Outsourced Finance Director (FD)

A Finance Director brings enormous value to a growing business, but not every business needs one full time. Ambitious businesses are turning more-and-more to Outsourced FDs, who combine exceptional experience with greater flexibility.

"Gravitate played a key role in strengthening our internal finance function and recruiting top-tier senior finance support. Their Outsourced Finance Director service provided us with the expertise we needed to scale from £15million to £45 million in revenue.

"The Gravitate team have been more than just advisers—they’ve been true partners in our growth journey. Their deep understanding of business finance, combined with a forward-thinking and personal approach, makes them stand out in the industry."

Rob Carlin - Managing Director

Superior Wellness

An experienced finance team you don’t have to build yourself

A Finance Director is a multi-faceted role, covering your entire finance function, which includes:

  • Ensuring you are audit ready, with every transaction and policy in line with guidance.
  • Improving revenue cycles and driving pricing decisions.
  • Use automation to improve accounting functions.
  • Produce Management Accounts to help you understand your information and make better decisions.
  • Assist with fundraising/investment efforts, as well as ensuring your business is transaction ready.

Why outsource?

Having to deal with these responsibilities yourself can be an enormous stressor, not to mention distraction from the day-to-day running of your business.

In an ideal world, every business would have its own dedicated finance team to look after all of this. But bringing all of this expertise in house permanently may not be feasible.

Whatever your business size or industry, an Outsourced Finance Director gives you the tools, technology, knowledge and strategic insight you would expect only the biggest corporations to have.

"With Gravitate's expertise, we grew our turnover from £4m to £29m, secured £2m in funding to fuel our growth, and achieved a remarkable 10x EBITDA exit.

"Their strategic guidance and hands-on approach were instrumental in achieving these results. We cannot recommend their services highly enough."

Tom Beaufoy

Unity Health Group

Why work with Gravitate?

We're cost effective

When working with Gravitate, you get big company expertise as part of a cost-effective and flexible plan that can be much more affordable than a full-time hire.

We're experienced

Our team combines decades of experience in a variety of industries and company sizes to focus on your financial needs.

We're flexible

We can work as much or as little as you need, whether that’s on a part-time, long-term or project basis.

We're objective

We prioritise honesty, integrity and professionalism, promising an objective perspective that you can trust on all issues.

What we will do as your Finance Director

Team Gravitate has a wealth of experience across various sectors, and you will have the backing of a full team of finance and accounting specialists.

  • We will give you the time and financial confidence to focus on your main objectives.
  • We will make sure your business is fully compliant and audit ready
  • We will manage your cash flow, improve your revenue cycles, monitor your spending and help improve your pricing strategy.
  • We will help you automate essential financial and operational tasks, saving you time and money.
  • We will help you implement innovative new systems and processes.
  • We will help you drive strategy and success through clear and user-friendly Management Reporting, as well as accurate forecasting and financial modelling.
  • We can help upskill your current team, so that they may one day take over the financial reigns.

Is an Outsourced Finance Director (FD) right for your business?

Take our quiz today to find out

A Finance Director is an invaluable resource for businesses who want to grow, drive efficiency, learn from data and take control of their finance function.

But a full time FD may not be right for every business. That's why Team Gravitate has developed this free, interactive quiz to help you decide if an Outsourced FD is worth exploring.

  • It takes just 2 minutes
  • It’s completely free
  • After the quiz, we will provide immediate feedback on your answers to help you better understand your result!

Essential guidance for major business deals

If you have a major transaction on the horizon, such as a merger, sale or investment effort, an Outsourced FD can be a complete game changer.

They can provide valuable support and insights throughout the entire process, including:

  • Ensuring you are transaction ready, reviewing all documents and ensuring they are stored properly.
  • Working with you to identify potential buyers and managing these relationships.
  • Forecasting and financial modelling to ensure continued accuracy.
  • Calculating, tracking and helping you maximise your business valuation.

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