Our experience of financial services stem from our founder and Managing Director, Ashish Patani, who has nearly twenty-years work experience of banking and financial services gained within the Big 4 firms and Tier 1 Investment Bank.
No doubt, 2020 has been an economically turbulent year for the sector, given the coronavirus pandemic. The banking and financial sector is seeing huge challenges brought about by the match of new technology, like integrating AI and blockchain while counteracting cyber risk. Regulatory change continues to impact every aspect of the sector.
Ashlynwood can provide an independent professional assurance service, designed to enable you with strong governance, enhanced risk management and effective control environment. These measures help improve the quality of information for decision making and build sustainable growth.
Our operational support services are designed to allow you to concentrate on developing your business while we take care of the day-to-day operational requirements, through co-source or full outsourcing arrangements.
We specialise in internal control review and provide specialist advisory services which help manage governance, regulatory, compliance, financial, and operational risk.
List of services
Below is a non-exhaustive list of services we offer for our clients in the banking and financial service sector. If you require ad hoc services please do get in touch and see how we can help you.
Governance
Board member & staff training
Governance review
Internal controls reviews
Regulations
FCA & PRA reviews
Setting up branches
Setting up international operations
Compliance
ALM & KYC review
Cyber security review
Data protection review
Accounting & Tax
Bookkeeping
Cash flow forecasting
Management information reporting
Stress testing reviews
Statutory accounts preparation
VAT
Payroll
Imaginative, Smart & Agile
We are a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) that can undertake Accounting and Tax work, as well as provide assurance services and opperational support through co-source and outsourcing arrangements.
Blog: Banking and Financial Services
Property 2021
Sunday 21 February 2021 - Online webinar
Construction sector – Reverse charge VAT
The effects on supply chains from 1 March 2021.
Strategies for exports after Brexit
Reaching international markets in 2021 and beyond.
The impact of Brexit on financial services
Many financial services businesses are waiting to find out about the market access they’ll have at the end of the Brexit transition period.
Gains on UK residential property
Earlier this year, a new rule requiring capital gains tax on UK residential property to be reported and paid to HMRC within 30 days kicked in.
COVID-19 Economic Emergency
Had everything gone to plan this year, the Chancellor would have been delivering his Autumn Budget speech. Instead, Rishi Sunak declared an “economic emergency” alongside a slimmed down spending plan to see him through until spring.
Testimonials
Ashish Patani is a thoroughly professional Financial Services Specialist with an immense work ethic and outstanding approach to complex issues and challenges. I have known Ashish for over 10 years both as a trusted advisor & colleague. I highly recommend him for his specialist skills in Securities Services, Fund Accounting and Audit issues.
I enjoyed working with Ashish on various Financial Service Audit reviews. I found him very professional, efficient and focused in his approach to work.
Ashlynwood undertook a review of our Organisation’s Governance and Structure. We found them very friendly and open, knowledgeable, insightful and professional. They offered us important insights into things that could be improved and the steps forward to do so. I view them as valued colleagues and would not hesitate to recommend them.
