with
relevant financial reporting standards and also in accordance with the auditors acceptable
formats by tailoring these to the example formats provided by most audit firms on their
website
③ Assistance with technical areas:
Our team can assist you in specialised areas of accounting. E.g.
- Accounting for income taxes;
- Consolidations;
- Revenue recognition;
- Cash flow statement preparation;
- Impairment assessments – „Value in use‟ calculations by using discounted
cash flow approach. We are not valuation experts however our documents are
of reasonable quality and cover the key audit issues
④ Assistance with process analysis:
We can provide review services and by reviewing the existing process documentation we
can summarise, identify and report areas of weakness and recommend process
improvement suggestions

4. Services for mid-sized entities
Management reporting
① Data mining and reporting templates:
We can perform analytical procedures on complex data and build reports/ templates,
which can be periodically used by your finance team for periodic analysis and reporting.
We can run these reports on a periodic/monthly basis however templates prepared are
automated and user friendly with various checks at every step and we encourage our
clients to use these calculators to save on-going costs
② Budgeting and forecasting:
This is a strenuous task every company has to go through every year. We can share your
work load and provide assistance in preparing either or all of the following:
- Preparation of forecast income statements. Usually client staff is more
equipped in getting this information together, however we can provide
assistance if required; and/ or
- Preparation of forecast balance sheet and forecast cash flow statements using
accounting ratios (e.g. turnover ratio etc.) or other reasonable and logical
estimates (e.g. forecast tax provision calculations for income tax expense,
current tax and deferred tax liabilities)
③ Working capital analysis:
We can perform analytical procedures on historical working capital information and assist
in forecasting working capital requirements. This analysis also provides visibility of the
seasonal peaks and drops in the working capital requirements
④ Other analytical procedures:
We can discuss and find a solution for any other area, which is critical for your business
and requires monthly analysis. With a combination of technical accounting skills and excel
analytical skills we are confident that a solution can be found for any business area

5. Services for mid-sized entities
Financial accounting/ process outsourcing
① Assistance in month-end procedures
Month end procedures may seem a routine task, however we have noticed that when the
business is in its growth phase the key for management is sales and growth opportunities
and financial record keeping is at times not given the required focus.
We believe that accurate finance keeping is equally important as it acts as a mirror for any
initiatives taken. We can assist growing businesses in setting up periodic/monthly
procedures to ensure that accounting records are accurately maintained and can provide
a true reflection of the growth and initiatives taken at managerial level so that informed
decisions can be timely made.
② Training your finance team
Accounting is an ignored area for venture capitalist and companies in the growth phase
as they do not have resources and time to employee staff in finance team who are
technically skilled to provide important/ critical and timely information. We can add value
by training your staff in the area your require. Key skills we believe are as below but there
are other which can be discussed and can be timely upgraded in the accounting team:
1. Key technical accounting areas
2. Excel training on functions which are important in day to day tasks
3. Other – varies from company to company. We can perform a review by having a
discussion with your accounting team and understanding your business. This will
help us analyse the vacuum between available skills and required skills in your
accounting team and we can then assist to fill the gap.

6. Services for mid-sized entities
Financial accounting/ process outsourcing
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③ Finance process outsourcing
We are also excited to share with you our outsourcing product. This is a new area of
specialisation our team is working on. We are in the process documentation phase and
identifying the risks associated with cross-global outsourcing/ transition, to ensure these
risks are minimised by putting in a risk mitigating process. Though we are comfortable to
provide this service to small sized entities, for entities you invest in, we need to review our
systems to ensure that they can cater your requirements. We can provide you updates in
case you are interested in this service/ any particular process outsourcing.
Our team has prior experience in managing transition/ change projects in multi-national
organisations (Project Manager for the KPMG division – Global transition to eAduIT
“electronic audit” from paper audit) and we are hopeful that this service once
operational, will provide some significant cost savings, accurate bookkeeping and timely
reporting environment to our clients.

7. Other services for
small sized entities and individual clients
① Self managed superannuation fund administration:
Superannuation savings form a significant portion of our savings and is a big asset for the
retirement life. Whilst the big super funds have the specialised skills to take care of your
superannuation savings, sometimes you may feel that they lack customisation to your
needs and are not controlled in the manner you would like them to. Running your own self
managed superannuation fund (SMSF) and making all decisions sounds really great
theoretically but you need to be aware that there are a lot of of responsibilities and
regulatory obligations a SMSF needs to fulfill. Setting up a SMSF requires a lot of learning
for you and also ensuring that you comply with the regulatory requirements. As suitability
and benefits of setting up a SMSF is dependent on individual circumstances we can not
advise you if it is a suitable option as you will need to discuss with your financial
planner, if SMSF is right for you. Once you have made a decision to set up a SMSF, we
can assist you with the set up of a SMSF and then on-going administration (management)
of your SMSF. We can provide you with the following services:
- SMSF set-up
- Administration of your SMSF
- Liaise with your auditors and tax agents
- Prepare a set of financial statements for your fund
① Business Structures and setup services (including company formation):
When you decide to start a new venture, the first thing you will come across is the
structure for your business and making sure that you get the required insurance and other
tasks completed. We can assist you with all the set up tasks including discussing your
web presence, company set up or any other structure which might be more suitable to
you.