Public information only Industries Wholesale & distribution: Stock, margin and cash, under control.
Distributors run on thin margins, large stock balances and a lot of data entry. We find where margin and hours slip away between the order book, the warehouse and the accounts, then fix it.
Sound familiar?
What owners tell us.
Tap the one that sounds like you and tell us about it.
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“We don’t know our real margin by customer or by product.”
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“The stock figure in the system never matches the shelf.”
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“Orders arrive by email and get typed in, then typed again for invoicing.”
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“Month-end takes a week because of stock adjustments and landed costs.”
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“The bank wants better reporting before it extends the facility.”
Contact us about: The bank wants better reporting before it extends the facility.
Where we help
Four places we start.
Each links to the full service, with what it covers, how it works and what you get.
- Management reporting and tax review
Margin you can trust
Reporting that shows gross margin by customer, product and rep, after rebates and freight, straight from the system every month.
- Business systems and integration
Orders entered once
Orders flow from email, portal or website to dispatch and invoice without being retyped, and stock updates as they go.
- Risk and internal controls
Stock and payment controls
Count routines, approved adjustments, credit note sign-off and supplier bank-detail checks, sized for a small finance team.
- Audit readiness
Inventory your auditors accept
Valuation workings, count evidence and write-down support prepared before year-end, so the stock line is not where the audit stalls.
FAQs
Common questions.
Something else? Send us a message, or email hello@fd-consulting.example.
Contact usDo you work with the accounting and inventory systems we already have?
Yes. We start from what you run today and usually improve how it is set up and connected before recommending anything new. We do not resell software, so there is no reason for us to push a switch.
Can you help with inventory for our year-end audit?
We prepare the valuation workings, count evidence and write-down support your auditors will ask for, and fix gaps before they arrive. The audit opinion is always your auditors’ call.
Do we need an ERP?
Sometimes, but often not yet. Many distributors get further by fixing the setup and connecting the tools they have. Our guide to choosing an ERP explains how to tell the difference.
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Not sure where to start?
Tell us what is going on, and we will tell you honestly which of these matters most for your business, or whether none of them do yet.