The role of an FD varies widely depending on the size, complexity, sector and culture of an organisation.  However, the role and responsibilities of a 'modern' FD can be broked down into two activity areas.  The strategist, providing leadership and insight and the operator dealing with the functional business support covering information provision and regulatory compliance.

The strategist is forward looking, identifying the potential for development and growth, the operator drives the need for business efficiency and control, with a focus on the supply of relevant, timely, and accurate information to support decision making whilst meeting the regulatory taxation and statutory financial reporting requirements of being in business. 

Working with you and your management team, our FDs can provide a professional and tailored service to assist you with a variety of financial and commercial activities, including: 

• Formulating strategy and Strategic Business Planning;
• Preparing and managing budgetary control and forecasting systems;
• Improving working capital management and cash generation;
• Increasing profitability and improving business efficiency;

• Investment appraisal;

• Production of management information and financial accounts;

• Review and enhancement of financial controls, processes and procedures;
• Accounts preparation and dealing with Auditors; and
• Leading and managing your finance function.

We will provide the commercial financial expertise that helps you get the information that you need, the commercial financial expertise to present and explain the information in a clear, structured, logical and understable way providing insight and guiding you in the right direction. Expertise that helps create value from the information that you have.  Expertise that provides sound financial input into the evaluation of investment decisions, the forward looking strategic decisions that can make such a different to success or failure.