Part-Time Finance Director UK
Fractional and part-time Finance Directors who join your team, lead your financial strategy, and drive growth — from £1,795/month. No recruitment fees. No long-term contracts. Start immediately.
Part-Time Finance Director Guide
Move beyond financials and position your company for a stronger future.
The role of the modern Part-Time Finance Director has changed. See how.
Meet your Part-Time Finance Directors
Our experienced Part-Time Finance Director’s will deliver transformative leadership.
Part-Time Finance Director FAQs
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Access a part-time finance director with a wealth of experience and a track record of success to lead your finance strategy
Our role is to bring transformative leadership and to be accountable for the key decisions that help your business grow. We do this on a completely flexible basis with no fixed-term contracts.
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Transformative Leadership
Your part-time finance director is a leader in their field, with the knowledge, skillset and experience to empower your team while taking your business to the next level.
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Immediate Impact
We demonstrate value from day one. We’ve got experience from previous projects and have nailed down efficient processes – we cut out the learning curve and will quickly identify what your business needs to grow.
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No Risk To You
We don’t do long-term contracts or 3-6 month notice periods. If your needs change, we can quickly arrange a change of personnel.
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Knowledge & Experience
Our part-time Finance Directors have a minimum of ten years’ senior finance experience and a proven track record of success.
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Complete Flexibility
Our part-time Finance Directors can start as soon as you need them, and our flexible contracts mean you can increase or decrease commitments according to your needs.
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We Join Your Team
Our part-time Finance Directors are team members, not just consultants – we join your team to deliver strategic financial vision and transformative leadership from within.
What Does a Finance Director Do?
A part-time FD will help your company move beyond just keeping financials in order by helping plan and position your company for a strong future. They will:
- Raise Funding – a part-time finance director has an extensive network of partners and investors with access to all types of funding. We can guide you through the process.
- Scale Faster – Do you want to scale but don’t have the right funding, processes, or technology in place? A part-time finance director will have guided many businesses through the process before.
- Increase Valuation – What is your growth plan? What is your roadmap to increasing the value of your business? A part-time FD can answer all these questions so your business gets the value it deserves
- Change/Restructuring – The goals of businesses change over time. A part-time finance director has the expertise and experience to make this challenging period a smooth, successful transition.
- Prepare For Exit – Time to sell? Exits are a natural part of the lifecycle for entrepreneurs. Well-prepared businesses sell for more. A part-time finance director can help you realise the true value of your company that you’ve worked hard to create.
How Can a Part-Time Finance Director Help My Business Grow?
- The role of the modern finance director has changed. They’re no longer expected to simply ‘count the beans’ and offer a strictly financial support function.
- Finance directors have evolved into commercial business leaders and strategic advisors to CEOs. They play an active role in leading team members, delivering financial advise and expertise, and helping to drive wider business strategies that support an organisation’s long-term goals.
- When you’re a business looking to grow, you may not have someone on your team with this level of experience and expertise, and employing a full-time finance director or CFO can be risky and costly.
- Leadership Services offers a flexible finance service that gives you access to highly experienced part-time finance directors who deliver transformative leadership from within your business from day one – without any long-term commitments or hefty costs.
Knowledge & Experience
Your part-time finance director has a minimum of ten years’ senior finance experience and a proven track record of success.
No Tie-Ins
No recruitment fees. No long-term contracts. You can leave your arrangement without any fixed contract period.
Affordable Model
Small-to-medium-sized businesses can access a highly experienced part-time FD at a significantly lower cost than hiring a full-timer.
Complete Flexibility
Your part-time finance director can start as soon as you need them, and our flexible contracts mean you can increase or decrease commitments according to your needs.
Full-Time Benefits
We are highly skilled in managing needs on a part-time basis, meaning a part-time finance director can deliver the same results as a full-time director in significantly less time.
We Join Your Team
A part-time finance director is a team member, not just a consultant – we join your team to deliver strategic vision and transformative leadership from within.
Meet Your Part-Time Finance Director
An experienced part-time finance director has the knowledge and expertise to deliver transformative leadership that supports your business vision.
Empowering Transformation:
The Rise of the Fractional CFO
Leadership Services has created a FREE report about the benefits of using a fractional CFO and provides a 4-step roadmap for finding the right one for your business.
Startups and SMEs are increasingly turning to part time directors such as fractional CFOs to provide stability, as well as confidence and strategic guidance to founders, CEOs, board members and investors.
In this guide, we explore the challenges causing this trend, the benefits businesses have from capitalising on hiring part time directors, and offer insight into how organisations can continue to drive long-term performance in these uncertain times with transformative financial leadership.
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A part-time Finance Director from Leadership Services starts from £1,795 per month. This compares to a full-time Finance Director or CFO salary which typically ranges from £90,000 to £160,000 per year in the UK, plus on-costs, benefits, and recruitment fees. Our model gives you senior financial leadership at a fraction of the total cost, with no long-term commitments.
A Finance Director typically manages the financial operations, reporting, and compliance of a business. A Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a more senior, often board-level role focused on financial strategy, investor relations, and capital structure. In practice for SMEs, the roles overlap significantly. Leadership Services provides fractional Finance Directors who operate at both strategic and operational levels, giving you CFO-quality expertise without the full-time cost.
Absolutely. Our part-time Finance Directors are designed to complement your existing team, not replace it. They work alongside your finance team, accountants, and senior leadership to provide financial strategy, reporting, and governance from day one. Whether you have an established finance team that needs stronger leadership, or you’re building your financial capability from scratch, our Finance Directors integrate quickly and deliver measurable results.
Most engagements begin within 2–4 weeks. Once we understand your requirements, we match you with a Finance Director from our network whose experience aligns with your sector and growth stage. There’s no lengthy recruitment process, no notice period to wait out, and no onboarding delays. Many clients have their Finance Director attending their first board meeting within the first month.
For most SMEs and scale-ups, a part-time Finance Director provides everything you need. A full-time Finance Director or CFO is typically only necessary once your business has complex multi-entity structures, is preparing for a major exit, or requires a CFO on-site every day. Until then, a part-time model gives you the same strategic expertise, board-level credibility, and financial oversight at a fraction of the cost — with the flexibility to scale the engagement as your business grows.
Our part-time Finance Directors have experience across a broad range of sectors including professional services, technology, financial services, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, education, and not-for-profit. We match each client with a Finance Director whose sector experience and technical background align with your business context, ensuring they can make an immediate and relevant contribution to your financial strategy.