SAP S/4HANA
For enterprises and groups with complex structures and high transaction volumes, where one system has to carry many entities and a demanding close.
Typical work- Multi-entity structures
- Group consolidation
- Post-go-live health checks
01 · For founders and finance leaders across Asia-Pacific
The consultants left. The problems didn't.
The close still drags into the third week. Reconciliations still need explaining. The ERP that was meant to fix everything went live and quietly stalled. A compliance notice arrived that nobody saw coming, and the board pack is full of numbers nobody quite trusts.
Each consultant delivered a diagnosis and a deck. Then the engagement ended, and the problem stayed with you.
Open issuesIllustrative
IssueLast touched byOwnerStatus
Month-end close: day 19 and countingConsultant 01—OPEN
Bank reconciliation: unexplained varianceConsultant 01—OPEN
ERP go-live: live, barely usedConsultant 01—OPEN
Compliance notice: received, unresolvedConsultant 01—OPEN
Board reporting: figures disputedConsultant 01—OPEN
Payroll remittances: run on spreadsheetsConsultant 01—OPEN
Owner assigned: none
02 · Why operators
You don't need another consultant. You need an operator who stays.
Consultants are engaged to diagnose and recommend. Then the engagement ends, the deck stays behind, and your team is left to implement it on top of their day jobs.
Finance problems rarely survive because nobody knew the answer. They survive because nobody owned the fix. The people who solve them are experienced operators: people who have run ledgers, closes, filings and systems themselves. They build the process, run it every month and answer for the result, as your business partner.
The consulting cycle: diagnose recommend leave repeat
| Consultant | Operator · Business partner |
|---|---|
| Diagnoses the problem | Diagnoses it, then fixes it |
| Delivers recommendations | Delivers a working process |
| Leaves when the project ends | Stays through every month-end |
| Judged on the report | Judged on your close, your filings and your numbers |
| Learns your business for a project | Learns your business to run it |
| Hands the work back to your team | Becomes part of your team |
Not consultants. Operators. Not advisors. Business partners.
03 · Our team
Meet Aarkledger: the finance team that works from the inside.
On paper, we're a boutique financial consultancy and ERP solutions advisory. In practice, we work like your in-house finance team.
We work in your systems, to your calendar and against your deadlines, accountable for outcomes alongside you. One team covers the whole function, from the ledger to the ERP, so nothing falls between providers.
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Accounting
Bookkeeping, bank and multi-account reconciliation, and a month-end close that actually ends.
Not plugged in from outside. Built into the board.
CoreYour operations
Bookkeeping, bank and multi-account reconciliation, and a month-end close that actually ends.
Personal and corporate income tax, plus VAT, GST and sales tax, prepared and filed on schedule.
Budgets, 12-month cash-flow forecasts and budget-vs-actual reporting that leadership can act on.
Payroll runs, statutory contributions and remittances, handled end to end.
Entity formation, business registration and the statutory filings that keep your company in good standing, coordinated with your legal counsel wherever a lawyer is required.
Implementation, configuration, migration, training, health checks and ongoing maintenance on the platforms you run.
Clean master data, a consistent chart of accounts and one reconciled version of the numbers across every system.
- 2015
- Established. A decade-plus in accounting and finance.
- IB + PE
- Led by finance professionals with investment banking and private equity experience.
- 3 leading ERPs
- SAP S/4HANA, Oracle NetSuite and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
- Asia-Pacific
- Start-ups, SMEs and enterprises across the region.
Who you'll work with
Partners for every part of the function.
No single person carries your whole finance function. Each engagement is staffed with the partners your work needs, coordinated as one team under one signed contract.
Finance Business Partners
Integrate financial management with your day-to-day operations, running the month-end close, management reporting, budgets and cash-flow forecasts alongside your leadership team.
Covers: Accounting, FP&A, Reporting
Strategic Tax Partners
Keep compliance in step with your financial strategy: income tax and VAT, GST or sales tax planned, prepared and filed on time.
Covers: Income tax, Indirect tax, Filings
Management Advisory Partners
Governance and corporate structure: entity formation and registration, board and shareholder reporting, and the statutory filings that keep your company in good standing, coordinated with your legal counsel where a lawyer is required.
Covers: Governance, Structure, Compliance
ERP Advisory Partners
SAP S/4HANA, Oracle NetSuite and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: implementation, migration, training, health checks and ongoing maintenance.
Covers: Implement, Migrate, Maintain
Data & Reporting Partners
Data management across your systems: clean master data, a consistent chart of accounts and cross-system reconciliation, so every report ties back to the ledger.
Covers: Master data, Chart of accounts
Specialist Partners
Brought in as your scope needs them: payroll and statutory remittances, audit preparation, and one-off projects.
Covers: Payroll, Audit prep, Projects
04 · Expertise
Hands-on in the systems your finance runs on.
We've designed, implemented and maintained finance systems on SAP S/4HANA, Oracle NetSuite and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for clients across Asia-Pacific, from start-ups setting up their first real ERP to enterprises with complex business models and data spread across many systems.
We're just as fluent in QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoho Books, Sage and Odoo, so we can work with what you run today and plan properly for what you'll need next.
On every platformImplementConfigureMigrateTrainHealth checkMaintain
Oracle NetSuite
For high-growth companies adding entities, subsidiaries and revenue streams, often moving up from entry-level accounting software.
Typical work- Subsidiary set-up and roll-ups
- Migration from entry-level software
- Configuration as you scale
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
For SMEs and mid-market businesses outgrowing their accounting software and wanting an ERP their own people can run.
