Case Studies
Every business has its own challenges. We take the time to understand yours, delivering tailored financial solutions that create lasting impact. Explore how we’ve helped businesses solve complex finance challenges, streamline operations, strengthen financial controls, and build scalable finance functions for long-term growth.
01
FinTech & Crypto
International FinTech Crypto Marketing Business
Multi-Jurisdiction Audits Delivered
International FinTech Crypto Marketing Business
An international crypto-focused marketing business operating across the UK and Malta, experiencing rapid growth alongside increasing regulatory and audit requirements.
Our role: Ozria Consulting acted as a fractional finance partner, taking ownership of finance remediation, crypto accounting, audit delivery, and financial control across the group.
- Incomplete historic accounting records
- Unreconciled crypto transactions and asset balances
- Lack of clarity over cross-border intercompany recharges
- Multiple audits approaching with elevated compliance risk
- Limited confidence in financial reporting for leadership decision-making
- Performed full account remediation across historic P&L and balance sheet accounts
- Reconciled complex crypto asset transactions and balances
- Rebuilt and clarified intercompany positions across UK and Malta entities
- Led delivery of the UK 2023 and 2024 audits and the Maltese entity audit
- Supported month-end reporting, compliance obligations, and ad-hoc finance requirements
Multi-Jurisdiction Audits Delivered
- UK and Malta audits for 2023 and 2024 delivered on schedule
- Full remediation of historic P&L, balance sheet, crypto asset, and intercompany positions
- Reliable financial reporting restored across jurisdictions
- Finance function stabilised to support continued international growth
“Timely, high-quality support without fuss. Ozria quickly became a valued part of the team. Their clarity and calm approach made them trusted advisors across the business.”
02
Food Manufacturing
UK Food Manufacturer
£5M Recovered
UK Food Manufacturer
A national food manufacturing company supplying major UK supermarkets was experiencing significant financial strain due to a large backlog of aged debt.
Our role: Ozria Consulting integrated quickly into the finance team, conducting a detailed review of the sales ledger and building a clear strategy for recovery.
- High staff turnover had created gaps in the credit control function
- Sales ledger was inaccurate, unreconciled, and difficult to manage
- Millions tied up in overdue balances
- Internal teams stretched beyond capacity
- Carried out full ledger remediation with comprehensive reconciliations and corrected historic entries
- Engaged directly with customers to recover approximately £5 million in aged debt
- Took ownership of core credit control and ledger tasks including invoice processing, payment allocation, and discount validation
- Designed improved credit control processes and delivered full project documentation
- Ensured a smooth handover to the wider group finance team
£5M Recovered
- £5 million recovered from aged debt
- Clean, accurate sales ledger and improved cash flow
- Stronger, more reliable credit control processes
- Reduced operational pressure on internal teams
- A fully documented system ready for group-level integration
“Ozria Consulting was a real asset to our finance team. They recovered significant aged debt, improved accuracy, and drove the project forward with professionalism and independence. Reliable, communicative, and trusted, they’ll be a great fit in any finance team.”
03
Sports Technology
ASX-Listed Sports Tech Company
Full VAT Compliance
ASX-Listed Sports Tech Company
An international sports technology company listed on the ASX was facing urgent financial pressures with a backlog of VAT submissions and a complex year-end audit cycle.
Our role: Ozria Consulting provided rapid, high-level support to stabilise the finance function, taking full ownership of the year-end audit process and VAT compliance.
