There is no single right model. It depends on your business, your stage, your complexity and what you need finance to do.
A Business Accountant, not just an accountant: someone who understands your accounts and the business behind them.
One person works with you. A team stands behind them, so finance keeps moving through leave, illness or resignation.
More than one person, without a large department. Built around your volume, complexity and systems, not headcount.
From "someone maintains the accounts" to "someone owns the finance function".
CFO-level thinking without a full-time CFO: planning, cash strategy, profitability, funding and growth.
One partner accountable for people, processes, systems, operations, reporting and leadership.
Clean-up, reconciliation projects, MIS development, assessments, transitions and system implementation.
Project support sits alongside the journey. You don't have to move through the models in order. A business may need a project at any stage: MIS alongside a Business Accountant, a clean-up alongside a finance team, or an international project alongside a complete finance function.
| Model | Best for | Main focus | Senior support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Accountant™ | Businesses needing dependable day-to-day finance | Accounting, closing, MIS | Review and escalation |
| Business Accountant + Backup™ | Businesses that can't afford disruption | Continuity, review, documentation | Structured |
| Custom Finance Team™ | Growing businesses outgrowing one person | Capacity across AR, AP, payroll, MIS | Senior review |
| Finance Manager™ | Businesses needing someone to own finance | Team, controls, MIS, cash | Leads finance |
| Fractional CFO™ | Complex decisions, growth, funding | Strategy, planning, forecasting | Strategic leadership |
| Complete Finance Function™ | Businesses wanting one accountable partner | Everything, clearly scoped | All levels |
Our people work with your team at your location.
Finance capability delivered remotely.
Onsite time with management, remote finance execution.
Senior or specialist capability without a full-time role.
Dedicated professionals working with your business.
A defined scope, objective and timeline.
Continuous support and business partnership.
You may start with a Business Accountant. Then add backup. Then build a finance team. Then add a Finance Manager. Then bring in Fractional CFO capability. Or, eventually, a complete finance function.
That's fine. You don't need to decide before speaking to us. Tell us where the business is today, what's working, what isn't, and what you're trying to achieve.