FD Capital

Company Overview When a business needs a Chief Financial Officer quickly - to cover a sudden departure, lead a transaction, or stabilise through a period of financial pressure - an interim CFO is the fastest and most effective solution available. FD Capital specialises in placing interim CFOs with UK businesses across all sectors. Our candidates are experienced operators with track records at CFO level, available at short notice, and able to make an immediate impact. Most engagements begin within one to two weeks of instruction. For businesses whose need is ongoing rather than intensive, a fractional CFO or part-time CFO may be the more appropriate model. - shortlist typically in 3-7 working days Client Testimonial "Adrian worked with us as our Interim CFO for six months and we are genuinely grateful for the contribution he made. His financial expertise and calm, professional approach gave us confidence in our numbers and supported better decision making across the business. I would recommend Adrian and FD Capital without hesitation." - Josh Haugh, MAS Technicae Group (International) Ltd, West Sussex Role Overview Our interim CFOs are embedded executives, not advisors at a distance. From day one they take ownership of the finance function and work alongside the leadership team. Scope varies by situation but typically covers: Cash flow management and short term forecasting Board pack preparation and investor reporting Management accounts and financial controls Banking and lender relationship management Finance team leadership and stabilisation Budgeting, planning and variance analysis Fundraising support - debt and equity PE and VC reporting and covenant compliance Statutory accounts and audit management Systems implementation oversight Handover planning for permanent successor Interim CFOs frequently identify gaps in the FP&A function during an engagement. Our financial planning and analysis recruitment can support a parallel search for analyst or manager level appointments. In some cases the right permanent appointment is at Financial Controller rather than CFO level - our financial controller recruitment covers both interim and permanent appointments at this tier. Required Experience & Qualifications Adrian Lawrence FCA, who has personally led senior finance recruitment at FD Capital since 2018, observes that Interim CFO engagements are commercially distinct from fractional or portfolio arrangements. "Interim CFOs are typically full time for a defined period - three months at minimum, often six to twelve. The businesses engaging them are usually larger than fractional clients, frequently PE backed or institutionally funded, and the brief is almost always specific: cover this gap, deliver this transformation, manage this transaction." A typical recent example: a £6m revenue PE backed tech business engaged us for an Interim CFO following the unexpected departure of their permanent CFO three weeks before a scheduled bank refinancing. The Interim CFO took ownership of the refinancing process, completed the bank package within five weeks, stabilised the monthly reporting cycle, and managed the handover to a permanent CFO appointment we made eight months later. The business never missed a board reporting deadline through the transition. Day rates across our 2025 Interim CFO placements ranged from £900 to £1,800, with the upper end concentrated in PE backed transformation work and IPO preparation roles. Total monthly cost typically runs £18,000 to £36,000 reflecting the full time commitment. While the day rate looks higher than fractional engagements, the model is genuinely different - the Interim CFO is dedicated to one business full time for the period of the engagement, not splitting attention across multiple clients. Key Benefits Candidates available for immediate start CFOs and FDs only - no other disciplines Deep turnaround and transaction network Shortlist in 3-7 working days PE, VC and family business experience UK wide coverage from London base No placement, no fee Support throughout the engagement How to Hire One We do not require lengthy written briefs before starting. A short call is enough to understand the situation and begin searching the same day. Brief - We take the time to understand the situation, the urgency, the specific skills required, and any sector experience that matters. We can usually begin searching immediately after this call. Shortlist - We present a curated shortlist of candidates within 3-7 working days. Each candidate is specifically matched to the situation, not drawn from a generic pool. Interviews - We arrange candidate meetings at your convenience, provide detailed briefing notes on each candidate, and support the assessment process. Appointment - Once you have selected your interim CFO, we support the contracting process and remain in contact throughout the engagement to make sure it is working for both parties. If you need an interim CFO - whether in the next few days or the coming weeks - call our senior team for a no obligation conversation about what is available and how quickly we can move. Contact

FD Capital is looking for a Part-Time Finance Director to oversee financial strategy and management. The ideal candidate will manage cash flow, budgeting, and lead the finance team. Experience in strategic and operational finance is essential. The role is flexible, requiring only 1 to 3 days per week, allowing for incremental commitment as businesses grow. The expected compensation ranges from approximately £52,000 to £115,000 per annum.

