Finance Leadership Blog

If you're a leader in a fast-growing start-up, you know that one of your crucial roles involves the proper management of risk. And, of course, insurance plays a key part in that.

From cyber insurance...

Let's face it: as Finance Directors or Finance Leaders, our commentary on management accounts can often seem like mere footnotes to the untrained eye.

But they're more than that, much more.

The comm...

As Leaders, we're often eager to jump right into the numbers and start building a meticulous budget. However, before we dive into our spreadsheets or open up our budgeting software, it's critical to f...

Refining your finance processes isn’t about being neat or organised. It’s about making sure the business can actually scale without the finance team becoming the bottleneck.

One of the biggest mistak...

One thing that always lurks in the shadows of any start-up's growth journey is 'key person risk' - the risk that the departure of a crucial member from your team could destabilise your operations.

In...

Really pleased to release another Podcast Episode, with this one having a focus on leadership qualities in FDs and CFOs. In this episode, I talk to Guy Hutchinson from Startup CFO on his Podcast calle...

Ever wondered what a CFO does beyond just managing the finances and the finance team?

As many of you are either Founders or aspiring or new CFOs, it's time we unravel the broader role of a CFO in the...

Cost centre accounting is one of those topics that sounds technical, but the real issue isn’t the mechanics. Most finance leaders know what cost centre accounting is. The harder question is when to in...

If you’re wondering when to swap accounting software for an ERP, this post is for you.

Xero, QuickBooks, and their add-ons are fantastic tools.... until they aren’t.

Most finance leads in fast-growi...

Returning to work after a relaxing holiday can be both exciting (break from the kids!) and overwhelming. As a busy professional and leader, managing your to-do list effectively becomes crucial to e...

Having just completed releasing a podcast that talks quite a bit about working as a Portfolio CFO/FD, I thought I would develop this topic further this week.

There is quite an increase of portfolio C...

In the latest episode of the CFO 4.0 Podcast, Hannah Munro chats with Alysha Randall, a seasoned portfolio CFO at Fast Growth Consulting Limited. Alysha shares her journey from the corporate world to ...