ADVISORY
Consolidation & group reporting design
Align accounting and reporting across subsidiaries and overseas locations so the parent can understand the group’s position.
01 / WHAT WE DO
Scope & purpose
When reports arrive late or definitions differ, clarify deadlines, reporting formats and checks first. Connect what subsidiaries submit with how the parent reconciles and uses the information.
02 / PROCESS & HANDOFF
How the work progresses
- Understand location-specific issuesLocation issue list and priorities
- Design common reportingReporting package, policies and reconciliation rules
- Pilot consolidation and reportingData interfaces, procedures and operating issue log
Illustrative workflow. The scope and deliverables are agreed for each engagement.
01Understand location-specific issues
Review the group structure, accounting policies, systems, people and reporting calendar. Prioritize delayed or unclear information without imposing identical changes on every location.
Output / next handoff: Location issue list and priorities
02Design common reporting
Align accounts, formats, deadlines, intercompany transactions and queries. Clarify local and parent responsibilities, approvals and escalation routes.
Output / next handoff: Reporting package, policies and reconciliation rules
03Pilot consolidation and reporting
Specify standalone and consolidation system requirements, test data and reconciliations, then review report quality and delays during ongoing reporting.
Output / next handoff: Data interfaces, procedures and operating issue log
03 / DELIVERABLES
Deliverables & their use
- Group reporting packages and closing calendar
- Responsibilities and reconciliation rules
- Data handoff procedures and unresolved issue records
The package links figures and conclusions to source information and review records. Its precise contents are agreed for the engagement.
04 / DISCUSS YOUR NEEDS
Getting started & engagement conditions
Tell us about your current challenges, available records, team and systems, and desired timing. We confirm priorities, deliverables, responsibilities, schedule and fees before starting. Ongoing advice and periodic reviews can be included within an agreed scope.
The contracting entity and delivery team will be identified in our proposal. Depending on the engagement, the contracting entity may be ICHIYAMA ACCOUNTING OFFICE or 株式会社CP ARCS, of which Manabu Ichiyama is Representative Director.
LET’S TALK
Let’s work out your next step.
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