Fractional CFO Services for UK Businesses
Highly-experienced part-time CFOs/Finance Directors who embed into your business to fix cash-flow, improve margins and support growth, without the cost, risk or delay of a full-time hire.
Financial complexity doesn't wait. As your business grows, demands increase. Without senior financial expertise, risk rises and opportunities pass. Our CFOs bring the experience needed to give you clarity and keep things moving.
Most businesses need senior financial expertise, but not full-time. A Fractional CFO gives you strategic guidance when you need it, without the full-time cost or commitment.
Senior finance expertise, on demand
Work with a CFO or Finance Director who understands your challenges and knows how to address them. The fractional model gives you senior expertise without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire, with the right experience for every stage, from early growth to exit.
No lengthy contracts, no risk, your terms.
Scale senior financial expertise around your business needs, from a few days a month to several days a week. With no lengthy contracts or unnecessary commitment, you get the right level of support at the right time, with the freedom to adapt as your priorities evolve.
Senior finance support that makes an immediate impact
Our fractional CFOs bring senior-level expertise into your business with pace, precision, and discretion. They quickly understand the realities of your organisation, focus on the financial priorities that matter most, and deliver clear, measurable impact from the outset.
Why fractional beats full time.
A more flexible, efficient way to access senior financial leadership. Fractional models remove unnecessary cost, reduce risk, and deliver impact from the outset.
Fractional
CFO
Full-time
CFO
Executive-level expertise
Senior financial leadership
On-demand engagement
Costly benefits package
No long-term commitment
Scalable involvement
Outcome-driven focus
Immediate availability
Typical cost
From £18k/year (starting from 1 day a month)
From £180k - £220k+/year (+ benefits)
What is a Fractional CFO and what do they do?
A Chief Financial Officer (CFO) or a Financial Director (FD) is responsible for the entire financial function within a business. They bring clarity on numbers and help you make better decisions. They understand where the business is today, and then look to the future and what needs to happen to drive the business forward.
A good CFO will help you:
- understand and manage your cashflow with confidence
- improve profitability
- build forecasts so you can plan ahead
- make informed decisions on hiring, pricing and investmentprepare for fundraising, investment or exit
Most businesses can gain all these benefits on a part-time basis.
Would you like to learn more?
Get in touch to discuss your financial leadership needs today.
Why The Fractional Leaders Group?
Access proven financial leadership, backed by a structured model designed to deliver impact from day one.
Calibre of CFOs
We work with experienced CFOs across industries, growth stages, and complex business environments, giving you trusted expertise for challenges like cash pressure, growth, investment, or exit planning.
How we work
We take time to understand your business, your current position, and what you truly need. Then we match you with a CFO whose experience fits in practice, not just on paper, so they can start making an impact quickly.
Ongoing support
We stay close to the engagement to make sure everything is working well. As your needs evolve, we can adjust support or bring in extra expertise, giving you consistent senior financial guidance to meet your business goals.
Financial MOT
A hands-on review with the leadership team to assess the financial, operational, and commercial health of the business, giving greater clarity on current performance and helping shape a realistic plan for the future.
"Our Fractional CFO has improved overall margins by 15% through the creation of visible dashboards for the whole SLT to use to manage their disciplines and allow the company to scale faster and to continue to improve profitability."
The numbers tell the story
Growing businesses often face the same challenges: cash pressure, delayed reporting, limited visibility, and decisions made without clear financial insight. The data reflects why experienced financial leadership matters earlier than many businesses realise.
£
200
k+
Typical annual cost of hiring a full-time CFO
82
%
Business failures linked to cash flow problems
70
%
Rely on outdated financial reporting
61
%
Of founders lack real-time financial visibility
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about fractional services and how they work
What’s a CFO, and what do they do?
A Chief Financial Officer or a Financial Director (FD) is responsible for the entire financial function within a business or organisation. Often referred to as a CEO’s righthand man/woman, they are always looking into the future and driving the business forward.
What’s the benefit to a fractional CFO, and how do I know if I need a FT or PT one?
It is recognised that 99% of businesses in the UK with a turnover below £50m, do not require a full-time Finance Director to achieve their strategic goals. Often full time CFO’s within these businesses find themselves doing non-CFO work (finance control work, IT, HR). This is hugely costly to the business. A fractional CFO allows a business or organisation maximum benefits to a business without the costs of a full time CFO. It’s a very cost-efficient way of accessing a superstar CFO without the full time cost. The savings to a business can be enormous (>£100k pa) If you think hiring a superstar fraction CFO is expensive, try hiring an average full time and seeing the value difference…
What’s the difference between a fractional, part-time CFO, interim, external, outsourced FD?
They’re all the same!
When should a company hire a fractional CFO? How do I know if we’re ready?
As soon as possible! We help businesses at all stages, whether that’s a pre-revenue startup, rapid growth, scaling up, cash-flow issues, to successful exit. We have highly successful CFO’s who have stellar backgrounds at all these stages waiting to help.
Can they help raise significant funding and or investment for the business?
Yes, they have a unique approach around building a proposition for a funder and taking the funding project right through to conclusion.
Can a fractional CFO help with scaling?
Yes, they will be advising on every element of the business that can be strengthened to grow the business.
Can a fractional CFO help with exiting/sale?
Yes, typically a CFO will stay with the business right through the whole process, concluding when the money is in the back. To ensure continuity they can also stay on under the new ownership.
Will the CFO’s be qualified?
Yes.
Do they work remotely or in our offices?
They can be flexible as to your needs, working either in the offices or at home or a combination of both.
Do they typically attend board meetings?
Yes, they usually attend, and quite often chair or lead the meeting.
Can a CFO help bring AI automation into the finance team/throughout the business?
Yes, our leaders will be working to ensure the most efficient technology systems are running throughout the business.