Situation

An industrial portfolio company faced fragmented reporting and unclear EBITDA normalization following a major acquisition. The board lacked a clear bridge between operational performance and financial results.

Action

Our 100-day stabilization program focused on structural reporting discipline:

• Close Optimization: Rebuilding the month-end close process to clarify ownership and reduce avoidable delay.
• EBITDA Bridge: Installing a standardized normalization bridge to eliminate reconciliation noise.
• KPI Cascade: Establishing a weekly operating cadence that connects shop-floor metrics to P&L outcomes.

Outcome

Established board-ready reporting, reduced reconciliation noise, and created a more consistent weekly view of operating and financial performance.