Finance Leadership Blog

Let’s be honest: trust isn’t something you get just because you’re nice or have a good idea.

When you're new,  whether you're a founder, finance lead, or just joined a startup, people will be sceptic...

If you’re leading finance in a startup or scale-up, here’s a simple strategy that boosts financial literacy, improves decision-making across teams, and increases your visibility as a strategic leader....

Who Owns Investor Relations in a Start-up?

In start-ups, investor relations isn’t a ‘nice-to-have’, it’s much more important than that. And if you're stepping into a finance leadership role, whether ...

One of the most important things you’ll ever learn in a startup finance role? How to communicate upwards. Especially when that means supporting a first-time founder who’s juggling product, team, board...

Being a Finance Leader is no small task. With responsibility for the financial health of a company, the pressure can be immense.

Now, throw in parenting duties (or study!) and you've got yourself qui...

Insurance is one of those topics that founders and finance leaders tend to delay.

It feels boring. It feels expensive.

And until something goes wrong, it doesn’t feel urgent.

But once you start hir...

For me, living in the Northern Hemisphere in January = clear out.  Are you the same?!

It’s cold outside. Half of my social circle are doing dry January.  The Christmas / holiday bills are coming in. ...

I was introduced to the concept of Business Partnering while I was a Finance Director at Funding Circle.  I was already conducting elements of Business Partnering, but once I learned the benefits of i...