Complete and all-inclusive services

ATS Consulting is a consulting company that proposes all-inclusive services in corporate accounting and finance.

The core business

Working for groups and their subsidiaries, ATS Consulting is a leader in consulting and in the production of accounting and financial data.

The core business of ATS Consulting consists of assisting in the production of consolidated accounts and reports, including budgets (estimated and re-evaluated) and plans.

Within this framework, ATS Consulting assists our clients in four main areas:

• Production of consolidated accounts
• Transition management for consolidation services
• Total or partial outsourcing services in consolidation
• Assistance in implementing consolidation processes and software

Complementary services

In an effort to offer all-inclusive services, ATS Consulting has developed services in the organisation and security of production processes in information management, which complement our core business:

• We provide security of social accounting services and financial control for head offices and subsidiaries.
• We can ensure your reports comply with either the French LSF system or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of the US.
• We provide and design training programmes in accounting, financial and management techniques.
  

All-inclusive services

Our complete and all-inclusive services, therefore, allow us to fully assist our clients:

• During all phases of consolidated accounts production from choosing and implementing software to drawing up the notes to accounts and managing financial communication
• as well as helping clients improve the way they manage their financial information.

Our diverse professional experience achieved over the years since the creation of ATS Consulting allows us to work in all sectors including banking and insurance.

Business areas in consolidation

Since creation, ATS Consulting has been a leading specialist in providing assistance and consulting services in the production of consolidated accounts. The experience we have gained working on an infinite number of projects has allowed us to develop first-rate knowledge and recognised expertise in the field.

Assistance and consulting in the production of consolidated accounts

Given the constant shifts in the economy and in regulations as well as the difficulties involved in recruiting specialised staff, offering consolidation services incessantly requires:

• Compensating for temporary understaffing due to excess work loads, long-term absences or during periods of recruiting
• Producing pro forma accounts during periods of change within the company: acquisitions, mergers, IPOs
• Applying new accounting standards: IFRS, GAAP

With an excellent level of training and solid operational experience, our consultants can quickly integrate themselves to work effectively with the teams of our clients and are ready to take on all different types of tasks within the company’s consolidation services.
They are experienced and trained to work with all software products and particularly the leading ones on the market:

• Safran, Carat and Cartesis Magnitude
• Hyperion Enterprise and Hyperion Financial Management
• Cegid FCRS
• Reflex and Equilibre by AS
• E-Report by Concept
• and other software solutions related to these applications

Transition Management

Managing a consolidation service requires solid technical know-how along with excellent managerial skills. Recruiting and profile selection adapted to these requirements must be carried out meticulously so as to not disrupt the process of consolidation of the company

In order to allow client companies to secure their recruiting and integration processes, ATS Consulting also offers services which involve temporarily assuming the responsibilities of consolidation services.
The technical skills and operational experience of our financial consultants allow us to ensure optimal results in carrying out management responsibilities.

Business areas in consolidation

Outsourcing consolidation

Consolidation is one of the most outsourced accounting operations after payroll management.

The process of producing consolidation accounts is a very complex operation which requires solid accounting technical skills, knowledge of specific software and excellent organisational and managerial skills.
Outsourcing is a solution that can be adapted to many different environments.

Possible outsourcing contexts

• Recently created companies or companies in the process of creation: joint-ventures, spin-offs, mergers and alliances, new activities
• Companies being restructured or undergoing important organisational changes
• Companies wishing to focus on their core business
• Companies not wishing to have in-house consolidation services

The advantages of outsourcing

• Access to highly experienced consolidators who are always up-to-date with the latest techniques and training
• Flexible services which could help the company meet or reduce deadlines during peak periods of activity
• Expertise and experience of specialised service providers

The principles of ATS Consulting services and risk prevention

ATS Consulting analyses your objectives and then designs the outsourcing solutions best suited to your company.

The services outsourced can be total or partial and ATS Consulting works directly or in collaboration with its partners depending on the services requested, such as accounting firms, systems integrators and hosting companies.

Regardless of the solution chosen and the degree of outsourcing, ATS Consulting is committed to working with the client and follows five basic principles:

• Service excellence
• Guaranteed easy access to company information at all times
• Work methods which will allow the company to manage budgets and project deadlines
• Guaranteed total confidentiality of company data
• Inclusion of necessary conditions for easy post-project reintegration of services

Assistance in implementing reporting and consolidation software

Equipped with solid experience in producing consolidated accounts, ATS Consulting assists their clients with their projects in choosing and implementing consolidation and reporting software.

ATS Consulting is able to manage and implement both total and partial projects. The missions of ATS Consulting are generally carried out in collaboration with other external participants, such as system integrators and editors.

Document control assistance

• Consulting in defining the target structure of reporting
• Assistance in formulation and definition of needs
• Definition of requirement specifications
• Assistance in choosing the best software solution for the company
• Tests and validation of software used

Assistance in transition

• Workback methods
• Design of functional documentation
• Definition of implementation plans and training courses
• Training sessions
• Assistance with first reports

Consulting in process enhancement

In order to comply with standard internal control requirements, particularly in an effort to enhance the processes used to produce and manage consolidated financial statements, ATS Consulting provides consulting in the following areas:

• Analysis, description, diagnostics of reporting processes
• Enhancement and adaptation methods for processes in periods of organisational change
• Reduction in closing deadlines

Additional services

In an effort to offer complete service, ATS Consulting has developed services to assist in organising and securing information management production processes in addition to our core business in consolidation.

We provide social accounting services and financial control security for head offices and subsidiaries

The processes involved in establishing consolidated accounts are largely dependant on social accounting services for obtaining individual accounting data and dependant on financial management services for activity and company figure analysis

To secure the overall process, ATS consultants assist or reinforce social accounting services and financial management services. Given their training and professional experience, our consultants can quickly assume the responsibility of this type of work and become immediately operational.

We can ensure that the reports of our clients comply with standards—the LSF system in France or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the US. 

In order to meet standard requirements and to face the challenges of running a company, corporations must be sure that their internal control is adapted to their needs and to the risks involved.

ATS Consulting assists their clients in ensuring their internal control complies with current standards.

• Initial diagnostic: analysis of current internal control such as, the challenges, risks, systems and level of application
• Initialisation phase: activities, entities and priority issues
• Implementation: detailed diagnostics, action plans and tests
• Procedure manuals.

Organisation and realisation of training courses

Backed by solid practical experience, ATS consultants design and conduct training courses on various subjects:

• Consolidation techniques
• IFRS standards
• Social accounting and financial management
• Internal control