FD Capital in Greater London is seeking FP&A professionals for various roles including Analyst, Manager, and Head of FP&A. Successful candidates will have recognised qualifications such as ACA, ACCA, or CIMA and relevant experience in financial modelling and commercial finance. The positions aim to support UK businesses, particularly in technology, SaaS, private equity, and financial services sectors, offering competitive salaries and the opportunity to develop within a recognised finance practice.

Financial Planning & Analysis Recruitment FD Capital recruits permanent FP&A professionals for UK businesses - from FP&A Analysts and FP&A Managers through to Heads of FP&A. Every candidate we place holds a recognised accountancy or finance qualification and has demonstrable experience in financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting and commercial finance analysis. Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of FD Capital and a Fellow of the ICAEW, leads our senior finance recruitment practice. We place FP&A professionals across technology and SaaS businesses, PE-backed portfolio companies, financial services firms and mid-market corporates. For engagement types other than permanent see our Fractional FP&A, Part-Time FP&A and Interim FP&A pages. Adrian Lawrence FCA - Founder, FD Capital Fellow of the ICAEW ICAEW-Registered Practice FP&A and senior finance placements since 2018 Permanent FP&A recruitment requires precise brief definition before sourcing. A business that needs a technically deep financial modeller to own the three-statement model and support a fundraise has a different brief from one that needs a commercially oriented FP&A Manager to partner with the sales and marketing functions and drive revenue visibility. Both are FP&A but the candidate profiles are different. FD Capital spends time at brief stage understanding the specific analytical output the business needs, not just the job title it wants to fill. FP&A Analyst The FP&A Analyst is the entry point to the function - responsible for building and maintaining financial models, preparing management reporting packs, performing variance analysis and supporting the budget and forecast cycles. Typical backgrounds include newly qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA professionals with two to four years of post-qualification experience in a commercial finance environment. Strong Excel modelling skills are a minimum requirement; experience with planning tools such as Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, Vena or Planful is increasingly common and commands a premium. For a full breakdown of what the role involves see our FP&A Job Description. FP&A Manager The FP&A Manager owns the planning cycle - running the budgeting and forecasting process, managing a small team of analysts, producing the management reporting and working directly with the CFO or Head of FP&A on strategic financial analysis. The FP&A Manager brief in PE-backed businesses often includes investor reporting, covenant modelling and preparation of the financial information pack for board and sponsor meetings. Candidates typically hold ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualifications with four to eight years of post-qualification experience, including demonstrable exposure to the full FP&A cycle rather than just financial reporting. Head of FP&A The Head of FP&A leads the entire planning and analysis function - setting the methodology, owning the long-range plan, managing the team, and acting as the senior commercial finance partner to the CEO and CFO. In businesses building a dedicated FP&A centre of excellence for the first time, the Head of FP&A designs the function, selects the planning technology, recruits the team and establishes the processes and standards that will govern how the business plans and analyses its financial performance. This is a senior appointment typically reporting to the CFO and requiring significant prior experience of running an FP&A function rather than simply working within one. What FD Capital Looks for in Permanent FP&A Candidates The defining technical skill for FP&A professionals is financial modelling - the ability to build clean, auditable, dynamic financial models that the business can rely on for planning and decision support. FD Capital assesses modelling capability directly in the screening process, not by proxy through qualification status. The quality, structure and auditability of a candidate's models matters more than the complexity of the tools they use - a well-constructed three-statement model in Excel tells us more than a poorly designed Anaplan implementation. Commercial orientation