Managing working capital

Effective working capital management isn't just about freeing up cash; it's about strengthening your business from the inside out. With today's fluctuating interest rates, inflation pressures, and shifting global trade regulations, a working capital strategy must do more than just cut costs. It should fuel resilience, efficiency, and sustainable growth.

At Efficio, our approach goes beyond the numbers, ensuring your financial strategies align with operational realities. We help you increase shareholder value by unlocking hidden cash reserves, optimising operations, and building lasting supplier relationships without disrupting your day-to-day business.

Benefits of working capital optimisation

Liquidity and working capital improvements give you access to financing at a lower cost than alternatives, such as bank finance, without diluting equity or issuing shares. Our clients typically see 20-40% improvements in free cash flow alongside measurable gains in operational efficiency that are frequently achieved almost immediately, with little effort.

As procurement and supply chain specialists, we bring finance and operations together with a holistic, operations-driven approach to working capital. Whereas traditional accounting firms often only identify working capital initiatives that amount to short-term cash fixes, leaving you with disrupted operations, damaged supplier relationships, or even impacted credit ratings. Our approach not only improves your ability to fund day-to-day operations without breaking processes but typically results in better working relationships throughout your business – and your entire supply chain.

Why use Efficio to optimise your working capital 

Efficio offers a hands-on and sustainable approach to working capital improvement that goes far beyond financial analysis.  

On payables, we excel at strategic supplier negotiations, applying a white-glove, data-driven approach that preserves relationships while improving terms. We identify and mitigate vendor risk through our supply chain expertise and improve payment processes to maximise cash, addressing missed discounts or early payments. Our team brings innovative solutions such as supply chain financing, buyer-initiated payments, and P-card strategies to unlock hidden value. We also offer benchmark insights from our proprietary spend database and can train sourcing and AP teams on negotiation and payables best practices. 

When it comes to inventory, our strong supply chain and operational improvement capabilities allow us to help you optimise your inventory by right-sizing stock levels, service and revenue. Our in-depth supply chain management expertise enables us to pull the right levers to improve operations whilst releasing cash from stock. 

When addressing receivables, our commercial experience enables us to identify strategic actions that enhance collections while protecting customer relationships and driving long-term value.