About The Hardstone Group

The Hardstone Group is a highly focused management consulting firm. We specialize in reducing operating costs by making the finance, accounting, & procurement processes as efficient as possible. The results of our work are a long-term reduction in operating expenses and a positive change in cash flow due to state-of-the-art processes that are optimized, automated, integrated, and standardized.

Why Work With Us?
For one reason - results!

You are interested in cost-effective solutions and want someone to partner with that can be held accountable for delivering them.

• If you haven't defined the problem – we can help with analysis and roadmap creation
• If you don’t have the resources – we can manage the end-to-end project for you
• If your project is in jeopardy – we can help you turn it around

Let's talk about the business issues you are faced with. Give us a call today or send us an e-mail.

Some examples of the type of work we can do for you include:

• Design and launch a Travel / Procurement (P-Card) program
• Deploy a Vendor Self-Service portal for Accounts Payable (A/P)
• Implement electronic invoicing (E-invoicing)
• Select and implement a Treasury Management System (TMS)
• Create and execute a strategy for key metrics improvement such as Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and Days Payables Outstanding (DPO)
• Roll out an electronic procurement platform
• Select / integrate / re-implement a finance / accounting platform
• Design or improve end-to-end processes to reduce costs, strengthen controls, and shorten cycle times
• Create a Shared Services Organization (SSO) capability

The latest book by Zahid Khalid, Managing Partner at The Hardstone Group, provides some very useful insights and best practices. It is available at Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com, and from the publisher, John Wiley & Sons.