Category: Finance Directors

What does a part-time Finance Director actually deliver to a UK SME or growing business — and how does the part-time employed model differ from the fractional contracted alternative that businesses are increasingly being offered? Part-time Finance Director engagement has become one of the most …

How does an interim Finance Director with turnaround and financial controls experience stabilise a UK business in difficulty — and what specifically does the role deliver during the first 90 days that determines whether the business recovers or continues to deteriorate? UK businesses encounter difficulty …

How does a fractional Finance Director contribute to value creation in a PE portfolio company — and where does the fractional engagement model fit alongside the permanent finance function during the hold period? Private equity ownership creates a specific operating context that places different demands …

What does a fractional Finance Director with PE-backed exit experience deliver to a portfolio company approaching sale — and where does the PE exit context demand specific finance discipline that differs from general trade sale preparation? PE-backed business exits are different from owner-managed business exits …

What does a Finance Director with genuine UK tech experience deliver to a tech company on a fractional basis — and where do tech-specific finance challenges differ enough from generalist FD work to make sector experience material? UK tech companies operate with a finance profile …

How does a fractional Finance Director support a UK scale-up moving beyond the start-up phase — and what specifically does the role deliver during the period when growth is outpacing the business’s existing finance arrangements? The transition from start-up to scale-up is one of the …

What does a fractional Finance Director actually do for a UK SME or early-stage startup — and how should the founder of a £500k to £10m business decide whether the engagement is worth making? Most UK SMEs and early-stage startups operate without senior in-house finance …

How does a fractional Finance Director help an owner-managed UK business approach a sale, acquisition or exit — and what does that look like at FD level rather than at CFO level? Most UK businesses approaching a transaction for the first time are owner-managed companies …

By Adrian Lawrence FCA — Founder, FD Capital | Fellow of the ICAEW Most UK businesses that eventually hire a Finance Director should have done so 6–12 months before they actually do. The reason is rarely cost; it is usually uncertainty about whether the business …