Typical work- Migration from QuickBooks Online or Xero
- User training
- Regular health checks
scope: implement | configure | migrate | train | health check | maintainIllustrative schematic
Also hands-on with
- QuickBooks Online
- Xero
- Zoho Books
- Sage
- Odoo
Where we're at our best
Complex business models
Multi-entity groups and multiple revenue streams, consolidated into statements that tie out.
Fragmented data
Numbers spread across banks, platforms and spreadsheets, reconciled into one set you can defend.
Stalled ERP projects
Implementations that went live but never settled, and migrations that left the data worse than before. We diagnose, repair and stay to maintain.
Investor-grade reporting
Reporting shaped by investment banking and private equity experience, built the way boards, investors and lenders read it.
Indirect tax across jurisdictions
VAT, GST and sales tax, prepared and reconciled for businesses operating across Asia-Pacific.
Audit readiness
Schedules and working papers prepared for your external auditor, so year-end is a review, not a rescue.
05 · How it works
We don't leave you with a plan. We run it with you.
Every engagement starts inside your books and ends up inside your operating rhythm. Scope is agreed upfront in a signed contract, so you always know what we own and when it's due.
01 Diagnose
We start in your ledgers, not a workshop: reconciliations, systems, filings and reporting. You get a plain account of what's broken, what's at risk and what to fix first.
02 Scope and sign
We agree a defined scope and the package or project that fits, set out in a signed contract before any work starts.
03 Embed
Our team joins your systems, channels and calendar, and takes ownership of the work in scope and the deadlines that come with it.
04 Stabilize
We clear the backlog, close the compliance gaps and bring reconciliations to the point where the numbers can be trusted again.
05 Run and improve
Every month we reconcile, close, report, file and forecast. Then we look at what to automate, simplify or rebuild next, including your ERP.
Project engagements are billed 50% upfront and 50% on completion.
Every month: reconcile, close, report, file, forecast.
06 · Packages
Three ways to bring us in.
Start with the scope you need now and widen it as the business grows. Each package is scoped to your transaction volume, entities and systems, and quoted on request.
In scope: accounting and tax.
Standard
Core scopeStandard accounting, done properly every month.
For businesses that need clean books, on-time filings and reliable monthly numbers, without building an in-house team.
Includes- Monthly bookkeeping
- Bank reconciliation
- Monthly financial statements
- Personal or corporate income-tax preparation and filing
- Indirect tax filing: VAT, GST or sales tax, where registered
- Compliance deadlines tracked for you
- Works in the accounting system you already use
- Email support from your finance team
In scope: accounting, tax, FP&A and payroll. Can flex to include corporate & legal compliance, ERP systems and data management.
Growth
Scales with youFor companies scaling faster than their finance function.
For growing teams that need an operational scope that moves with them, with room to test new ideas before committing.
Includes- Everything in Standard
- Operational scope that can flex as your priorities change, within the agreed contract
- Payroll and statutory remittances
- Bank, subsidiary and multi-account reconciliation
- Budgets, 12-month cash-flow forecasts and budget-vs-actual reporting
- Room to experiment: new entities, markets, pricing or tools modeled with us before you commit
- Regular management reporting and review with your Finance Business Partner
- Corporate & legal compliance, ERP and data work brought in as needs arise
In scope: accounting, tax, FP&A, payroll, corporate & legal compliance, ERP systems and data management.
Enterprise
Full functionYour full finance team, integrated, with your ERP maintained.
For enterprises and complex groups that want one accountable team across finance and systems.
Includes- Everything in Growth
- Full finance-team integration across accounting, tax and compliance, FP&A, payroll and corporate & legal compliance
- ERP system maintenance and health checks on SAP S/4HANA, Oracle NetSuite or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Ongoing ERP configuration changes, user training and support
- Consolidated, multi-entity reporting
- Data management across systems: master data, chart of accounts and cross-system reconciliation
- Audit preparation support
- A dedicated Finance Business Partner in your leadership cadence
Not sure which fits? Tell us what's still broken and we'll recommend one, or tell you if a single project is enough.
Before you ask
Only if that's what you want. We can run the whole function or work alongside the people you already have, and the split of responsibilities is set out in the contract.
No. We work in the system you run today, whether that's SAP S/4HANA, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoho Books, Sage or Odoo. We'll only recommend a change if the system itself is what's holding you back.
Yes. Start with Standard, or with a single project billed 50% upfront and 50% on completion, and widen the scope when you're ready.
Every package is quoted to your transaction volume, number of entities and systems. Tell us what you need and we'll come back with a scoped proposal.
Need a single project instead?
Scoped as standalone projects and billed 50% upfront, 50% on completion.
07 · Start here
Tell us what's still broken.
Share what you've already tried and what still isn't working. Your message goes straight to our partners, and you'll get an honest view of whether we're the right fit. No obligation, and no pitch deck.
Open issuesIllustrative
IssueLast touched byOwnerStatus
Month-end close: day 19 and countingConsultant 03Aarkledger✓ OWNED
Bank reconciliation: unexplained varianceConsultant 03Aarkledger✓ OWNED
ERP go-live: live, barely usedConsultant 03Aarkledger✓ OWNED
Compliance notice: received, unresolvedConsultant 03Aarkledger✓ OWNED
Board reporting: figures disputedConsultant 03Aarkledger✓ OWNED
Payroll remittances: run on spreadsheetsConsultant 03Aarkledger✓ OWNED
Owner assigned: Aarkledger (embedded)
What changes first isn't the problem. It's who owns it.
What happens next