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Clients are still operating in a cost‑sensitive environment, and many need practical help to protect profit without making reactive cuts that damage service, team morale or customer experience. This session gives accountants and bookkeepers a clear, usable framework for helping clients respond to cost increases with sensible overhead controls, better supplier discipline and stronger financial visibility. It matters because price pressure has not disappeared, and many businesses are still dealing with higher payroll, energy and supplier costs than they were used to before.

In this webinar Simon Unger will cover the following topics:

• How cost pressure is showing up in client overheads, margins and working capital.
• The difference between short‑term cost cutting and sustainable cost control.
• Practical ways to review contracts, pricing, usage and supplier performance across key overhead categories.
• How accountants can help clients prioritise actions by ease, impact and implementation risk.
• A simple client conversation model to move from concern about rising costs to a clear action plan

By attending this session, delegates will learn how to spot the main drivers of overhead pressure, understand which actions are likely to produce meaningful savings, and be able to guide clients through a more structured cost‑control process. They will leave with practical ideas they can use in review meetings, advisory conversations and ongoing client support.

This session will be of most interest to accountants in practice, bookkeepers, outsourced finance providers, finance managers and industry accountants supporting SMEs and owner‑managed businesses. It is especially relevant to advisers working with clients who are under pressure from rising costs but do not have in‑house procurement resource.

Course level: Intermediate.  The content is highly practical and accessible, but it goes beyond basic awareness and gives delegates a structured way to advise clients and prioritise action