Advisory · 7 min read
5 Financial Controls Every Growing SME Needs in 2025
Rapid growth can create blind spots. These controls keep fraud, cash leaks, and compliance surprises at bay.
Published 2024/12/02
Design controls that scale
Growth adds new systems, people, and complexity. Without updated controls, reconciliations slow down and compliance risk spikes.
We map every control owner, evidence source, and frequency so you can demonstrate governance to banks, auditors, and investors.
- Dual approval workflows
- Cloud accounting access rules
- Automated variance reviews
Build accountability
Assign owners for every ledger and filing. When everyone knows their lane, audits become smoother and data stays trustworthy.
Weekly finance stand-ups and exception dashboards make it obvious where support is needed before deadlines slip.
Put BPA's control pod to work
We design the control framework, build the SOPs, and train your in-house team so nothing depends on a single hero employee.
Our advisors stay on retainer to review anomalies, tighten segregation of duties, and brief leadership before board or lender meetings.
Why leaders trust BPA
Control maturity benchmarking
BPA scores your current controls against best practice so you know which risks to prioritise first.
Playbooks tailor-made for SMEs
We deliver ready-to-run SOPs, approval matrices, and evidence trackers that plug straight into your stack.
Ongoing stewardship
Quarterly reviews keep controls aligned with new systems, funding rounds, or geographic expansion.
Schedule a controls workshop
Work with BPA Financial Solutions to put these ideas into action with accurate bookkeeping, proactive tax planning, and CFO-level advisory.