Stock you can trust. Margins you can defend.
We design the controls, costing, and dashboards that keep stock accurate, COGS honest, and cash flowing—so you scale without chaos.
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Who we help
- E-commerce, retail, wholesalers & light manufacturing
- Food & beverage (recipes/yields) and service businesses with parts
- South African entities with cross-border suppliers or sales
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What we do
1) Inventory Accounting & Controls
Chart of accounts & item master clean-up (SKUs, units, categories).
Perpetual inventory setup, GRN/return flows, stock-on-hand rules.
Cycle counts and variance handling; write-off approval matrix.
Deliverables: Item master, control matrix, month-end checklist.
Deliverables: Item master, control matrix, month-end checklist.
2) Costing & COGS Accuracy
Landed cost model (FX, freight, duties, insurance, clearing).
Standard vs. moving average costing; revaluation rules.
BOM/recipe costing with theoretical vs. actual usage and yields.
Deliverables: Landed-cost workbook, BOM library, COGS reconciliation.
Deliverables: Landed-cost workbook, BOM library, COGS reconciliation.
3) Demand, Replenishment & Safety Stock
Reorder points (ROP), min/max and EOQ by velocity class (ABC).
Lead-time & service-level modelling, seasonal curves.
Open-to-buy and buy-plan calendars.
Deliverables: Replenishment sheet, reorder dashboards, calendar.
Deliverables: Replenishment sheet, reorder dashboards, calendar.
4) Warehouse & Fulfilment
Put-away & pick paths; bin/location structure; batch/expiry/serials.
Pick/pack KPIs (lines per hour, pick accuracy, DIFOT).
Returns intake and refurbishment/write-off logic.
Deliverables: Process maps, bin/location plan, KPI scorecard.
Deliverables: Process maps, bin/location plan, KPI scorecard.
5) Supplier & Pricing Levers
Terms analysis (discounts, MOQ, rebates, consignment options).
Price architecture: RRP, channel pricing, discount ladders.
GP bridge (list → net → delivered → basket margin).
Deliverables: Supplier scorecard, pricing matrix, GP bridge pack.
Deliverables: Supplier scorecard, pricing matrix, GP bridge pack.
6) Compliance & Tax Touchpoints
VAT on imports/exports, notional input claims, mixed-supply rules.
Documentation packs for SARS verifications (standing files).
Deliverables: VAT treatment memo, verification bundle templates.
Deliverables: VAT treatment memo, verification bundle templates.
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Our process
Discovery (30–45 min) – catalogue, channels, bottlenecks, data.
Design – item master, controls, costing method, KPIs.
Build – models, dashboards, SOPs; catch-up adjustments.
Operate – month-end COGS close, cycle counts, supplier/pricing reviews.
Improve – shrinkage, yield, freight & terms optimisation each quarter.
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Tools & data
-Sage Accounting (+ marketplace/POS/payment feeds)
- Excel/Google models; optional Power BI dashboards
- Barcode/bin/location templates (lite WMS structure)
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Packages (guideline)
- Inventory Starter – from R4,450 (once-off)
Item master clean-up, landed-cost template, ROP/min-max per top SKUs.
- Control & Costing Build – from R7,900
Controls matrix, cycle-count plan, BOM/recipe costing, COGS close.
- Inventory Managed (Monthly) – from R2,950 pm
Month-end stock/COGS reconciliation, shrinkage & yield report, reorder sheet, supplier scorecard.
Fixed quotes after discovery. Bundle discounts with Accounting/Tax.
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Why Countwise
- Finance + ops lens: numbers that tie to the GL and move GP%.
- Audit-ready COGS and landed-cost trails.
- Practical SOPs your team can run without new software.
- Cross-border aware (FX, duties, marketplaces).
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Example wins (typical)
- 1–3 pts gross margin lift via landed cost + price architecture.
- 15–30% reduction in stockouts with ROP/min-max by velocity.
- 50%+ shrinkage reduction after cycle-count regime and bin logic.
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FAQs
We don’t have a WMS—can this still work?
Yes. We implement a light bin/location and barcode template that works in spreadsheets/Sage.
Yes. We implement a light bin/location and barcode template that works in spreadsheets/Sage.
Our COGS is wrong every month—can you fix it quickly?
We stabilise the item master, landed costs and revaluation rules, then tie COGS to a repeatable month-end checklist.
We stabilise the item master, landed costs and revaluation rules, then tie COGS to a repeatable month-end checklist.
Do you handle recipes and yields?
Yes—BOM/recipe costing with theoretical vs actual, wastage and portion controls.
Yes—BOM/recipe costing with theoretical vs actual, wastage and portion controls.
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Call to Action
Book a 30-minute Expat Tax Consult
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