ZEMA
Finance Automation & Digitalisation Consultancy

Stop Doing
Manually
What Should
Run Automatically.

I help charities and growing businesses reduce manual finance work by 40–60% — through smart systems, automation, and a proven 4-step framework.

Explore
40–60%
Reduction in manual
finance work
20+ yrs
Senior finance
experience
11 yrs
Charity sector
senior leadership
£0
If we don't identify
10–15% cost savings

Choose Your Path

Two distinct offers — one for charities, one for growing businesses. Both built around the same 4D Framework and the same guarantee.

For Charities with Income up to £10m
Trust &
Transparency

Donor confidence starts with a finance function you can trust. I automate the complexity of fund accounting so you spend less time reconciling and more time delivering impact.

£25k–£50k
Estimated annual saving
£1,900
Avg monthly cost saving
  • Automated restricted vs unrestricted fund tracking — see any grant balance at a click
  • Gift Aid automation — no more missed or delayed claims
  • Month-end cut from weeks to days
  • Real-time board and trustee reporting packs
  • Xero, QuickBooks Non-Profit, iATS, NetSuite Non-Profit
See the Full Charity Offer →
For SMEs with Turnover up to £10m
Growth Without
Headcount

You shouldn't need to hire more people just to handle more volume. I build the automated finance stack that lets you double your turnover without doubling your back-office headcount.

£29k–£49k
Estimated annual saving
10 hrs
Saved per Finance Manager / week
  • Invoice processing automated — Dext/Hubdoc OCR, never type an invoice again
  • Expense management — Pleo or Spendesk replacing paper receipts
  • Live board packs at the click of a button — Spotlight Reporting or Fathom
  • Audit preparation cut from 4 weeks to 2
  • Xero, Sage Intacct, NetSuite Light, Adaptive Insights
See the Full SME Offer →

The 4D Finance Digitisation Framework

Every engagement follows the same proven structure — from day one assessment to a finance function that scales.

01
Diagnose
Assess current state — systems, processes, and pain points
02
Design
Future-state architecture — tools, workflows, data model
03
Deploy
Implement tools, automation, and integrations
04
Drive
Optimise, scale, and continuously improve

Results Guaranteed.
Or You Don't Pay.

The Results Guarantee

Complete the Finance Digitisation Assessment and I guarantee your organisation will identify sustainable cost savings of 10–15% of your current finance operating costs — or you pay nothing.

Not a vague report. Not generic best practice. A specific, costed plan built around your team, your systems, and your budget — backed by 20 years of senior finance experience.

Sylvie Bissileu

A qualified accountant with over 20 years of finance experience, including 11 years in senior leadership within the charity sector.

I have a proven track record of transforming finance departments by identifying and implementing digital solutions that deliver lasting, measurable results — from ERP migrations and process redesigns to automation programmes and governance frameworks.

My goal is always the same: giving finance teams the tools and time to do their best work.

20+
Years qualified accountant
11
Years charity senior leadership
£0
If 10–15% savings not identified
Specialist in charity fund accounting and SME finance digitalisation
The 4D Framework — a proven, repeatable structure with predictable outcomes
Results guaranteed — 10–15% cost savings identified or you pay nothing
Fixed pricing — you know the full cost before we start
Senior-level expertise without the overhead of a full-time hire
Plain English — always. No unnecessary jargon.

Three Ways to Work Together

All engagements scoped and priced before work begins. No surprises, no scope creep.

Finance Digitisation Assessment
£5k – £15k
2–4 weeks • Fixed price • Start here

Full assessment of your current finance function — systems, processes, pain points — with a costed roadmap and ROI estimate. Guaranteed to identify 10–15% in savings or you pay nothing.

Finance Transformation & Implementation
£8k – £25k
Project-based • Fixed price agreed upfront

End-to-end implementation — process redesign, system selection and setup, automation, and data model. Smaller engagements £8k–£12k. Multi-system implementations £15k–£25k.

Fractional Head of Finance Transformation
£3k – £15k/mo
Retained • Flexible commitment

Senior-level transformation oversight on a retained basis — vendor management, implementation governance, and continuous optimisation. Without the cost of a full-time hire.

Ready to Get Started?

Book your free 30-minute discovery call. No obligation. No jargon. Just an honest conversation about where your finance function is today and what it could look like.

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