Finance Leadership Blog

One of the most common and least talked about problems new CFOs or finance leaders face in startups and scaleups is this:

You arrive too late.

Not late in your career. Late in the company’s journey....

One of the biggest shocks for new CFOs in startups and scaleups is not the workload, the pressure, or even the pace.

It’s being hired to “fix finance” without anyone agreeing what that actually invol...

Starting a new finance role is one of the highest risk points in your career. Not because you are incapable, but because expectations are often unclear, timeframes are unrealistic, and you are expecte...

The start of a new year has a strange effect on people working in fast-growth businesses. On one hand, there is pressure to move quickly, pick things up, and deliver. On the other, there is often a qu...

Welcome to 2026. Before we get stuck into another fast paced year, I wanted to look back at what actually mattered to finance professionals (and founders) in 2025. The topics you read, watched, search...

This article breaks down the best month end reporting process for leaders using ten practical steps. Each point includes why it matters, how much time it wastes when it goes wrong, and how to implemen...

If you're in a startup or scale-up and responsible for finance updates, before you start building any slides, remember that nobody has time for 50-page finance decks full of screenshots, tiny tables, ...

You’re in a leadership meeting.
The Founder/CEO looks around and says,
“We need a budget for next year.”
Everyone nods.
Then someone turns to you, the finance lead, and says,
“Can you get started?”

Your b...

If you’re leading finance in a startup or scale-up, chances are you’ve been asked to set quarterly KPIs for your team.

But let’s be honest, this isn’t easy when you’re not driving revenue or churning...

A few weeks ago, a couple members of my Fractional CFO team and I attended the Accountex Expo in Manchester - so you didn't have to!

It was largely for accounting firms (rather than Startup CFOs), ho...