What is ProfitAudit 360?

ProfitAudit 360 is a fixed-fee, 3-week engagement that delivers a complete TDABC profitability model, a Whale Curve analysis, and an action roadmap. It is the fastest way to discover where a company truly makes and loses money.

How much does a profitability audit cost?

ProfitAudit 360 is offered in three fixed-fee tiers depending on scope and number of business units or product lines analysed, starting from EUR 3,500 (Focus), EUR 7,500 (360) and EUR 15,000+ (Enterprise).

How long does it take?

A ProfitAudit 360 engagement typically takes 2 to 6 weeks depending on tier, far faster than traditional ABC projects, because AI-assisted data ingestion and cost-pool classification accelerate model building.

Flagship engagement, Fixed fee

Your company is losing money. In three weeks, we will show you exactly where.

ProfitAudit 360 is a fixed-fee diagnostic that maps your entire cost structure using TDABC, builds a whale-curve profitability model, and delivers a margin-recovery roadmap. No hourly billing. No surprises.

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THE PROBLEM

What you cannot see is costing you money.

Hidden cross-subsidies

Profitable customers unknowingly finance unprofitable ones. In most companies, the Whale Curve shows 20-40% of customers actively destroy value.

Allocation ≠ reality

Traditional volume-based cost allocation (revenue, headcount, square metres) distorts product and customer profitability, making every pricing decision unreliable.

Pricing without cost-to-serve

Prices are set without understanding the true cost of delivering to each customer. The result: margin leaks on your largest accounts go undetected.

Reports without answers

Finance teams produce profitability reports, but no one can explain where margin is leaking or what to do about it.

01 What you get

Six deliverables. One fixed fee. No surprises.

Cost-structure mapping

A complete map of your cost pools, resource groups and allocation drivers. We translate your general ledger into an activity-based architecture your team can read and challenge.

TDABC time equations

Process-level time equations that capture the real consumption of resources by product, customer and channel. The engine behind accurate unit costs.

Whale-curve profitability

A cumulative profitability curve that ranks every customer and product from most to least profitable. The single most revealing diagnostic in cost management.

Scenario simulation

What-if scenários for pricing changes, cost shifts and customer-mix decisions. See the P&L impact before you commit a single euro.

Live CostCtrl model

A working model deployed on CostCtrl that your finance team can update monthly. You own the model. We transfer the knowledge.

Margin-recovery roadmap

A prioritised action plan with specific interventions, expected margin impact, and a timeline. Not a deck. A roadmap your team can execute.

02 How it works

Three weeks. From data to decisions.

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Week 1

Discovery & data

Kickoff workshop with finance and operations
Collect financial and operational data
Map cost pools and resource groups
Validate activity drivers with your team

Week 2

Model & analysis

Build TDABC time equations
Run the profitability model in CostCtrl
Generate whale curve and customer-level P&L
Identify margin leaks and cross-subsidies

Week 3

Insight & handover

Present findings to leadership
Deliver scenario simulations
Train your team on the CostCtrl model
Hand over the margin-recovery roadmap

03 Scope & fee

One methodology. Three scopes. Always fixed fee.

Focus

Typical duration

2-3 weeks

One business unit or product line. Ideal for a first engagement or proof of concept.

Single BU cost-structure mapping
TDABC time equations
Whale curve for selected scope
Margin-recovery quick wins

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Most chosen

360

Typical duration

3-5 weeks

Whole-company profitability map. The full ProfitAudit experience across all business units, customers and products.

Company-wide cost-structure mapping
Full TDABC model with time equations
Whale curve, heatmap & scenario engine
Live CostCtrl model & team training
Margin-recovery roadmap

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Portfolio

Typical duration

Scoped per mandate

For PE funds and multi-site groups. We map profitability across portfolio companies or multiple geographies.

Cross-entity cost benchmarking
Portfolio-wide whale curve
Due-diligence cost model for add-ons
Consolidated margin-recovery roadmap
Board-ready reporting package

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Detailed scope comparison

Feature	Focus	360	Portfolio
Profitability gap quantification	✓	✓	✓
Margin architecture mapping	✓	✓	✓
Profit tree decomposition	-	✓	✓
Whale Curve analysis	✓	✓	✓
Multi-dimensional profitability	-	✓	✓
Systems & data assessment	-	✓	✓
Team competency review	-	-	✓
Methodology & allocation review	-	✓	✓
Forward-looking readiness	-	✓	✓
Sector benchmarks	-	-	✓
Implementation roadmap	-	✓	✓
Executive workshop	-	✓	✓
Typical delivery	2-3 wk	3-5 wk	Scoped

Every engagement is scoped to your data. We present a single fixed-fee quote after a free scoping call, never billed by the hour.

04 Questions

Everything you need to know before the scoping call.

What data do you actually need?

A general ledger export and transactional records (sales, orders, production logs). We work under NDA and can operate with anonymised data if required. No ERP access needed - a set of CSV or Excel files is enough.

Do we need to buy CostCtrl first?

No. A CostCtrl licence is included in every ProfitAudit engagement. You get a working model on the platform as part of the deliverables, with no additional licence cost during the project.

What size company is this for?

ProfitAudit 360 is designed for companies with EUR 5M to 500M in revenue, typically with 200 or more employees. We also work with PE funds running profitability diagnostics across portfolio companies of any size.

How is this different from the Big Four?

We are cost-engineering specialists, not a generalist firm staffing junior analysts. We deliver a working model in three weeks, not a slide deck in three months. Fixed fee, senior team, and you keep the model.

What if our data is incomplete?

We work with what you have. Every company's data has gaps. Our methodology is designed to deliver actionable insights even with imperfect data. We document assumptions transparently.

How much of our team's time is needed?

Typically 2-4 hours total: a kick-off call, one data walkthrough session, and the final readout. We do the heavy lifting.

Is this a statutory audit?

No. ProfitAudit 360 is a management consulting engagement, not a financial audit. We do not issue opinions on financial statements.

What happens after the audit?

You receive a complete TDABC model inside CostCtrl, a margin-recovery roadmap, and clear next steps. You can continue independently, engage us for implementation, or do nothing - there is no lock-in.

Can we attend a workshop first?

Absolutely. Our TDABC workshops run regularly and are a great way to experience the methodology before committing to an audit. Check the Events page.

Your company is losing money. In three weeks, we will show you exactly where.

What you cannot see is costing you money.

Six deliverables. One fixed fee. No surprises.

Three weeks. From data to decisions.

One methodology. Three scopes. Always fixed fee.

Detailed scope comparison

Everything you need to know before the scoping call.

The scoping call is free. The insight is priceless.

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