OUR MISSION

To provide an efficient and measurable support in establishing, validating and/or expanding your presence and validating clients and partners in strategic sectors.

REPRESENTATION & HANDS-ON MANAGEMENT

  • establishment of a representative office, branch or subsidiary
  • overall management of subsidiary, branch or JV
  • functions of resident representative director
  • control of legal advisors, tax accountants and auditors
  • audit of management procedures and information systems
  • implementing restructuring/downsizing plans

SOLUTIONS PROVIDER

  • outsourced accounting, administrative and financial
    tasks (*)
  • field survey and qualitative control of market presence
  • recommendation for communication, PR and promotion
  • copywriting/translation of press kits, home pages/website
  • executive and staff search, selection, reference-checking and training

UPSTREAM

  • monitoring sector-specific intelligence and validating information sources
  • analysis of competitive and contractual environment
  • designing and implementing market access or development strategies
  • targeting and supporting business development activity

STRATEGIC ADVICE & SUPPORT

  • feasibility studies for manufacturing and retail distribution projects
  • negotiation and follow-up of distribution and licensing agreements
  • identifying/screening of manufacturers, distributors or investors as partners
  • design, organization and coaching of missions and seminars

(*) OUTSOURCED ACCOUNTING, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

With the CPA tax accountant: J-GAAP financial statements, monthly financial reporting for consolidation,
Income/withholding/corporate/consumption tax procedures, yearly tax filing
With Group auditors: providing answers to questions at pre-closing and closing
With the legal counsel: BOD meetings, shareholders' meeting, trademarks, tohon (K-Bis)
With labor law expert: editing company regulations and working contracts, validation of hiring terms,
salary increases and bonuses, support of procedures at local tax and social security offices for each staff
Preparation with HQ of annual SG&A budget by category and by month
Validation of monthly reporting of SG&A, landing costs and variances
Validation of customer orders, shipments, monthly invoices and inventory report
Cash-flow situation and rolling forecast
Leasing contracts for offices, parking spaces, IT equipment, vehicles

ACCOUNTING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

Reconciliation of invoices and payments received before monthly invoices to clients
Permanent monitoring of client remittances by bank transfer, notes or factoring
Validation of hours worked, paid holidays taken and outstanding month-end balance
Validation of employee contributions and income tax withheld
Detailed checking of monthly T&E expense reports and receipts of employees
Receiving and filing of invoices from all suppliers/service providers
Scheduling of payment terms (automatic withdrawal or bank transfer)
Monthly payment by e-banking of wages and T&E expenses and to suppliers and service providers
Immediate payment of import duties and consumption tax for customs clearance
Payment at bank counter of withholding tax, national/local taxes
Procedures for corporate insurance companies and for domestic and overseas trips
Negotiation with phone/web operators, IT and office equipment suppliers