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Yacht Expense Management

Effective yacht expense management is essential for the smooth operation of your yacht. It involves ensuring financial transparency, controlling costs, and providing detailed reports to the beneficial owner, all in line with pre-agreed budgets.

Led by our Head of Yacht Management, who has direct onboard experience, and supported by a skilled team of yacht accountants and bookkeepers. We deliver comprehensive yacht financial management services, underpinned by strong policies and procedures to safeguard against errors and fraud.

Our expert finance team provides full financial management for yacht owners, directors, and auditors.

We specialise in the following areas of cost control and reporting:

Invoice settlement

Our yacht expense management system includes a well-defined invoice approval process that ensures vendor control and verifies invoices align with the yacht’s operational needs, location and maintenance programme.

All Praxis staff undergo continuous anti-financial crime training, to help ensure that potential risks and fraudulent transactions are detected and prevented.

Pre-paid cards

We offer Mastercard-backed pre-paid cards to minimise onboard cash requirements and ensure accurate financial reporting.

These pre-paid cards can be issued electronically or physically, with electronic versions available within 24 hours of service setup. They allow live expense tracking, ensuring financial accuracy and control.

Cloud-based platform for receipt uploads

Our user-friendly cloud-based platform simplifies the upload of receipts and ledger line selections. This platform is especially beneficial for the yacht captain and crew, who are often pressed for time with administrative tasks.

Receipts can be uploaded easily via smartphones and tablets, and all stakeholders, owners, captains, Praxis contacts and advisers will have instant visibility.

The platform also supports instant card top-ups, balance transfers and the ability to pause cards when necessary.

Financial reporting

Our team provides personalised financial reporting to yacht owners and their advisers, including updates on cards, cash flow, payroll, budgets and future funding needs at pre-agreed intervals.

This reporting offers high-level oversight, supported by detailed financial data, when required.

Bookkeeping

We provide comprehensive bookkeeping services, utilising two main systems that consolidate information from both yacht management and ownership.

The result is a clear, concise financial report for the owner, delivered promptly at the end of each accounting period.

Financial statement preparation

Where Praxis provides ownership services, we ensure that financial statements are prepared at the end of each financial year in compliance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102), applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

At the start of our partnership, we consult with yacht owners and their advisers to understand their specific financial protocols and requirements, including:

  • Funding intervals and routing
  • Currency exchange protocols
  • Invoice approval controls
  • Pre-paid card limits with multi-currency support
  • Budget levels
  • Captain autonomy levels
  • Cash management requirements for the yacht

Our goal is to reduce the administrative burden on the captain and crew, allowing them to focus on delivering exceptional service and experiences to yacht owners and their guests.

If you would like to learn more about our yacht expense management services and how we can support your yacht operations, please complete this quick form: Contact us | Praxis or reach out one of the team members listed below.

Meet the team