TRANSFORMING CHALLENGES INTO OPPORTUNITIES
FINANCIAL | OPERATIONAL | STRATEGIC
Your Business Problems, Our Solutions
AS Advisory helps business owners navigate challenges, whether they are facing financial distress, looking to improve financial performance or need something investigated or quantified.
Specialising in Insolvency, Forensic Accounting and Business Improvement, we provide real time solutions when things go wrong, relieving owners of the stress and anxiety and showing them a pathway forward.
Our hands on approach, knowledge, expertise, years of experience and industry contacts will ensure we tackle your crisis, help you regain control and build a profitable, stronger and more resilient business.
Business Solutions That Deliver
By understanding your unique needs and vision, we deliver proven results that impact your bottom line.
Have You Ever Experienced Any of These
- Business performing below expectations
- Unresolved financial disputes
- Uncertain cash flow
- An external or internal shock
- Creditor payment pressure
- General feeling of stress and anxiety
- Loss or incapacity of a key person
- Needing assistance to buy something
Stop struggling with business problems – let’s solve them together.
Our Services
Advisory
Enhancing business value by providing strategic direction and optimising operational performance, leading to stronger profits and improved cash flow.
- Business Planning
- Cashflow Modelling
- Cost Analysis
- Profit Improvement
- Interim Management
- Finance (debt/equity)
- Sale of Business
Forensic
Quantifying the position through high quality, timely and cost effective investigation and advice.
- Quantification of Loss
- Fraud Investigation
- Dispute Resolution
- Asset tracing
- Business valuation
- Expert testimony
- Employee misconduct
Restructuring
Guiding business through financial challenges and assisting owners and stakeholders with recovering value when everything seems lost
- Informal workouts and turnarounds
- Formal Insolvency
- Business viability reviews
- Debtor and Creditor Advisory
- Business and Asset divestment
- Safe Harbour
- Risk Management
Programs
Structured mentoring and business development programs designed to improve business owners skills and assist them to build profitable and resilient businesses.
- Online Training
- Business Mentoring
- Guides and tool kits
- Sale of Biz Ready
Program
Testimonials
Our Approach
Every Business Faces Challenges That Are Difficult To Deal With On Your Own
Who said running a business was going to be easy? Certainly not anyone who’s run one.
At some point we all face things that we aren’t quite sure how to handle. The hardest thing to do is put your hand up and say I need a bit of help here. But when you do something magic happens. The right people are there to help you and very happy to do it. You get someone with real experience and someone who has been where you are now. It’s time to get rid of the she’ll be right attitude that many businesses have.
A lot of people come to us when they are in a dire situation. It’s hard to fix entrenched problems, it’s much easier to help early on. Prevention is the best cure. When you book a chat with us, we’ll give you all the help and support you need. We treat your business as if it’s ours. That’s how seriously we take things. When you succeed, we’re happy.
Webinar: How to Shield Your Business & Clients when the ATO comes knocking
What you will learn:
- What triggers ATO action and how to spot the early warning signs
- The step-by-step ATO escalation process (from letters to legal action)
- Director penalty notices and personal liability what they really mean
- Strategies that work: real-world case studies and what could have been done earlier
- What to do now if you or your clients are already under pressure
Who Should Attend:
About The Host:
Andrew Schwarz, Founder of AS Advisory, is a Liquidator and Forensic Accountant with over 30 years of experience guiding business owners and their advisors through financial crises. His calm, outcome-focused approach is built on integrity, real-world expertise, and a deep passion for helping people turn setbacks into comebacks.
“Our mission is to give business owners their freedom back through clear advice, structured strategies, and unwavering support.” — Andrew Schwarz
Case Studies
How Did We Help An Event Hire Business Survived and Thrived Using Voluntary Administration
It’s been over five years since COVID-19 dramatically reshaped the business landscape. While many companies struggled to survive, some took bold, strategic steps to not just endure but come out stronger. One such example is an event hire business that faced an...
Detail in Numbers
Executive Summary During an insolvent trade claim by a liquidator, AS Advisory operated on behalf of the defendants. The defence concentrated on establishing the liquidator relied on incorrect and inaccurate financial information. To establish that the liquidator did...
When an Informal Restructure is the Answer
Executive Summary Business restructure requires a financially and operationally driven approach that focuses on balance sheets paired with shared effort in all aspects of the business to establish a plan. The best way to protect the value and restructure a company may...
Insights
Post-COVID Recovery for Hospitality Businesses: Lessons from a Real Restructure
Over the years, I’ve seen many businesses face extraordinary challenges - some that seem insurmountable at first glance. Recently, I had the opportunity to guide a long-standing hospitality business through a small business restructuring (SBR), and it was a stark...
Understanding and Using KPIs to Drive Better Business Decisions
In today’s fast-moving business world, it’s easy to get swamped by data, but not all numbers are created equal. The real power comes from knowing which numbers matter most, tracking them regularly, and using the insights to make better decisions. That’s why Key...
When Cash Stops, What’s Next?
I’ve been doing this work for a long time now, over three decades. And if there’s one thing I’ve learnt, it’s that no business is bulletproof. Even the best-run companies, with all the right numbers and people in place, can get hit hard when something completely out...