In today’s technology world you might be forgiven for thinking that a virtual finance director is an automated or remote web based professional, well it isn’t yet at least though maybe one day it will turn out like that! A VFD is a Finance Director who does not work for you directly, and doesn’t work […]
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Finance Director Job Description
The role of a Finance Director or Financial Director has steadily evolved as the World of Business has changed and developed, in 2019 the role is broader and more important than ever before. Here are some of the key duties and responsibilities together with notes, the exact specification depends on the business concerned, its product […]
Read MoreTackling cash flow issues
Many successful businesses have run into problems due to cash flow issues, think of Pollypeck and more recently Carillion. Managing a positive cash flow is an important task and as the credit crunch demonstrated a business can’t guarantee to borrow money just when they need it. Here are some tips and steps every business can […]
Read MoreUsing Twitter to find a new senior Finance Role
Most senior finance people are creatures of habit and use one of the top financial recruitment sites to help them find their next job, either that or they sign directly with agencies which is broadly the same approach, the agency route is of course very successful for the huge majority of candidates, occasionally an opportunity […]
Read MoreBuild your linkedin followers and get your next FD job
Linkedin is becoming more and more valuable as each year passes, I’ve realised belatedly that I don’t have as many followers as I should have. I spoke yesterday with a really established Portfolio Finance Director called Emma who has been active in this niche for 12 years+, and I was impressed and amazed that she […]
Read MoreFD Recruitment and Brexit
I get asked a lot about Brexit and how it is impacting on FD recruitment at the present time. January was a very busy month as it usually is with plans being on hold over Xmas coming forward, February 2019 was a strange month a lot of interesting discussions but a lot of holding back […]
Read MoreUsing ahrefs to research competitors, clients and employers
My background is 12 years running Search marketing and SEO companies as well as 20 years of Senior Finance roles including Group Finance Director and Group Financial Controllerships. I’ve learnt as much about SEO in that time as I had finance in the years before, so I am an unusual animal an Accountant who is […]
Read MoreNew Senior Finance Jobs section
We’ve added a new section to our website today, as three new roles came in at once and we don’t have the capacity to handle those at the moment in house. I have a network of partners in the Birmingham and London recruitment market so it is no issue to work with them to help […]
Read MoreLinkedin and your new FD Role
I am sure you have noticed but linkedin is becoming more and more important as part of any serious search for a new finance role, Senior level for certain. Everyone is on linkedin or needs to be if they are not already, and you need to carefully read the profiles of your rivals and refine […]
Read MoreDomain Authority and its importance for SEO
I used to own an run a couple of successful Ecommerce / Search marketing businesses. I built up these businesses at the same time as building up my knowledge of Search marketing. I find that knowledge of great value now as I work as a Finance Director because almost every business I get involved with […]
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