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  • We are independent management consultants with a strong track record in recovering or changing finance operating models, financial processes, operations and controls.

  • SME and hands on project

    management for finance projects

  • Governance solutions that monitor
    performance of critical controls

  • High impact
    executive training

Welcome

Welcome to John (Jackie) Pritchard and his teams’ website

SP Affiliates uses a unique blend of finance, financial control, data, coaching and consulting experience to partner clients and develop pragmatic solutions to complex issues. SmartControls* helps executives articulate a risk appetite and police operations against it to meet the ongoing and continuous governance requirements of Solvency II - Basel III - Sarbanes Oxley - the Combined Code - Regulatory Supervision.  

* SmartControlsTM is the registered trademark of Intelligent Financial Controls Limited, registered in Ireland

Navigating this site

Our USP explains what we do that is different.

Project Types shows you what we do and headlines what we have done for others

SmartControls  shows examples of dashboards that police performance in operational and financial control on an ongoing basis

High Impact Training improves YOUR PEOPLE'S financial and project management skills while solving real issues, in situ

About Us  shows how we use our combination of skills and how we work 

Testimonials

  • System Process and Control, Liverpool Victoria Richard Evans, Financial Controller, LV
    Jackie worked with me on a number of different projects. He bought an innovative approach to solving complex reconciliation/control problems using standard Microsoft office tools, the solutions we developed were then used as prototypes to be built into the core systems. This approach enabled previously unreconcilable data to be bought back under control, and saved considerable costs of the same process been undertaken from scratch by the core systems programmers.

    Jackie also trained the rest of the team and shared his knowledge and skill sets to ensure the success of the project could continue beyond his involvement.

  • Cost Savings: Aileen Croft, a director at Winchester White managed John at Royal Liver Assurance
    John has an unmatched ability to unravel complexities and represent the true picture concisely and clearly. His team working and driven personality enabled us to achieve much in a difficult environment.

  • Transformation and recovery: Ralph Snedden, Board Director, Insurance at Bain Hogg, Euler and Markel

    John has a keen analytical mind capable of finding solutions for apparently complex financial problems. He has saved companies millions of pounds through the analysis and reconciliation of vast volumes of financial data.

  • Process Recovery, Liberata Financial Services. Ben Finch,  Business Analyst was seconded to Jackie at Liberata
    Jackie is professional with great vision. He is a superb trainer and mentor. His methods facilitate change with the staff rather than on the staff, which will always result in real improvement.

  • Process Re engineering, Marsh Lynn Harley, Operations Director Marsh Scotland
    Jackie quickly analysed and suggested changes to the bespoke processes of 2 niche operations to help the managers of very successful teams, each tightly constrained by resource and already operating at their limit, to demonstrate efficiencies in their processes. He worked comfortably with, and was well received by, all levels from regional board directors to managers and individual staff members. He was acutely responsive to individual needs and concerns and very quickly delivered innovative and effective solutions. I can thoroughly recommend his work.