Project Management

Getting important projects over the line

Some pieces of work are too significant to squeeze in around the day-to-day, and too easy to let drift. Our project management support brings structure and financial oversight to the initiatives that matter most, keeping them on time, on budget and on track. As chartered accountants serving Mullingar, Longford, Trim and Athlone, we add the discipline that turns a good idea into a finished result.

In a busy business the urgent constantly crowds out the important. A defined project, with someone accountable for delivery, is how the important things get done.

Where we add value

We are most useful on projects with a real financial or operational angle, where keeping a grip on budget, timeline and reporting decides whether the project succeeds.

• System and software implementations, coordinating the move to new accounting or business software so it lands properly. This often runs hand in hand with our accounting systems and computerisation service.
• Finance function projects, building better financial controls, reporting and processes as you grow.
• Premises, expansion and acquisitions, keeping the numbers and the moving parts under control through a major change.
• Grant-funded projects, tracking spend and reporting against the conditions that funding bodies attach.

How we work

We start by agreeing what success looks like, scope, budget, timeline and who is responsible for what. From there we provide the oversight: tracking progress, keeping spend against budget, coordinating the people and suppliers involved, and reporting back in plain terms so you always know where things stand.

The level of involvement is yours to set. Sometimes that means light-touch financial control while your team does the work; sometimes it means a more hands-on role pulling the pieces together. Either way, the aim is the same, fewer surprises and a project that finishes on plan.

Keeping cash and risk in view

A project that runs over budget is, in the end, a cash flow problem. We tie the project budget back to your wider financial modelling and projections, so a cost overrun shows up early as a cash issue rather than a nasty surprise at the end. We also keep an eye on the things that can knock a project off course, drawing on our business risk management experience to deal with problems while they are still small.

Advisers on the ground

You get people you can meet in person to talk through progress and decisions. We understand how Midlands businesses operate, and we keep the reporting practical rather than producing paperwork for its own sake.

Move your project forward

If you have an important initiative that needs structure and financial control to get it done properly, we can help. Book a free consultation and we will talk through how to keep your project on time, on budget and on track.