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Consumer, Products & Services

Overview

Companies are failing to keep pace with changing consumer needs. Complexity is spiraling out of control. New business models are disrupting the old certainties. The levers that power growth are broken. Those that over depend on cost efficiencies to boost profits and satisfy shareholders risk irrelevance. They must address long-term structural change by tilting the balance back towards profitable growth.

At Johar Audit, we’ll help you find and hold on to the point of balance that ignites performance in your business. We’ll do that by asking better questions. Those questions will reveal better responses to disruptive market change and innovative strategies that put you ahead of the competition.

Advisory
  • Organizational Modeling and Business Process Improvement

We will investigate your current organizational structure and business processes, and identify any areas for improvement in your business processes. In so doing we would review the following with ensuring that the business meets best practice models:

  • Products and Distribution Channels.
  • Business Processes.
  • Organizational Structure.
  • KPI and Performance Evaluation.
  • IT System Architecture.
  • Headcount and Job Description.
  • Supply Chain Management and Logistics

Leading organizations are increasingly looking at improving the performance of their supply chains to reduce cost, increase revenue and most importantly, increase shareholder and customer value. At Johar Audit we help to improve supply chain management issues in the following areas:

  • Supply Chain Model Review.
  • Analysis of Procurement Procedures.
  • Sales and Distribution.
  • Storage and Logistics Management.
  • Profitability and Cost Efficiency

In any business, cost optimization is crucial to ensuring that companies are able to deliver products at the right price point in a manner that ensures an effective return for its shareholders. In an industry where supply chain costs are high, but the price of products low, this is even more important than normal. At Johar Audit, we can help you with the following:

  • Cost analysis.
  • Performance evaluations.
  • KPI monitoring and implementation.
  • Corporate Governance and Strategic Management

As with any business, having good and effective corporate governance in place is key to ensuring that the business is run efficiently and in a manner that helps to ensure that revenue and profitability targets are met, and risks are managed and dealt with effectively and appropriately. At Johar Audit we can help:

  • To advise as appropriate composition of the board and senior management functions.
  • To design and implement efficient reporting structures, with clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities.
  • To design and implement proper anti-bribery policies so as to ensure that the company is in compliance with all applicable anti-bribery legislation.
  • Working Capital Optimization

Maintaining adequate and efficient levels of working capital are key to the ongoing success of any company operating in the agribusiness sector. At Johar Audit, we can help you with the following aspects of Working Capital:

  • Reduce Inventory Levels.
  • Improve Accounts Payable.
  • Reduce Accounts Receivables.
Assurance

Strong independent assurance provides critical information for investors and other stakeholders, a robust and clear perspective to audit committees and timely and constructive input to management.

The quality of our audit begins with our assurance professionals, who have experience working with leading consumer product organizations. We assemble the right team to address the most complex issues, using a proven global methodology and the latest high-quality auditing tools and perspectives.

Our assurance services include:

  • Independent audit of financial statements.
  • Accounting compliance and reporting (including compliance with SEC reporting requirements and IFRS).
  • Assistance with the adoption and implementation of new accounting standards.
  • Internal control compliance and reporting.
  • Assistance with mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence.
  • Financial accounting advisory services.
  • Performance of agreed upon procedures and related reporting.
  • Fraud, investigation and dispute services.
Transaction Advisory services

We work with you to evaluate opportunities, make your transactions more efficient and achieve your strategic goals. Whatever the size, nature or location of your company — and your deals — we can play a critical role throughout the deal lifecycle.

Let us help you determine the true value of an asset, set up the right business and execute the deal. We combine proven practices and consistent methodologies with fresh thinking, giving you the advice you need to make informed decisions, mitigate risk and achieve a successful outcome.

We work with:

  • Cross-border transactions.
  • Divestments, carve-outs.
  • Economic advisory.
  • M&A.
  • Private capital.
  • Project finance.
  • Restructuring.
  • Transaction integration.
  • Transaction real estate.
  • Transaction support.
  • Valuation and business modeling.
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