- Backlog of VAT submissions across multiple European jurisdictions
- Complex year-end audit cycle with tight reporting deadlines
- Significant operational strain across multiple entities in Europe
- Demanding audit timetable requiring immediate independent support
- Took full ownership of the year-end audit process, liaising directly with auditors and preparing detailed schedules
- Cleared VAT backlog and submitted multi-jurisdictional VAT returns across France, Germany, Ireland, and via One Stop Shop through NetSuite
- Delivered comprehensive reporting packs and performed in-depth analytical reviews
- Reconciled balance sheet accounts to eliminate discrepancies
- Brought RTD returns and statutory surveys up to date
Full VAT Compliance
- On-time completion of a demanding audit cycle
- Full VAT compliance across multiple European jurisdictions
- Clear, accurate balance sheet reconciliations
- Strengthened reporting and documentation standards
- Reduced pressure on internal teams through independent delivery
“Ozria Consulting delivered fast, high-quality support with minimal oversight. They made an immediate impact, resolved our VAT backlog, and improved our documentation standards. I’d be thrilled to work with them again.”
04
Media & Publishing
Multi-Entity Media & Publishing Business
Internal Finance Function for 4 Businesses
Multi-Entity Media & Publishing Business
A multi-entity media and publishing group made up of several limited companies and a sole trader. What began as a year-end remediation project has grown into a long-term partnership where Ozria acts as the internal finance function across four of the group’s businesses.
Our role: Ozria Consulting initially led the year-end remediation across all entities. Following that successful delivery, the relationship moved to a monthly retainer and Ozria now operates as the internal finance function for four of the group’s businesses.
- Historical accounting errors and unreconciled balance sheet items
- Inter-company imbalances across multiple entities
- Upcoming audit deadlines with no internal capacity
- Organisation going through internal transition
- Reconciled balance sheets, corrected past accounting treatments, and resolved inter-company loan discrepancies
- Prepared fully compliant year-end accounts ready for audit across all entities
- Now act as the ongoing internal finance function for four businesses within the group
- Manage day-to-day bookkeeping, sales and purchase ledger processing, and supplier and customer payments
- Run credit control processes to chase overdue customer balances and maintain healthy cash collection
- Prepare and submit VAT returns accurately and on time
- Deliver year-end support, working directly with auditors and managing queries proactively
- Maintain clean, up-to-date records and provide ongoing financial reporting to support leadership decisions
Internal Finance Function for 4 Businesses
- All entities delivered fully compliant year-end accounts
- Historical errors corrected and balance sheets fully reconciled
- Tax, VAT, and inter-company transactions brought up to date
- Audit queries managed efficiently and resolved quickly
- Improved collections and AR visibility through structured credit control
- Ongoing monthly retainer now provides a reliable, embedded finance function across four businesses
- Leadership has clear, accurate financial information to support day-to-day and strategic decisions
“Ozria Consulting provided invaluable support during our year-end. Their precision, professionalism, and proactive mindset helped us through a transitional period with confidence. They integrated seamlessly into the team and delivered far beyond expectations.”
05
Recruitment
UK & US Recruitment Business
Outsourced Finance Function
UK & US Recruitment Business
A recruitment firm with established UK branches and a recent expansion into the US market, needing a reliable finance function to support growth across both territories.
Our role: Ozria Consulting acts as the outsourced finance function for the UK business, providing bookkeeping, cash flow forecasting, monthly reporting, AP and AR management, credit control, and regular review calls with the leadership team.
- Rapid growth across UK and US operations
- No clear visibility of cash position or future cash needs
- Monthly reporting was inconsistent and delayed
- AP and AR processes were becoming unmanageable
- Overdue customer balances were putting pressure on working capital
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date bookkeeping across the UK entity
- Produce weekly and monthly cash flow forecasts to support working capital decisions
- Deliver monthly management reporting packs with commentary for leadership review
- Host regular catch-up calls with the client to review results, answer questions and plan ahead
- Manage supplier payments and customer invoicing through AP and AR ledgers
- Run credit control processes to chase overdue balances and improve collections
Outsourced Finance Function
- Clean, reliable bookkeeping supporting day-to-day operations and decision-making
- Clear cash flow visibility helping the business plan across UK and US expansion
- Consistent monthly reporting delivered on time
- Improved AR collections and reduced overdue balances
- Leadership has a trusted finance partner to review performance and guide next steps
06
Education
UK Further Education Group
£50M+ Projects Managed
UK Further Education Group
A large multi-site further education group overseeing more than £50 million in capital and revenue projects was struggling to maintain clear financial oversight.
