Commission
Establishment audit
A reconciliation of funded posts, occupied posts, vacancies and acting-up arrangements so HR and finance stop keeping two lists.
Who it is for
Finance business partners and workforce information leads heading into a budget round with two spreadsheets that do not agree: the establishment HR defends and the costed posts finance will fund.
Result
A reconciled table by cost centre and grade, with a commentary on posts that exist in one file only, acting-up that has quietly become permanent, and vacancies that have been held so long they are no longer a vacancy but a saving.
Scope
One legal entity, or a named group of cost centres. We work from the files you hold today. We do not rebuild your position-management system.
Included and excluded
Included: a pairing session with HR and finance in the same room (or the same call), the reconciled table, and a two-page note of decisions still required. Excluded: writing job descriptions, and approving deletions — those remain yours.
Timing and place
Three to five weeks, denser if both files are current. Pairing session in Watlington or at your offices.
Price and next step
A short block of days at the published day rate. Ask for an audit slot before your budget papers lock.