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Companies thrive when they have a winning partnership at the top. Hiring a CFO is one of the best investments any organisation can make. Today’s CFOs are no longer just number crunchers and financial forecasters. They’re known as ‘Chief Future Officers’ who interact with almost every aspect of the company as the second-in-command to the CEO.

CFOs are quickly becoming a key C-suite role that provides an essential and unbiased point of view. Their financial insight and forecasting form the basis of the company’s strategy and provide forward-thinking. Today’s CFOs are engaging with stakeholders across the board, from investors to clients and external partners.

FD Capital Recruitment is proud of our reputation as the leading recruitment service for interim, full-time, and part-time CFOs across the UK. We work with hundreds of companies every year to unlock their potential by connecting them with a CFO. Read on to find out why you should hire a CFO.

We tailor each step of the recruitment process to find a candidate who is an expert FD or CFO in your industry. Unlock your company’s potential with a financial executive who has the strategic insights and track record to turbo-charge your growth.

No two businesses are the same. Our recruiters work closely with our clients to identify the specific needs of your business, finding the right FD/CFO to take your company to the next level. We’ll connect you with the financial executive who will tick all the boxes.

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The first step of our recruitment process is to understand what your company needs from an FD to CFO. Your recruiter will work with you to determine your skills gap and the sort of experience you need from an FD/CFO. Whether it’s fundraising, IPO experience, or financial restructuring, we’ll find the right candidate for your business journey.

We have a team that includes dozens of portfolio FDs and CFOs available to work throughout the UK. Our candidates come from a variety of backgrounds with most having experience in private equity and a growing number specialising in tech and corporate finance. We have a CFO for every company.

Hire an Affordable CFO

Your company doesn’t have to be on the stock market to afford a CFO. We’re making the skills and experience of industry-leading financial executives more accessible by recruiting on a part-time basis. A part-time CFO is an affordable option to grow your business without a long-term contractual obligation or the financial burden of a full-time C-suite position.

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Scale Your Company with a CFO

You’re not just recruiting a CFO. You’re getting access to an industry full of experts, from financial institutions to private equity investors and policy advisors. Our CFOs have a proven track record of scaling companies, including delivering successful IPOs and AIM listings.

Maximise Your Exit Strategy

Are you an entrepreneur moving on to your next project? Maximise your exit strategy by recruiting a specialist CFO with experience in your industry. A part-time or full-time CFO will streamline the exit process and ensure that you get the best exit value possible for your business.

Increase Your Fundraising and Capital

Recruiting a CFO is the quickest way to build credibility with financial institutions and private investors. Our candidates have a network of private investors with many coming from a private equity background. Realise your company’s potential by recruiting a CFO to oversee your fundraising strategy and boost your capital liquidity.

The UK’s Leading Financial Recruiters

FD Capital is based in Great Portland Street London and is proud to be the UK’s leading boutique senior financial recruitment agency. We have a UK-wide network of FDs and CFOs with members of our leadership team having over 20 years of experience in the recruitment industry.

Flexible and Hybrid CFOs

The world of work is changing. Recruit a CFO or FD on a contract that works for your business. FD Capital oversees part-time, remote, and hybrid recruiting. We have the resources to help you build a winning team with an FD or CFO who can grow with your company.

In-House or Remote

Whether your office is still bricks and mortar or you’re fully digital, our FDs and CFOs have the flexibility to work wherever you need them. Many of our financial executives are based in London with others available to work across the UK. We’ll connect you with the best candidate to fit your business needs and operations.

20+ Years’ Experience

Many of our leadership team have over 20 years of experience in the recruitment industry, completing hundreds of successful placements. We have a wide talent pool of potential FD and CFO candidates to pull from when headhunting, as well as conducting traditional recruitment. Have a read of our blog post about How a Good CFO Can Get You Through a Recession.

FB Capital are a long-term business partner with our clients, invested in your success and dedicated to finding the best recruitment options for your FD and CFO needs.

We know how vital the CEO-CFO relationship is to deliver a successful strategy. Our recruitment team works alongside CEOs to identify exactly what they want from their ideal candidate. We’ll connect your company with a financial professional who can form a winning partnership with your CEO and spearhead your growth strategy.

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Every company is different. Each has its own needs, strategy, and outlook on the future. There’s a CFO out there for every organisation, understanding the challenges they face and being able to fill their skills gap. While the role of CFO will differ between companies, they bring several benefits to any organisation they join.

