Immediate leadership. Lasting impact.

This is hands-on leadership, not oversight from a distance. I take responsibility for the finance function, work directly with management and the board, and focus on building structures that continue to work after I step out.

Interim Finance Executive

When finance leadership is missing, overloaded, or needs upgrading fast, I step in as an interim CFO or senior finance leader to stabilise operations, create clarity, and support critical decisions.

What This Typically Involves

    • Rapid assessment of financial health, risks, and blind spots

    • Cash-flow visibility and short-term liquidity management

    • Restoring confidence with management, board, and investors

    • Creating order where reporting, processes, or ownership are unclear

    • Ownership of and team leadership for the whole finance function or the controlling / FP&A function within the finance team

    • Management reporting, KPI frameworks, and forecasting

    • Budgeting, planning, and performance management

    • Board-ready reporting and decision support

  • [Only as interim-CFO or Head of Finance]

    • Oversight of accounting, closing, and financial statements

    • Improving quality, consistency, and timeliness of reporting

    • Liaising with auditors, tax advisors, and external stakeholders

    • Ensuring accounting supports decision-making

    • Building systems, processes, and roles fit for the next stage

    • Hiring or mentoring permanent finance leadership

    • Preparing the business for audits, transactions, or fundraising

    • Ensuring a clean, low-risk handover when the interim role ends

How I Work

I integrate directly into the business as a trusted member of the leadership team.
I’m comfortable operating at all levels, from detailed cash-flow mechanics to boardroom discussions, while keeping focus on what actually moves the business forward.

My role adapts to what the company needs most at that moment:

  • hands-on execution when capacity is tight

  • structured leadership when teams need direction

  • independent judgement when decisions are sensitive or high-stakes

The objective is always the same: clarity, control, and forward momentum.

    • Sudden CFO departure or leadership gap

    • Founder-led companies outgrowing informal finance structures

    • Rapid growth, international expansion, or organisational change

    • Increased scrutiny from investors, lenders, or auditors

    • Preparation for M&A, fundraising, or professionalisation

How to Engage Us

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • It means I step into the business with decision authority and operational responsibility for the finance function. I don’t observe or advise from the outside. I lead, stabilise, and execute until the organisation no longer needs an interim solution.

  • Typically when speed and judgement matter more than a long hiring process. Common triggers are a sudden leadership gap, rapid growth, increasing investor scrutiny, a transaction in flight, or a finance function that has outgrown its existing structures.

  • Usually very quickly. Interim work is designed for situations where waiting several months for a permanent hire isn’t an option.

  • An interim role is about immediate impact and transition. I focus on stabilising the function, fixing what’s broken, supporting critical decisions, and building a structure that a permanent hire can step into with confidence.

  • Yes. I directly lead and support the existing team, whether that means rolling up my sleeves on cash flow, improving reporting, mentoring team members, or introducing clearer ownership and processes.

  • Both. I’m comfortable in the details (cash, accounting, controls) and at board level (strategy, risk, capital allocation). Most clients value having one person who can move between these levels without friction.

  • Yes, where needed. Depending on the mandate, I can oversee accounting, month-end close, audits, and external advisors, ensuring the basics are solid and support decision-making, not just compliance.

  • Most last between 3-6 months and a year. The duration is driven by the business situation and the goal of building a sustainable long-term setup, not by filling time.

  • Typically on a clearly scoped interim mandate with a monthly or daily fee. There are no success fees or long-term dependencies, just transparent, aligned incentives.

  • Success means the business no longer needs me:

    • leadership has clear financial visibility

    • the finance function is stable, credible, and scalable

    • a permanent finance leader can step in cleanly

    • pressure on founders and management is materially reduced

  • If helpful, I can support onboarding of a permanent CFO or Head of Finance, provide light-touch advisory, or step back entirely. The goal is always the right long-term solution for the business.

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