CFD provides
Flexible Collaborative Finance Functions
to growing SMEs
 

Are you:

  • A growing SME facing the challenge of monitoring and controlling growth?
  • Struggling to get to grips with financial compliance?
  • Need financial information more quickly, that’s accurate?
  • Wanting access to a highly experienced Financial Director but feel it’s out of reach?
  • In need of a service that will upskill your current financial management provision, be scalable and future proof?
  • Spending too much of your valuable time on accounting tasks
  • Looking to take advantage of the latest technology and implement best working practices to help reduce costs?

 

CFD’s purpose is to solve these issues and remove the hassle factor. You will not need to concern yourself with:

  • Operational management of the finance function
  • Keeping up-to-date with a growing number of deadlines and regulations
  • Significant IT issues around bookkeeping, financial reporting, regulatory compliance and document management
  • Finance staff management, retention and HR issues
  • Holiday cover issues associated with a small team

CFD Services

Cloud Finance Department operates on-site and remotely, processing all normal businesses transactions using a paperless document management system.

Bookkeeping & VAT

Real time comprehensive bookkeeping, with full audit trail and document management.  VAT management and reporting.  Fixed Asset Register maintenance.

Payroll and HR

Payroll preparation, processing and compliance as well as maintenance of employee register to assist with the businesses HR function.

Process Improvement

Financial Business Process Improvement (FBPI), moving towards an efficient paperless framework.

Reporting

Monthly or Quarterly Management Accounts preparation and analysis, including bespoke management reporting tailored to your business.

Strategic Input

Strategic input for you and your Board, Virtual FD services, assistance with adhoc project work, planning, budgeting and forecasting, fund raising and M&A support.

KPI creation & monitoring

Advice regarding creation and set up of valuable KPI’s and how to build them into your business processes.

Our Team

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    Rob Searle

    FCA – Founder

    About Rob Searle

    I have been an FD since 2003, gaining experience within dynamic entrepreneurial SME businesses across diverse sectors and disciplines (listed below). I have a real passion for working with like minded people to drive performance improvement and unlock potential. Having worked with many owner managed businesses across my career to date, I pride myself on being a supporting and guiding influence for senior management and particularly the owners/MDs.

    In 2015 I set up CFD to help owner managed businesses that want access to a highly skilled and experienced finance department, but have not yet reached the stage where this is an affordable option.  CFD enables SME’s to tap into a first-class finance department, which utilizes the latest cloud-based technologies, all for a reasonable fixed monthly cost.

    I have built several finance departments in which I have a history of positive change management, developing critical performance measurement tools. I consistently improve processes throughout the business, employing the latest technology. Through these skills I have been able to bridge the gap between developing and guiding board level strategy and rolling my sleeves up to work alongside operational teams.

    I have M&A experience from the FD seat, through the successful completion of a number of deals, including SME disposals, an MBO, an acquisition, merger (3 into 1) and creation of a 10 member Producer Organisation.

    Sector Experience: FMCG, Food, Horticulture, Manufacturing, Recruitment (perm & temp), Energy, Professional Services, Project Management, Engineering, Service & Maintenance, Transport, Hospitality, Restaurants & pubs, Producer Organisations

     

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    CFD removes the ‘hassle factor’, reduces non-productive headcount, and time is not wasted by business managers improving their financial function of the business at critical stages of a business’ growth cycles.

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    We know that our success is closely linked to the success of the clients we are helping.  We have a vested interested in the success of our clients. 

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    CFD stays ahead of a constantly changing compliance environment.  We are able to provide our clients with access to the required skills, whilst benefiting from our economies of scale when things change. 

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    We constantly monitor trends in innovation to ensure that we stay at the forefront of financial technology. 

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    We are not just about keeping score.  We are passionate about developing a strategic, real time, value added, scalable finance department that utilises modern cloud based applications.

CFD removes the ‘hassle factor’, reduces non-productive headcount, and helps the business operate more efficiently.

Get in touch with us

Please do get in touch with us to discuss your business requirements. If you are encountering a step change in your business performance, including seeking to grow your existing accounting function or opening another business site, we can help to fulfil that need.

Contact Address

We operate in the cloud and on-site. We don’t need an office, which means we don’t have to build an office into our charges.

Contact Details

rob@cfd.uk.com

Office Hours

8:30 am to 6 pm
Monday to Friday