What is a Virtual Finance Director?
A Virtual FD provides a part time, outsourced service, bringing you the expertise and advice of a Finance Director, without the hefty cost of hiring one full time. Using cloud solutions and online communications, we can work together wherever you are based.
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Start-ups and established businesses need clear financial insight to understand how they are performing and to ensure they are on track for the future. A Virtual FD will manage and monitor your finances, ensuring you have the necessary data to inform the everyday decisions that shape your business.
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A Finance Director is a crucial role in any business. It is a level of expertise and experience beyond that of the day-to-day finance team. It is a different service to that provided by your year-end accountant, encompassing a more strategic, business focussed approach.
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Whatever your circumstances, we will discuss and devise a tailored service that works for you.
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About Me
Working independently allows me to deliver a bespoke service to organisations who can really benefit from high level financial input.
Bringing clarity and added value, I mostly work with start-ups, SMEs and local charities.
My 30 years in finance spans practice and industry, operating in Financial Controller and Finance Director capacities.
Possessing a niche cluster of skills, combining finance with systems implementation, process design, staff development and project management, I am ideally placed to analyse and rectify issues within organisations that are hindering progress and build foundations on which to accelerate growth.
With demonstrated experience in all aspects of accounts preparation, financial reporting, and critical analysis, I provide strategic insight, recommendation and direction to the board and the management team key to the long-term financial health and growth of the company. Continually monitoring and identifying financial risks and opportunities and designing procedures to manage and maximize respectively.
Services Provided
Financial Analysis and Reporting
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Analysis of monthly financial statements and tracking of key metrics providing insight and understanding of financial health, and advising accordingly where improvement can be made.
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Assistance with the provision of monthly financial statements where you do not have the in-house expertise.
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Planning, forecasting and cashflow monitoring.
Internal Improvement and Development
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Guidance, development, and training for your existing finance team.
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Assistance and recommendations around securing new team member hires.
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Assistance with process, procedure, and structure to provide timely and accurate financial results.
Project Management
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Overseeing financial software upgrades to minimise disruption, verify that it encompasses all your business needs, and ensure that your staff are supported.
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Leading specific finance related projects such as financial investigations or problem solving.
Part of the Team
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Professional representation and input at board and management meetings.
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Relationship maintenance with external parties and advisors. Eg. lenders and auditors.