The best FP&A professionals are commercially curious - interested in understanding what drives the numbers, not just reporting them. They build relationships with operational and commercial colleagues, challenge assumptions in the budget process constructively, and provide analysis that influences real decisions rather than analysis that is filed and forgotten. FD Capital specifically screens for commercial orientation in FP&A candidates because it is the quality that most commonly separates high-performing FP&A professionals from technically competent but commercially passive ones. The ACCA and CIMA qualifications both place commercial finance at their core, which is why CIMA-qualified candidates are particularly common in FP&A roles. Systems and tools Demand for FP&A professionals with experience of dedicated planning platforms - Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, Vena, Pigment, Planful - has grown significantly as businesses invest in replacing spreadsheet-based planning with purpose-built tools. FD Capital maintains a candidate pool that spans both traditional Excel-based FP&A and platform-native professionals, and we match systems experience to the specific technology environment the hiring business operates rather than assuming platform skills are universally applicable. Sectors Where FD Capital Places FP&A Professionals Technology and SaaS SaaS businesses have specific FP&A requirements that differ from traditional corporate finance environments - ARR and MRR forecasting, cohort analysis, unit economics modelling (CAC, LTV, payback period), and the financial metrics that Series A, B and growth-stage investors expect to see. FD Capital has placed FP&A professionals into technology businesses from seed stage through to pre-IPO, and we understand what SaaS FP&A looks like at each stage of the growth curve. Private equity-backed businesses PE-backed businesses operate to a more rigorous financial reporting cadence than most independent businesses, with weekly and monthly reporting to the sponsor as well as board-level management accounts. FP&A professionals in PE-backed businesses need to be comfortable with the investor pack format, covenant modelling and the level of analytical rigour that PE sponsors apply to portfolio company performance. FD Capital's broader private equity finance practice means our FP&A candidates for PE-backed roles are pre screened for this specific context. Financial services and FCA-regulated firms FP&A in financial services involves additional complexity - regulatory capital reporting, stress testing, ICAAP financial projections and the specific management information requirements of FCA-regulated businesses. FD Capital's FCA regulated firms practice provides FP&A professionals who understand this environment and can produce the financial planning output that regulated firms require. Permanent FP&A Salary Guide UK 2026 Role London Salary Regional Salary Typical Qualification FP&A Analyst £48,000 - £68,000 £42,000 - £58,000 ACA / ACCA / CIMA (NQ - 3 years PQE) Senior FP&A Analyst £62,000 - £80,000 £52,000 - £68,000 ACA / ACCA / CIMA (3-6 years PQE) FP&A Manager £72,000 - £95,000 £60,000 - £80,000 ACA / ACCA / CIMA (5-10 years PQE) Head of FP&A £90,000 - £130,000 £75,000 - £110,000 ACA / ACCA / CIMA (8+ years PQE) Bonus structures vary significantly - PE-backed businesses and financial services firms typically include performance bonuses of 15-30% of base at manager level and above. Planning platform expertise (Anaplan, Adaptive) commands a 10-20% salary premium over Excel-only candidates at equivalent experience levels. Related FP&A and Senior Finance Recruitment FD Capital places permanent FP&A Analysts, FP&A Managers and Heads of FP&A for UK businesses. Qualified, pre screened candidates with verified modelling and commercial finance experience. Shortlists within three to seven working days. FD Capital Recruitment Ltd is registered at Companies House (no. ) and has been providing CFOs and Finance Directors since 2018 and is operated by an ICAEW-registered practice. Our founder Adrian Lawrence FCA holds an ICAEW practising certificate.

FD Capital is seeking an experienced Interim CFO to immediately take ownership of the finance function for UK businesses. The ideal candidate will lead cash-flow management, board pack preparation, and investor reporting while ensuring stability and compliance during transformations. This full-time role typically lasts between three to twelve months, requiring a solid track record in finance and ability to handle high-pressure environments. Day rates range from £900 to £1,800, with total monthly costs reflecting full-time commitment.

