Business Modelling
You are frustrated with your inflexible business planning tools?
We have the solution!
In an increasingly volatile and competitive business environment, a good understanding of the numbers is vital for decision-making, for example in the areas of strategic planning, M&A transactions, restructuring, financing, investments or project planning.
Existing tools, if available, may prove inadequate for the task: inflexible and time-consuming to use.
The result is that only the bare minimum gets completed with little or no analysis of strategic options or scenarios.
Our solution: We develop a flexible planning model for you in Excel
according to the successful best practice approach.
Plan
- We plan the model together, to ensure that the model meets your requirements..
- We define relevant topics, such as entities to be modelled and functionality.
- We agree a project plan and deadlines.
- You have transparency over the entire process right from the start.
Develop
- We develop the Excel model using proven best practice.
- You provide actual and, if necessary, plan data for the model and we discuss planning assumptions.
- We test each model well to ensure reliability.
- You receive a best practice model that is user-friendly, flexible and reliable.
Use
- We use the model to simulate and analyse results.
- User-friendly outputs facilitate analysis and decision making.
- You use the model to analyse your situation and options, optimise results and make better decisions.
- If desired, we can support you with training and act as sparring partner.
Plan
- We plan the model together, to ensure that the model meets your requirements.
- We define relevant topics, such as entities to be modelled and functionality.
- We agree a project plan and deadlines.
- You have transparency over the entire process right from the start.
Develop
- We develop the Excel model using proven best practice.
- You provide actual and, if necessary, plan data for the model and we discuss planning assumptions.
- We test each model well to ensure reliability.
- You receive a best practice model that is user-friendly, flexible and reliable.
Use
- We use the model to simulate and analyse results.
- User-friendly outputs facilitate analysis and decision making.
- You use the model to analyse your situation and options, optimise results and make better decisions.
- If desired, we can support you with training and act as sparring partner.
A user-friendly, reliable model provides you with a great basis
for analysis and decision making!
Contact us now to arrange a free, short, no obligation call
to discuss your needs. » contact
What our clients say
Alexander Kayser
Co-founder and CEO
eyos - fast-growing, international internet start-up
We are really pleased with the financial model you have built in such a short amount of time, it has helped shape some important discussions. Thanks a lot for having been an amazing partner in this short turnaround time. I am very pleased with what you have delivered, and you exceeded my expectations.
Odile Brandstetter
Vice President Treasury
Majorel - worldwide customer relationship management (CRM)
The cash planning tool implemented by Knott Consulting was a huge game changer for our organisation as it transformed the pure EBIT orientation to an EBIT and CASH culture in all our subsidiaries, enabling us to reduce our working capital and save on financial expenses. The cash planning tool proved its best efficiency at the heart of the Covid-19 crisis where we could precisely monitor our 3-month liquidity and act accordingly, therefore showing strong control to our banks and shareholders. The team has been a perfect fit to our organisation, listening to our needs, showing a good knowledge of our concerns, high flexibility and great responsiveness to both the corporate heads and, more importantly, to all users.
Matthias Fröhlich
Vice President of Strategy, Operations and Special Projects
Munich Re / Parachute Digital Solutions
Knott Over many years, Knott Consulting has successfully supported us in M&A transactions and Investment Controlling. Their ability to identify growth and value driver in business models and to transform them into user-friendly model is invaluable to us. In addition, their Excel training allows us to develop the skill set of our own staff and even improve processes in other areas of our operations.
Thomas Zimmermann
Head of Finance and IT for Germany and Austria
Galderma - pharma / skin-care
Knott Consulting has developed reliable, user-friendly Excel models for planning and controlling for us, that we have been using for years now and can amend them, as necessary. One of the many benefits is that our staff are now all active modellers and have learned to follow best practice rules.