Our role: Ozria Consulting stepped in as the dedicated project accounting lead, taking full ownership of cash flow forecasting, budgeting cycles, capital reporting, and funding returns.
- Numerous funding streams with strict regulatory reporting requirements
- Simultaneous construction, sustainability, and software projects underway
- Existing processes couldn’t keep pace with the complexity
- Risks around compliance, budgeting, and cash flow management
- Implemented improved financial processes, strengthened controls, and introduced monthly reporting cycles
- Reconciled fixed assets and improved procurement and cost-tracking workflows
- Bridged communication between senior leadership, project teams, and external funding partners
- Supported the rollout of new finance and project management systems
- Ensured data integrity, smoother adoption, and long-term operational efficiency
£50M+ Projects Managed
- Clear and reliable capital and project reporting across all sites
- Accurate cash flow forecasting supporting strategic decision-making
- Stronger governance, compliance, and reporting to funding bodies
- Improved processes enhancing accountability and reducing financial risk
- Successful implementation of new systems supported by structured workflows
“Ozria Consulting dramatically improved the way we manage and report on projects. Their ability to lead under pressure, communicate clearly, and embed structure into fast-moving, high-value projects made them an invaluable part of our team. An absolute pleasure to work with.”
07
Public Sector Healthcare
Public Sector Healthcare Provider
30+ Projects Managed
Public Sector Healthcare Provider
A large public sector healthcare provider was managing more than 30 critical projects across Estates, Technology, Fleet, and Medicine Modernisation.
Our role: Ozria Consulting stepped in to provide strategic project accounting and financial leadership across the programme.
- High scrutiny from government stakeholders and operational teams
- Needed stronger financial oversight and reliable forecasting
- Difficult to track budgets, understand risks, or ensure project viability
- Existing processes were stretched across 30+ projects
- Analysed high-volume datasets, reviewed cost commitments and resource allocations
- Built clear financial models that improved visibility and supported informed decision-making
- Strengthened forecasting accuracy and delivered variance and risk reporting
- Developed robust business cases and change requests with project leads
- Led governance and compliance processes, managing budget reviews and implementing structured resource-tracking methods
30+ Projects Managed
- Clear, reliable financial reporting across 30+ high-priority projects
- Stronger forecasting and modelling supporting strategic decisions
- Well-structured business cases with financially grounded recommendations
- Improved governance, compliance, and programme visibility
- Reduced financial risk through accurate cost tracking and variance analysis
08
Engineering
UK Engineering Business
M&A Due Diligence Completed
UK Engineering Business
A UK-based engineering business preparing for a merger and acquisition transaction, with a recent systems migration creating discrepancies that needed to be resolved before due diligence.
Our role: Ozria Consulting led the due diligence and audit preparation process, working closely with management, advisors and auditors to establish a clear and reliable financial position.
- Recent migration to a new finance system had created data discrepancies
- Financial records lacked the reliability needed for buyer review
- Due diligence and audit requirements demanded a clean, accurate position
- Tight transaction timetable with limited internal capacity
- Need to identify, explain and resolve historical errors quickly
- Performed a full-scope review of financial records and system migration outputs
- Identified and reconciled discrepancies between legacy and new systems
- Corrected historical entries and rebuilt balance sheet positions
- Prepared a comprehensive audit pack and due diligence materials
- Supported management and advisors through the M&A process
M&A Due Diligence Completed
- Clean, auditable financial records delivered for due diligence
- Discrepancies identified and resolved ahead of buyer review
- Audit pack completed on schedule
- Management equipped with clear explanations for advisor questions
- Transaction progressed with greater confidence and reduced risk
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