How We Work

FD Capital was founded by Adrian Lawrence FCA, a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the ICAEW with over 25 years of experience working with boards, investors and business owners across the UK. He holds an ICAEW practising certificate in his own name. FD Capital is accredited by the Good Business Charter and is a recognised Living Wage Employer.

Our FD and CFO Recruitment

FD Capital is the UK’s leading boutique financial recruitment agency, specialising in connecting companies with Chief Financial Officers and Finance Directors — on a part-time, fractional, interim or full-time basis. Our recruitment process is founder-led, retained and designed to deliver a shortlist within 3 to 7 days.

You want an FD or CFO who can hit the ground running and deliver real change. Our candidates have a proven track record of transforming companies, delivering IPOs, scaling start-ups and navigating private equity investment cycles. Every shortlist is curated personally — we do not use automated matching or job boards as a primary sourcing method.

Industry-Leading FDs and CFOs

The role of the CFO is evolving at pace. Our candidates are not number-crunchers — they are strategists with commercial, operational and financial experience who can lead a business through growth, fundraising, exit or turnaround. We match candidates not just by technical background but by the specific stage, sector and culture of your business.

The CEO-CFO Partnership

We know how vital the CEO-CFO relationship is to delivering a successful strategy. Our recruitment process works alongside CEOs and boards to identify exactly what is needed from the incoming FD or CFO — before we begin the search.

Fractional and Part-Time Options

You do not need a FTSE 500 budget to recruit a CFO or FD. Our fractional CFO and part-time FD services give growing businesses access to senior financial leadership without the cost of a full-time hire. Our experts are available to work in-house, remotely or on a hybrid basis.

UK Coverage

FD Capital is headquartered at Great Portland Street in London with coverage across the UK. We place FDs and CFOs for businesses in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Oxford, Leeds, Nottingham, Derby, Milton Keynes, Brighton, Telford, Wolverhampton, Shropshire, and across the London and South East region. International placements are also available through our international finance director service.

“FD Capital has supported SBS Insurance Services over the past three years through the provision of a Fractional FD/CFO. Their expertise has made a significant difference in professionalising our finance function and delivering accurate, timely management information—exactly what our business needed to grow with confidence.”  Tracey Rees COO SBS Insurance Services Ltd

FD Capital covers the full range of senior finance leadership appointments. The sections below set out our core services — click through to each for detailed information.

Finance Director Recruitment

We place FDs across all engagement types: part-time Finance Director, full-time Finance Director, interim Finance Director, fractional FD and portfolio Finance Directors. For specific sectors, we offer turnaround FD, e-commerce FD, SaaS Finance Director and non-executive FD appointments.

CFO Recruitment

Our CFO practice covers part-time CFO, fractional CFO, interim CFO, portfolio CFO and full-time CFO recruitment. We also provide CFO executive search, CFO headhunting, outsourced CFO and CFO advisory services.

Financial Controller Recruitment

We recruit Financial Controllers across all engagement types including part-time FC, fractional Financial Controller, interim FC and group Financial Controller appointments.

Specialist and Executive Search

Beyond FD and CFO search, FD Capital provides executive recruitment for C-suite roles including CEO recruitment, Chief Risk Officer and Company Secretary recruitment. We also place Non-Executive Directors and board-level advisers.

Additional Services

FD Capital’s wider service offering includes pitch deck creation, Director of Digital recruitment, business turnaround specialists, support for raising private equity, M&A specialists, business exit preparation and recruitment for FCA regulated firms