FD Capital is seeking a fractional FP&A professional to work with UK businesses, providing expert financial planning and analysis on a day-rate basis. Responsibilities include building financial models, managing forecasts, and overseeing annual budget processes. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in commercial finance analysis. The role requires a flexible commitment of one to two days per week across multiple clients, making it perfect for experienced professionals seeking varied engagements within the finance sector.

FD Capital places fractional FP&A professionals for UK businesses - experienced financial planning and analysis specialists who work across multiple businesses simultaneously on a day-rate basis, typically committing one to two days per week to each client. The fractional FP&A model gives growing businesses access to senior FP&A capability - robust financial modelling, structured budgeting and forecasting, and commercial finance analysis - at a cost proportionate to the business's current scale. Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of FD Capital and a Fellow of the ICAEW, leads our senior finance recruitment practice. Adrian Lawrence FCA - Founder, FD Capital Fellow of the ICAEW ICAEW-Registered Practice Fractional and permanent finance placements since 2018 The fractional FP&A model works best when a business has clear, recurring FP&A requirements - a monthly forecasting cycle, a quarterly reforecast, an annual budget process - but not enough volume to justify employing a dedicated FP&A professional. The fractional professional builds the model, runs the process and delivers the output on their allocated days, providing senior level analytical rigour without the overhead of a permanent headcount addition. For businesses that need someone employed on a reduced hours basis rather than working across multiple clients, our Part Time FP&A service is the better fit. What a Fractional FP&A Professional Delivers Budget and forecast model ownership The fractional FP&A professional builds and owns the business's financial model - the integrated three statement model or the driver based planning model that the business uses for its annual budget, rolling forecast and scenario analysis. Many growing businesses have financial models that were built by the founder, the CFO or an external accountant as a one off exercise and have never been properly structured, documented or maintained. The fractional FP&A professional's first priority is typically to assess the existing model, redesign it if necessary, and bring it to a standard that the business can rely on for decision making and for presenting to investors or lenders. Monthly and quarterly forecasting The fractional FP&A professional runs the recurring forecasting cycle - updating the model with actuals each month, refreshing the forward assumptions with the management team, producing a revised full year forecast and presenting the variance analysis and forward outlook to the CFO or CEO. In businesses with a monthly management accounts cycle, the fractional FP&A professional works alongside the finance team to ensure the management accounts feed cleanly into the forecast model rather than requiring manual rekeying. Budget process management Running an annual budget process is a significant exercise that typically involves coordinating inputs from multiple departments, building the consolidated financial plan, stress testing assumptions and producing a board ready budget pack. A fractional FP&A professional with experience of running budget processes in businesses of a similar scale handles this systematically - bringing a structured approach that the business's finance function may not have had previously. For PE backed businesses, the budget process also involves preparing the financial plan in the format the sponsor requires and aligning it with the investment case targets agreed at the time of the deal. Commercial finance analysis and investor reporting Beyond the core planning cycle, the fractional FP&A professional provides commercial finance analysis on request - investment appraisals, pricing models, unit economics analysis, acquisition modelling and the financial input into strategic decisions. For businesses with investor reporting obligations, the fractional FP&A professional prepares the financial sections of the investor or board pack, ensures the KPI reporting is consistent and accurate, and provides the narrative analysis that translates the numbers into a clear strategic picture. Fractional FP&A vs Part Time FP&A - The Key Difference The distinction matters practically and structurally. A fractional FP&A professional works across two or three businesses simultaneously on a day rate basis. They are self employed or operating through a limited company, outside IR35 in most cases, and their time is divided between clients. They bring broad cross sector modelling experience and commercial independence, but they are not exclusively available to a single business on their working days. A part time FP&A professional is employed by a single business on a reduced hours