These project summaries will give you a feel for how we have helped agencies resolve complex financial issues in order to deliver initiatives and organisational change.
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Strategic
(finance)
partners
Reviews
and risk
management
Reporting issues arising from wind-up of a government agency
Closure of a high-profile agency with a significant level of public interest can raise unique reporting issues. We were asked to help identify and manage the risks involved in producing a final annual report for the agency. Read More
Review of Safety Advisory Council
Safety initiatives and programmes are much more than spending to budget and working within a plan, especially when there are multiple parties involved and expectations differ. We were asked by ACC to review the operation of the Motor Cycle Safety Advisory Council. Read More
Business case assurance
Gaining Board support for new initiatives can be difficult if the impact of existing capital commitments is uncertain or unclear. We worked with our client to present the current capital plan in a way that provided assurance that a new business case could be funded from within existing reserves. Read More
Review of external performance measures
Performance measures are an opportunity for an agency to tell its performance story in a way that resonates with parties who do not have a deep understanding of the agency’s business. We were asked to undertake a review of external performance measures and in doing so help shift the emphasis from internal measures to those focused on outcomes. Read More
Strategic review of cash position and assessment rating
For at least a decade, the core public sector has been subject to strong incentives to take a short-term approach in the application of capital. But what happens when this approach runs out of puff? We provided an independent assessment for the Ministry of Social Development of its capital position grounded in the context of capital management in the broader public... Read More
Capability and constraints review of Solomon Islands’ Inland Revenue agency
Developing local capability in tax administration is an important enabler of economic development in Pacific nations. We worked with the International Development Group of the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in assessing progress in developing internal capability in the Solomon Islands' Inland Revenue agency. Read More