We help companies identify inefficiencies, improve business processes and implement changes that give management clearer visibility, stronger control and better results.
We study existing processes and how they connect before proposing any solution.
We identify the sources of inefficiency and define the changes that are genuinely needed.
We first look at how to get more from your current processes, team and systems.
We go beyond recommendations: we help implement the agreed improvements and make them stick.
From assessing how processes work today to implementing change, we address each task according to its scale, priorities and expected impact. Each stage can be engaged as a separate project.
Start with a diagnostic
Before recommending changes, we examine how your business actually operates. We assess processes, responsibilities, information flows, cooperation between departments and the systems in use, to identify what works, where inefficiencies arise and which improvements will deliver the greatest value. The outcome is an assessment and recommendations; the decision to implement is yours.
We turn diagnostic findings into practical improvements and help put them in place: removing unnecessary steps, reducing duplication, simplifying approvals, clarifying responsibilities and standardizing workflows. Meaningful results often require no new software.
When targeted improvements are not enough, we help redesign how the organization operates. We rework processes, responsibilities and management practices, introduce new technology where it is justified, and support the change until it is part of everyday work.
Our core specialization is financial planning and analysis. The same approach applies to adjacent functions, where planning and coordination with finance matter most.
Core specialization · Budgeting, forecasting, management reporting
We review how budgets, forecasts and management reports are actually produced: who owns the inputs, where departmental figures diverge, how much time goes into manual consolidation. Then we improve processes and responsibilities so management receives reliable information on time, including by branch, product group and supplier.
Adjacent area · Procurement, inventory, replenishment
We improve procurement, inventory management and operational planning processes, helping to find bottlenecks, remove duplicated work and strengthen coordination between purchasing, warehouses, sales and finance.
Adjacent area · Sales planning and forecasting
We help build clear processes for sales planning, forecasting and performance review, with defined responsibilities and consistent figures between commercial and finance teams.
Adjacent area · Headcount and personnel cost planning
We improve headcount and personnel cost planning processes, helping align staffing decisions with the company’s operational and financial goals.
Adjacent area · Marketing budgets and effectiveness
We improve how marketing plans are built, budgets are allocated and results are assessed, making decisions and the use of resources more transparent.
Our team’s experience includes projects for large international organizations in corporate planning, performance management and business process improvement. Client names are kept confidential.
Design and implementation of an enterprise planning and forecasting process covering budgeting, workforce planning, revenue forecasting, cost allocations, financial reporting and scenario planning.
Design and implementation of an enterprise planning and forecasting process covering budgeting, workforce planning, revenue forecasting, cost allocations, financial reporting and scenario planning.
Scope
Design and implementation of a marketing planning process linked to financial planning: budgeting, campaign and investment planning, scenario planning, financial reporting and cost allocations.
Design and implementation of a marketing planning process linked to financial planning: budgeting, campaign and investment planning, scenario planning, financial reporting and cost allocations.
Scope
Improvement of the sales reporting and forecasting process across several business areas: pipeline visibility, sales forecasting, financial reporting and cost allocation.
Improvement of the sales reporting and forecasting process across several business areas: pipeline visibility, sales forecasting, financial reporting and cost allocation.
Result. Less manual work, automated calculations, and more accurate, transparent data for business leaders.
Scope
Arqau is a consulting firm specializing in business process improvement and transformation. Our approach is built on our team’s international experience in corporate planning, process improvement and complex projects for large organizations.
Problems rarely sit inside a single department. They appear where finance, sales, procurement and other functions hand data and decisions to one another. We combine structured analysis with hands-on implementation support, helping companies move from identifying problems to lasting change.
Our name comes from the Kazakh word “arqau”: the weft, the crosswise thread that holds a fabric together.
Arqau
Tell us about the challenges your company is facing. We will discuss the current situation and agree on where it makes sense to start.