External financial steering for mid-sized companies

Reliable numbers, before decisions have to be made.

We build the financial steering that growing companies lack between bookkeeping and a full-time CFO: management reporting, liquidity planning and profitability control — set up and run on an ongoing basis.

SupportDirectly by the core team
ExperienceControlling, financial planning & entrepreneurship
DeliveryDATEV- and systems-oriented
Ways of workingRemote & on-site in Germany
Who we work with

Owner-managed companies, typically 10–50 employees.

Profile

What matters is complexity, finance function and the support needed — not headcount alone.

Typical situation

Bookkeeping works, but reporting, forecasting and profitability analysis are missing or arrive too late.

Typical triggers

Growth, financing, margin pressure, professionalisation, succession or a transaction.

13weeks of rolling liquidity forecast
4–8weeks for a typical setup phase
90minutes of management meeting — every month
5steps from initial call to ongoing support
Does this sound familiar?

Six situations where we get called in.

What we deliver

Three core areas.

01

Financial transparency

Monthly reporting, KPIs and forecasts — reliable and on time as a basis for decisions.

02

Liquidity & profitability

Cash-flow control plus clarity on which customers, products and projects are actually profitable.

03

Financing & change

Robust planning for banks, investors, growth or succession.

From noise to signal

Scattered numbers become a clear picture.

Bookkeeping, spreadsheets and operational systems rarely line up on their own. We turn that scatter into one reliable line you can steer by.

Selected engagement

Controlling & liquidity rebuilt.

Owner-managed industrial supplier · 18 employees · Northern Germany · 12 weeks

Liquidity data was scattered and monthly reporting came too late. We consolidated the financial data, built a rolling 13-week liquidity plan and introduced a fixed month-end close process.

See the engagement in detail
63 % → 98 %liquidity forecast accuracy
12th → 3rd WDmonthly reporting (working day)

Anonymised · figures from internal management data, released for publication.

Large enterprises maintain dedicated finance departments. Mid-sized companies require the same clarity in financial steering and decision-making — without having to build and maintain such an apparatus of their own.
Neil Hofmann  ·  Managing Partner
Why Northmont

Financial steering as an ongoing function — not a one-off project.

We do not deliver a recommendation that ends up in a drawer; we build structures that hold up month after month — set up, run and refined together with your team.

How we work

Understand. Build. Run.

1

Understand

Analyse data, systems, processes and decision needs.

2

Build

Implement reporting, planning, KPIs and responsibilities.

3

Run

Keep the numbers updated, analysed and evolving.

Not pure concept consulting: we help build the structures and run them together with your team.

Working together

We work with your bookkeeping and your tax advisor.

Tax advisors and auditors handle statutory accounts, tax and filings. We turn the numbers into steering.

Bookkeeping & systemsNorthmont · analysis & reportingManagement decision
Engagement model

Success-based fees.

A lean base retainer plus a capped share of the value we measure together — settled each quarter. A fixed-price option is also available.

The exact share and a cap are agreed in advance in your offer.

Engagement & pricing details
Initial call

Missing reliable numbers for the decisions ahead?

In a no-obligation initial call we clarify which financial structures are missing, what a realistic effort looks like, and whether Northmont is the right partner.