You know your margins. But do you know what really drives them?
Most companies have a cost model. The harder question is whether it still reflects how the business actually operates.
Indirect costs get spread using historical allocation keys, product margins become difficult to trust, and pricing decisions are made on numbers that may tell only part of the story.
I combine management control expertise with hands-on finance and systems experience to uncover what really drives cost and performance — and translate that into a model your team can actually use.
How do I approach a cost improvement project?
- Cost Diagnostic & quick wins
I start with a comprehensive analysis of your current cost structures, processes, and systems. By decoding historical cost behaviour, I identify immediate quick wins to generate visible ROI early in the engagement.
- Align cost logic with business reality
I define cost management principles that reflect how your business actually operates — not how it was organised five years ago. This becomes the foundation for every subsequent decision.
- Redesign the cost architecture
Working with your team, I identify real cost drivers and value-creating activities, mapping them to cost pools and allocation methodologies that reflect economic reality — not accounting convention.
- Embed reporting and controlling
I build dashboards that explain cost variances, support pricing decisions, and give management a reliable view of performance — then make sure your team can sustain it independently.