Working with FD Capital gives you the ability to tailor the search for your CFO to your specific needs, whatever stage your company is at. These are four reasons why UK companies are choosing to hire a CFO.

The main purpose of a CFO is to oversee the company’s financial strategy. It’s one of the reasons that they form a winning partnership with CEOs. Most CEOs don’t have the financial skills or insight to scale their company and prepare for economic uncertainty, including recession planning.

A CFO puts systems and technology in place that provide them with data-driven insights into the company’s position in real time. An engaging CFO will translate their financial analysis into more accessible language as a trusted advisor to other C-suite members, the board, and the CEO.

CFOs are often hired with the purpose of restructuring a company’s existing financial systems, adopting a new strategy, or developing fundraising opportunities.

The CEO-CFO relationship is vital to the success of a company. The CFO is their second-in-command and a trusted financial advisor who also provides an unbiased perspective on the company’s position for the board. A CFO’s strategic insights will fuel the decision-making process of almost every aspect of the business.

Their forecasting and financial analysis account for everything from supply chain resilience to employee retention. It’s vital that you hire a CFO who will be at home in your company culture.

A CEO needs a CFO who will provide an unbiased perspective on the company’s finances and work with them to develop short and long-term strategies. It’s the CFO’s responsibility to determine whether a strategy is financially viable and to put the company in the best position to navigate market and industry volatility.

Having a CFO on board makes your company more likely to connect with potential investors. Your CFO will open doors through their connections and by giving your company credibility.

You can choose to hire a CFO when you are preparing to scale your company or engage with PE houses and private investors or apply for government grants. Potential investors will expect a CFO to keep them up to date on the company’s financial situation and provide an unbiased point of view.

You can hire a CFO at any stage in your company’s development, including when things aren’t going to plan. Most CFOs will start their new role by conducting an internal audit. They’ll examine every aspect of the business from its cash flow to the supply chain and technology systems.

Your CFO will identify potential problems within your organisation as part of their risk management role. Carrying out an audit enables a CFO to understand the full picture and identify potential areas of cost saving or growth potential.

CFOs no longer spend their days glued to spreadsheets. The role is evolving at lightning speed to take on a greater strategic and operational importance. CFOs are now the  ‘Chief Future Officer’, preparing the company for its next moves and ensuring it has the resilience to withstand market and industry volatility.

A CFO is a Chief Future Officer who is intimately involved in the future planning of the organisation in partnership with the CEO as their nearest advisor. Similarly, board members and investors view the CFO as their eyes and ears.

Hiring a CFO will develop strong relationships between the company and stakeholders with new systems and real-time forecasting to allow the company to react to industry and market changes.

You can hire a CFO on terms that work for your business. FD Capital oversees recruitment for part-time, full-time, and interim CFOs to make their skills and experience more accessible.

Choosing to hire a CFO on a part-time basis may be the best option for your business. Start-ups and scaling businesses can hire a CFO without the financial burden of a full-time position. These organisations often don’t have the necessary workload for a full-time position.

There are three reasons why a part-time CFO may be a better option for your organisation than recruiting on a full-time basis.

No Long-Term Commitment

Hiring your CFO on a part-time basis means there isn’t a long-term commitment. There’s the flexibility to grow and develop the role as your company begins to scale. You can try out a candidate and decide if they’re the right fit for your organisation and leadership team.

Fills Skills Gap

Even a successful CEO and their team will have a skills gap. Many CEOs start their companies with limited financial experience or connections with financial institutions. Working with FD Capital will help you identify your specific skills gap and hire accordingly.

Cost Effective for SMEs

You may choose to hire a CFO when undergoing a growth stage or when the company requires debt refinancing. CFOs can change a company’s fortune – whether it’s currently financially successful or not. A part-time CFO is a more cost-effective option for companies that are still growing.

We connect start-ups, SMEs, and scaling businesses with industry-leading financial professionals.

Schedule a free, confidential discovery call with us today to learn more about our recruitment and headhunting services. Members of our recruitment team have over 20 years of experience with a network of candidates throughout the UK and beyond.

Begin the recruitment process by contacting our specialist CFO hiring team at recruitment@fdcapital.co.uk or by calling us at 020 3287 9501 for a no-obligation consultation.

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