Outsourced Finance Director for Creative Agencies
You need strategic financial guidance but cannot justify a full-time FD. We give you the financial leadership your agency needs, at a fraction of the cost.
The challenges agencies tell us about every week.
If any of these read like your week, you're in the right place.
You are making big decisions without financial clarity
Should you hire another team member? Take on that retainer at a lower margin? Move to a bigger office? Without proper financial modelling, these decisions are guesswork.
01A full-time FD costs £80k-£120k+ per year
Most agencies under £3m turnover cannot justify a full-time finance director. But the strategic gap between a bookkeeper and an FD is where expensive mistakes happen.
02Your accountant does not understand your business model
Generalist accountants process transactions. They do not understand utilisation rates, project margins, or how to price retainers. You need someone who speaks agency.
03Cash flow surprises keep happening
A big client pays late, a project overruns, or a tax bill lands you were not expecting. Without forecasting and scenario planning, you are always reacting instead of preparing.
04This service is built for you if…
Four signs you're ready for proper outsourced fd. If you tick most of them, let's talk.
- Your agency is £500k+ revenue and growing
- You need a finance partner, not just an accountant
- You want monthly reports and cash flow forecasts
- You are making hiring, pricing, or investment decisions
Everything you need, handled by specialists.
Each line in your monthly fee. No surprise add-ons.
Monthly FD meetings
Regular strategy sessions to review performance, discuss challenges, and plan ahead. We come prepared with analysis and recommendations, not just numbers.
01Cash flow forecasting and scenario planning
We build rolling cash flow forecasts so you can see what is coming. We model different scenarios: what if you lose a client, what if you hire, what if you win that pitch.
02KPI dashboards and management reporting
Board-ready reports that track the metrics that actually matter for agencies: utilisation, project margins, revenue per head, and cash runway.
03Pricing and profitability analysis
We help you understand which clients and projects are genuinely profitable and which are draining your resources. Data to back up pricing conversations.
04Growth planning and funding support
Whether you are planning to hire, acquire, or raise investment, we build the financial models and projections that give you and your stakeholders confidence.
05Annual budget setting
We work with you to build a realistic annual budget based on your pipeline, capacity, and growth targets, then track performance against it throughout the year.
06Starting from £700/mo
Exact pricing depends on your transaction volume and complexity. We quote a fixed monthly fee after a 15-minute discovery call — no surprises.
Things agencies ask us about outsourced fd.
Outsourced Finance Director (FD) for Agencies for every agency type.
We tailor outsourced fd to each vertical — from PPC agencies billing media to PR firms running retainers.
Get strategic financial guidance. Book a free discovery call
15 minutes. No obligation, no hard sell. Just a genuine conversation about your agency's outsourced fd.