
The Service
Part-Time Finance Director for Growing Businesses
Experienced FD support without full-time commitment
A part-time Finance Director (FD) gives your business the structure, insight, and financial control it needs—without the cost of a full-time hire.
At Oakstead Advisory, we provide flexible FD support for owner-managed businesses that want to strengthen financial management and improve overall performance.

What?
What a Part-Time FD Does
A Finance Director focuses on the financial health, direction, and performance of your business—not just reporting the numbers, but helping you use them to make better decisions.
We help you understand your financial position clearly, improve cashflow management, strengthen reporting and controls, and support key planning and growth decisions. Just as importantly, we act as a trusted commercial sounding board when decisions matter most.

When?
When Businesses Need an FD
Most businesses come to us when they recognise patterns like:
- Growth in turnover, but limited financial control
- Heavy reliance on an accountant for backward-looking reports
- A need for forward-looking financial planning
- Cashflow becoming tight or unpredictable
- Key decisions being made without full financial visibility
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Why?
The Benefits
Working with a fractional CFO gives you senior financial expertise without the overhead of a permanent hire.
Clients typically gain:
- Clear visibility of financial performance and what drives it
- Stronger cashflow control and forecasting
- More confident, data-led decision-making
- Improved profitability through better cost and margin control
- Strategic financial support without the cost of a full-time hire

The Process
Our Approach is Flexible and Scalable
We work closely with you and your team, providing practical, hands-on financial leadership.
This typically includes monthly reporting and insight, cashflow forecasting, budgeting and financial modelling, and support with funding or investment decisions. Alongside this, we provide ongoing commercial advice to help you move the business forward with confidence.
Our part-time FD support adapts to your business as it grows—giving you the right level of involvement at each stage, from steady-state operations through to periods of expansion or change.

