MOU Consulting
MOU Consulting
Assurance · Risk · Growth
Specialist · PE-Backed SMEs

Audit-Ready in 90 Days.
Built for PE-Backed SMEs.

We help Finance Directors at PE-backed and growth-stage businesses achieve zero audit findings — through specialist audit readiness, ITGC governance and fractional risk leadership. ACA · CISA qualified. Senior-led only.

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The MOU Solution

We optimise documentation so external auditors spend significantly fewer hours on-site.

Optimised audit fees
Eliminated internal friction
Proactive shield vs findings
Board-ready governance
Who we work with

Built for one type of business.

01

PE-Backed SMEs Preparing for Exit or Raise

You've taken PE money and your next audit is under the microscope. Your PE backer expects clean governance, audit-ready financials, and zero findings. We get you there — before fieldwork begins.

02

Growth-Stage Businesses Approaching Institutional Audit

Your first institutional audit is a different experience from anything your finance team has faced before. We prepare your controls, your evidence, and your people — so the process is controlled, not reactive.

03

Finance Directors Inheriting a Messy Control Environment

You've stepped into a role where the governance documentation hasn't kept pace with the business. We map what exists, fix what's broken, and build a control framework that will hold up to scrutiny.

We only take 6–8 clients at any time. Senior-led engagements — not delegated to junior teams.

The honest test

Do any of these sound familiar?

If you said yes to three or more — we should talk.

Your auditors spent more days on-site last year than the year before — and the fees keep rising
You have a PE raise or exit on the horizon and you're not confident your controls will hold up to due diligence
Your ERP was migrated in the last two years and no one has audited the data transfer or ITGC environment since
You've had at least one audit finding in the last three years that was marked "in progress" in the management response
Your Financial Controller is the only person who fully understands the month-end close process
Your board pack takes more than 5 working days to produce each month
You've never had an independent walkthrough of your core financial controls
You're not sure what your auditors would say if they arrived unannounced tomorrow
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Core competencies

Three pillars of assurance

Audit Readiness

Deep-dive health checks and strategic remediation for PE-backed and growth-stage SMEs — built for zero-finding outcomes before fieldwork begins.

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Systems Governance

Independent assurance over ERP architectures, data integrity and ITGCs. Robust, scalable, audit-ready system controls.

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Operational Risk

Internal control frameworks tailored to PE-backed and growth-stage SMEs — practical, audit-proof governance built for UK mid-market reality.

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Free resource

Where Does Your Business Stand?

Take the PE Audit Readiness Scorecard. 10 questions. 3 minutes. Get a personalised score across four control domains — and a clear view of where your highest risks sit before your auditors do.

→ Financial Controls→ IT General Controls→ Governance Readiness→ Evidence & PBC
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No email required to see your score. No sales call follows unless you request one.

Ready for your 2026 audit?

Book a 30-minute discovery call. We'll map your risk roadmap and identify quick-win remediation.

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