11 months
Engagement
Financial architecture for a major European deal
M&A, audit & deal work Completed
Led the financial modelling for the largest European deal in Avanade's 15-year history. Kept internal costs and the figures presented to the client reconciled throughout an 11-month engagement.
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The problem
A complex transaction required internal cost structures and external outputs to remain aligned across an 11-month engagement.
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My role
Built one self-updating model for internal cost structures and external outputs.
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Where it stands
Delivered reconciled deal economics throughout the 11-month engagement and received direct commendation from senior sponsors.
Results and evidence
Avanade's largest EU deal
Scale
Source notes
Led financial architecture for the firm's largest European deal in 15 years.
Built an integrated workbook that kept internal costs and external outputs reconciled for eleven months.
Business impact
Gave decision-makers one reliable view of transaction economics on the firm’s largest European deal.
How I did it
- 01
Maintained a consistent methodology across Sales, Finance, Tax and Legal stakeholders.
Tools and working context
Retail sector; largest European deal in Avanade’s 15-year history; direct Group CFO reporting line.
- Tools
- Excel · Financial modelling
- Business area
- Deal shaping · Pricing
- Skill type
- Finance
Why I made these choices
- Derived internal and external views from one source to prevent reconciliation drift.
- Kept cross-functional assumptions visible and consistent throughout the engagement.
What I learned
- One controlled model prevents commercial and financial views from diverging on a long transaction.
What comes next
- Apply the single-source pattern to later group reporting and transaction work.