Management Advisory, Risk & Controls

Build an organisation that can decide and deliver.

Hands-on support for leaders strengthening business planning, strategy, performance, governance, risk management, internal audit and internal controls.

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A leadership workshop mapping actions and operating priorities

The working brief

FST turns management questions and business plans into an owned programme of decisions, safeguards and measurable action.

Advisers and managers working through a delivery challenge
A facilitated management, risk and controls workshop

Management support

Structured decision support, issue resolution and implementation guidance for boards, owners and leadership teams.

Business planning & feasibility

Commercial objectives, market evidence, operating requirements, management capability, milestones, risks and financial viability brought into one executable plan.

Business-plan preparation

Full preparation of new business plans that connect the opportunity, operating model, delivery roadmap, resources and financial case.

Business-plan review

Independent challenge of an existing plan’s evidence, assumptions, internal logic, feasibility, risks and implementation readiness.

Budgeting, projections & scenarios

Operating and capital budgets, linked financial projections, cash requirements, sensitivities and scenarios aligned with the management plan.

Strategy & transformation

Strategic choices translated into initiatives, milestones, owners and an operating cadence teams can use.

Operating model design

Practical redesign of roles, decision rights, workflows and management information for the next stage of growth.

Risk management

Risk identification, appetite, assessment, treatment and reporting built into planning and everyday decisions.

Internal audit

Risk-based plans, focused reviews, clear findings and tracked actions that give management useful assurance.

Internal controls

Process walkthroughs, control design, documentation, testing, gap remediation and control-owner coaching.

Governance & compliance

Committees, delegations, reporting lines and compliance responsibilities made proportionate and workable.

Performance improvement

Root-cause analysis, process redesign, indicators and accountability routines that lift delivery performance.

Policies & procedures

Usable policies, standard procedures, matrices and control evidence designed around how work is actually done.

What the engagement should produce

Work that management can use and evidence can support.

An evidence-led advisory workspace with priorities under review

Start with the live issue

Share the decision, deadline or funding route in front of you.

FST will define the right workstream, the information needed and a practical route forward.

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A private consultation between an adviser and business owner