Your numbers, without the jargon.
A part-time Finance Director for small businesses. Management accounts, forecasts, cash flow, dashboards and VAT, explained so you can act on them.
- Fixed monthly fee
- Works alongside your accountant
- Based in Manchester, serving the UK
Customers are now taking nearly two months to pay you, so your cash is stuck in unpaid invoices.
What’s keeping you up at night?
There’s never enough cash
Profitable but short of cash is common, and fixable.
I don’t really understand my numbers
Get a short monthly report you can read in ten minutes.
A big decision is coming
Hiring, a new market, a big contract or buying a business. Get the numbers straight first.
Too much admin, too many spreadsheets
Fewer manual jobs and numbers you can trust.
HMRC deadlines worry me
VAT, payroll and pensions done right and on time.
I need someone senior to talk to
A part-time Finance Director, without the full-time salary.
Everything a finance director does, in ten services
Use one on its own, or have us look after the lot as your part-time Finance Director.
Plan where you’re going
Set the direction and know what you can afford.
Understand your numbers
See how the business is really doing.
Stay in control
Protect your cash, your deadlines and your deals.
Save time
Let systems and software do the repetitive work.
Simple to start, easy to keep going
You don’t need to understand finance to work with us. That’s the point.
Intro call
Tell us what’s on your mind. No jargon and no pressure, just a conversation about where you are and where you want to be.
Look at your numbers
We review your current accounts and systems and agree what matters most to fix first.
Agree the plan
A clear scope and a fixed monthly fee, so you know exactly what you’re getting.
Settle into a rhythm
Monthly numbers in plain English and regular check-ins, so you always have someone to call.
Better insight leads to better decisions, and better businesses
Senior help, part-time
The experience of a full-time Finance Director, for the days you actually need.
Plain English, always
If a number needs explaining, we explain it. If a word needs translating, we translate it. Read the jargon buster.
Built for decisions
Our reports are made to help you act, not to tick a box for HMRC.
Alongside your accountant
We look forward and plan; your accountant looks back and files. The two work well together.
Quick answers
What is a virtual (or fractional) Finance Director?
A senior finance person who works with your business part-time. You get the experience of a full-time Finance Director for a few days a month, on a fixed monthly fee, instead of paying a full-time salary.
I already have an accountant. Do I still need this?
Usually yes, and the two work well together. Your accountant looks backwards: year-end accounts, tax returns and compliance. A Finance Director looks forward: planning, cash, pricing and decisions. We work alongside your accountant, not instead of them.
What are management accounts?
A short monthly report showing what you sold, what it cost, what profit you made and where your cash is. They are different from year-end statutory accounts: they are made for you to run the business, not for HMRC.
Do I need to understand finance to work with you?
No. Everything is explained in plain English, with no jargon, and we will always tell you what a number means and what to do about it.
Tell us what’s on your mind.
No jargon, no pressure. Book an intro call and we’ll work out what would actually help.