contract - typically two to three days per week - with full employment rights and benefits. They are available exclusively to that business on their contracted days and build continuity of understanding over time. If the business needs its FP&A professional to attend management meetings, be reachable on their working days as the primary analytical contact, and build institutional knowledge alongside the finance team, the part time employed model is usually the right choice. If the business needs a skilled professional to run specific FP&A processes and deliver defined outputs, fractional typically works well. When Fractional FP&A Works Best Businesses preparing for fundraising or exit The most common trigger for a fractional FP&A engagement is an imminent capital raise or exit process, where the business needs investor grade financial modelling and planning capability that the existing team cannot provide. A fractional FP&A professional with fundraising modelling experience - three statement models, cap table management, scenario analysis for investor presentations - can be deployed quickly and delivers immediately without a lengthy onboarding process. FD Capital's broader Fractional CFO practice means we regularly place fractional FP&A professionals working alongside fractional CFOs as a coordinated finance leadership team for fundraising situations. PE backed businesses building investor reporting infrastructure PE sponsors investing at smaller deal sizes often find that portfolio companies need to upgrade their financial reporting and planning infrastructure quickly after investment - the weekly cash flow, the monthly management accounts, the quarterly reforecast and the KPI dashboard that the sponsor requires. A fractional FP&A professional can build this infrastructure, train the finance team to maintain it, and be redeployed once the systems are established. This is a more cost effective model than a permanent FP&A hire at a stage when the business is still building the financial management capability the sponsor expects. Scale ups between finance hires Growing businesses often find themselves between finance hires - the founder or CFO has been managing the planning function but the business has outgrown that capacity, yet the revenue and EBITDA profile does not yet justify a permanent FP&A headcount. A fractional FP&A professional bridges the gap, maintaining planning quality while the business grows to the point where a permanent appointment makes commercial sense. FD Capital helps clients transition from fractional to permanent FP&A when the time is right, with the fractional professional often playing a role in the specification and onboarding of their permanent successor. Fractional FP&A Day Rates UK 2026 Business Context Typical Day Rate Typical Commitment Start up / early stage (pre Series A) £300 - £450/day - 1 day/week Scale up (Series A-B, £2m-£15m revenue) £400 - £550/day - 1-2 days/week Mid market (£15m-£50m revenue) £450 - £650/day - 2 days/week PE backed portfolio company £475 - £675/day - 1-2 days/week Fundraising / exit modelling (project) £500 - £750/day - Project basis Day rates are quoted outside IR35. For the part time employed equivalent see our Part Time FP&A page. For permanent FP&A salary benchmarks see our FP&A Recruitment page. Related FP&A and Senior Finance Services FD Capital places fractional FP&A professionals for UK businesses - day rate, multi client model, one to two days per week. Qualified, experienced specialists available within days. Introductions within three to five working days. FD Capital Recruitment Ltd is registered at Companies House (no. ) and has been providing CFOs and Finance Directors since 2018 and is operated by an ICAEW registered practice. Our founder Adrian Lawrence FCA holds an ICAEW practising certificate.

Our fractional Finance Directors are hands on. They embed in your business, take ownership of the finance function, and work alongside your team. Financial Leadership & Strategy Setting and owning the financial strategy aligned to business goals Board reporting and presenting to investors or shareholders Financial modelling, forecasting and scenario planning Cash flow management and working capital optimisation Preparing investor ready financial packs for VC and PE fundraising Managing debt facilities and banking relationships Financial due diligence support for acquisitions and disposals Leading the finance workstream in MBO processes Operational Finance Monthly management accounts and KPI reporting Annual statutory accounts and audit management Finance team leadership, recruitment, and development Systems implementation and process improvement

A financial consulting firm in the United Kingdom seeks a Finance Director. The role requires setting and owning financial strategy aligned with business goals, monthly management accounts, and KPI reporting. Candidates should have experience in leading finance teams, financial modelling, and cash flow management. This position is crucial for managing investor relations and financial due diligence, ensuring the finance function is effective and efficient.