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Defined finance services delivered in your systems, overseen from Berlin and Amsterdam and delivered from Colombo. Month-end close. AP/AR. DATEV preparation. Working capital control.
Guaranteed month-end close in under 7 working days. Every month. Without exception.
Finance as a ServiceWeekly cash position. AP/AR under control. Working capital visibility every Monday morning.
Managed Finance ServiceNamed deliverables and one Serana engagement manager who allocates work, supervises delivery and owns continuity and quality.
The current process cannot keep pace. Month-end close takes twelve days and still is not clean. Your tax advisor is chasing inputs you do not have.
Hiring costs remain high while close, reporting and control processes depend on too few people.
You need reliable finance outputs, clear accountability and continuity without expanding operational complexity.
That is exactly what Serana Partners delivers.
See our model →Decisions made on stale data. Lender reports missed. Board packs produced over the weekend.
You don't know your cash position until mid-month. AR ages unmonitored. AP runs on gut feel.
Invoices pile up. DATEV prep is manual. The tax advisor is waiting on data only you can produce.
Critical processes rely on individuals, cover is limited and continuity is difficult to maintain.
We work best where finance complexity is growing faster than the team can handle, and where building a full internal function isn't the right answer yet.
€5M–€50M revenue. Finance complexity is outpacing current processes across European operations.
Thin margins, high AP/AR volume, inventory tracking, European VAT complexity. Pre-bookkeeping and controlling done right.
2–6 operating entities. Intercompany eliminations. Consolidated reporting. Standardised close across the group.
Our Colombo delivery hub provides qualified finance capability under European oversight. Serana organises the work, provides cover and remains accountable for every deliverable.
ACCA and CIMA qualified delivery
Scope matched to the required output
Senior review and quality control
Choose a defined package or a broader managed service. Both use written scope, named deliverables and a fixed monthly fee.
Productised packages run end-to-end in your systems. You receive the agreed output and cadence while Serana manages delivery, quality and cover.
Tell us what's broken. 30 minutes. No commitment.
Most providers take months to mobilise. Here is exactly what the first four weeks look like.
We learn your finance setup, systems, and pain points. You receive a scoped questionnaire. No commitment.
We map your processes, set up secure access and confirm the written scope, deliverables and reporting calendar.
We run a close alongside your existing process. You verify everything before we take over. Zero disruption.
Serana delivers to the agreed service level. Your engagement manager is the single point of contact for requests, priorities and scope questions.
The engagement arc
We assess your finance function, gaps, risks, and priorities, across systems, close process, AP/AR workflow, and reporting cadence.
1–2 weeksFix what's broken. Establish a reliable close, a clean reporting cadence, and working capital visibility. Quick wins first.
Automate repetitive tasks, build dashboards, and create processes that scale with your business, DATEV connections, Salesforce integration, reporting automation.
What sets us apart from in-house teams, large advisory firms and freelance providers on the criteria that matter to a CFO.
We work inside Salesforce, DATEV, Exact, SAP, Payhawk, and Netsuite. Your data never leaves your systems. No platform switching. Ever.
Your primary contact is in Berlin or Amsterdam, German or Dutch speaker, available during your business hours.
Wir sprechen Ihr Deutsch.Intercompany eliminations, consolidated group reporting, entity-by-entity P&L. Most providers stop at single-entity. We go further.
Built for holdco complexity.A monthly fee covers the agreed scope, delivery management, continuity and quality control.
Additional work is priced per deliverable.We flag discrepancies, missed invoices, and VAT misclassifications before you ask. We drive action, not just reporting.
Above-market compensation for our Colombo team. Structured career paths. ACCA sponsorship. Good work, well rewarded.
The honest comparison
| Serana | In-house | Big-4 | Freelance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Fixed monthly fee | Variable internal cost | Premium project fees | Variable pricing |
| Time to start | 3–4 weeks | Dependent on internal capacity | Several weeks | Fast, variable integration |
| Quality | Qualified team, senior review | Depends on internal cover | Layered review | Variable assurance |
| Inside your systems | Yes, always | Yes | Their dashboards | Depends on person |
| Multi-entity | Yes, intercompany, consolidation | Costly at scale | Premium rates | Rarely |
| Continuity | Serana provides cover | Depends on internal cover | Provider dependent | Individual dependent |
| Flexibility | Scope reviewed quarterly | Process dependent | Change-order process | Flexible, less predictable |
"Our finance team had completely turned over. Month-end was broken, DATEV prep was two months behind, and the audit was in six weeks. Serana stabilised everything in three weeks. By month two, close was running on day 6."
"We needed someone who could work inside our Salesforce setup from day one. The team was up and running in two weeks. Now we have weekly cash visibility and a board pack that goes out on working day 5."
Strategic leadership and client operations. Registered HQ. Dutch legal and GDPR framework.
European business development and client management. German-speaking. DACH market focus.
ACCA and CIMA qualified delivery under an agreed calendar, with senior review and continuity.
Every engagement is scoped after we understand your finance function. Here is what most single-entity scaleup engagements look like.
Pre-bookkeeping, monthly close, DATEV prep. Single entity.
AP/AR management, bank reconciliation, weekly cash report.
Close + management accounts + board pack. Quarterly.
Consolidated group reporting. 2–6 entities.
Broader defined scope with a single engagement manager.
Indicative pricing only. Final fee is scoped after discovery, volume, complexity, and entity count all affect scope. No quote until we've completed a diagnostic.
We never give a final fee before understanding your finance function. Volume, complexity, and systems all affect scope.
The fixed monthly fee covers the agreed scope. Additional work is priced per deliverable.
Review the service quarterly and adjust deliverables as priorities change.
Every engagement starts with a written scope. Deliverables, cadence, and SLAs agreed before work begins.
DATEV setup, German language, time to start, contract terms, the questions every CFO asks before signing.
Tell us what's broken. We'll tell you how we'd fix it, and what it would cost.
30 minutes. No commitment. We learn your situation and tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.
Book now →1–2 weeks. A hands-on assessment of your finance function with a written action plan and a scoped proposal.
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