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  • Your Own FD

    Find out how a part-time FD will transform your business, for a fraction of the cost of a full-time employee.

    Read the Detailed Guide showing all the areas where we can help
  • Business Management

    In times of change, whether it is due to growth or a new direction, our skills and experience can guide you through the right changes for your business.

    We can help you make the right changes

Why Every Small Business Should have an FD

A Finance Director (FD) plays a key role in determining a company’s strategy

In large companies they will be the MD’s right hand man, combining financial and accounting skills with commercial and business acumen.

These requirements exist, whatever the size of the company. Although, for a huge majority of SME’s the cost of employing a full-time, experienced FD is extremely prohibitive. However, most SME’s do not need the role to be full-time, a part-time FD will still be extremely beneficial, providing insight and experience but without the prohibitive cost.

Whatever your business, strategy or competitive edge, the services of an FD, whether full-time or part-time, on site or remotely, will be invaluable to your business. (It is highly likely a part-time FD will operate both on site and remotely)

 A summary of the benefits a Finance Director will bring to your business are:

• a solid reporting structure for all functions within the business

• timely & meaningful profit and loss reports,

• informative management reports with emphasis on costs an margins

• cash flow projections

• market, customer and product analysis,

• a sounding board for MD and other directors.

What are the other benefits?

Confidence
You can plan with up to date financial information and forecasting

Clarity
You will have financial information that is meaningful and easy to understand

Comfort
A resource you can trust while you “run your business”

Cost effectiveness
We can save you time and money

Control
You will have access to a skilled and flexible resource

Commercial know-how
A wealth of financial and commercial experience at your disposal

  • Influences of an FD

    An FD impacts the whole business
    FD’s are multidisciplined and play a role in all areas of the business to ensure objectives and the company strategy is achieved.

    Finance is the language of the business
    ALL function within a business have a financial impact. Understanding what factors influence these impacts is crucial.

    FD’s can manage change and transformation

    • To ensure growth plans can be sustained and are profitable
    • Appraise new investment opportunities
    • Restructure the business
    • Prepare for an exit

    Risk Management
    Identifying and understanding risks to the business is essential. We refer to here the external economic, regulatory, and political environment. Awareness of a risk ensures steps can be taken to mitigate, reduce or eliminate that risk

    Cash Management
    Cash control and sometimes preservation are needed to ensure a business can fulfil its potential. Well thought out plans are essential to have uninterrupted operations or consider expansion and investment.

    Cash is King has been the mantra of many businesses but currently many believe that Cash is Gold

    Sales is Vanity – Profit is Sanity – CASH IS REALITY

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