Fractional CFO

fin-house places embedded fractional finance teams inside ambitious startups and SMEs across the UK. As a fractional CFO on their roster, you will work across a small portfolio of companies, delivering high-impact financial leadership on a flexible, part-time basis. The focus is on driving meaningful outcomes rather than simply producing numbers, with close collaboration alongside founders and CEOs at pivotal growth stages.

The role suits an experienced CFO who values relationships alongside technical rigour and wants the variety of a portfolio model. The listing notes a day rate of between £700 and £1,000 depending on experience, quoted in the source listing in GBP per day.

• Provide strategic financial leadership and guidance to CEOs and founders in support of business objectives
• Lead transformative financial initiatives including fundraising, exits, and acquisition due diligence
• Develop and oversee budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis processes
• Implement cash flow and working capital management strategies to support growth
• Conduct in-depth financial analysis and prepare comprehensive reports with strategic recommendations
• Identify financial risks and implement mitigation strategies to protect organisational health

• Proven experience as a CFO or in a senior financial leadership position
• Strong track record in fundraising, exits, and due diligence processes
• Recognised accountancy qualification such as AAT, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, ICAEW, or ICAS
• Excellent financial analysis, strategic planning, and problem-solving capability
• Highly effective communication skills for engaging with executive leadership and stakeholders
• Ability to work flexibly on a part-time, portfolio basis across multiple client businesses

fin-house provides fractional finance teams to startups and scale-ups across the UK. Their model embeds finance professionals directly into client businesses, covering everything from day-to-day transactions through to board-level strategy, with a focus on flexibility, alignment to growth plans, and genuine value-add rather than compliance-only output.