Location: Manchester (hybrid)
Commitment: Around 1 day per week initially, likely to reduce to 2–4 days per month
Day rate: £600–£750 per day
Start: Immediate

Role

FD Capital is working with a well-established architecture practice in Manchester to appoint a Fractional Finance Director. The practice has a capable in-house finance team producing monthly and quarterly management accounts. The leadership team now wants a senior, independent finance voice who can look past the numbers to the underlying financial health of the business, and help put it right.

This is a strategic role rather than a reporting one. The previous arrangement leaned heavily on spreadsheets and described problems without solving them. The practice wants a Finance Director who will diagnose the causes, set out clear and practical solutions, and build a finance function that runs on its systems rather than offline workbooks.

You will start at around one day per week, working with the leadership team and the board. As the finance function matures, the commitment is expected to reduce to three or four days per month, and later to around two. This pattern is agreed from the outset. The role is hybrid, with regular time in the Manchester studio and the rest delivered remotely.