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Facing a financial challenge, a FD transition, or need temporary FD cover? Our Interim FDs provide immediate, hands-on leadership to ensure financial stability. Whether filling a gap, driving transformation, managing a turnaround, or supporting growth, we connect you with top-tier FDs ready to deliver results.

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Hiring an Interim FD for Your Business?

Is your business facing a financial challenge or finance leadership gap? An Interim FD can provide the crucial finance leadership and operational skill set needed to maintain stability during transition or uncertainty. At iFD, we offer a pool of highly skilled FDs ready to step into your organisation and make an immediate impact.

An iFD Interim FD provides immediate, expert financial leadership. They can quickly assess your situation, cut costs, optimise operations, and prepare for key milestones like fundraising. Balancing short-term needs with long-term goals, our FDs help stabilise and drive your business through growth, transitions, or financial crises.

Why You Need an Interim FD for Your Business?

Hiring an Interim FD allows businesses to navigate transitional periods with expert financial leadership. Whether you’re facing a sudden FD vacancy or leave of absence, a financial crisis, or need help with a special finance project like a new system implementation, a fundraise or a to support the launch of a new initiative, our Interim FDs can quickly help you drive your business towards your financial goals. These seasoned professionals bring a wealth of industry experience, fresh insights, and the ability to stabilise and guide your financial operations during times of change. By choosing an Interim FD, you ensure continuity, maintain investor confidence, and keep your business on track toward achieving its strategic goals.

What Does an Interim FD Do?

An Interim FD provides crucial financial management during transitional periods in your business. They step in to manage key financial functions such as budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial reporting, ensuring your operations remain stable and efficient. With their extensive experience, Interim FDs quickly assess your financial processes, implement best practices, and address immediate challenges. They also play a vital role in maintaining confidence with stakeholders like auditors, lenders, and investors, guiding your business through critical phases such as restructuring, leadership changes, or operational scaling.

What to Consider When Hiring an Interim FD?

When hiring an Interim FD, it’s essential to evaluate their ability to quickly adapt to your business’s unique situation. Look for a Interim FD with a proven track record of successfully managing transitional periods or leadership changes. Their experience in your industry is key, as it ensures they bring relevant strategies and insights to the table. Consider how effectively they can integrate with your existing team and maintain continuity in financial operations. Assess their problem-solving skills and strategic approach to ensure they can address immediate challenges and stabilise your financial landscape. Lastly, define the scope of their role and expected outcomes clearly to ensure a smooth and effective transition that supports your business’s long-term objectives.

How We Tailor FD Solutions to Your Business Needs.

Understand Your Business Needs

We begin by carefully listening to your specific requirements and gaining a deep understanding of your business challenges and goals.

Develop a Custom Strategy

We craft a tailored plan that outlines how iFD’s expertise can best support your financial needs and drive your business forward.

Connect You with the Right FD

We match you with a highly qualified FD whose experience and skills align with your unique needs, ensuring a seamless and effective partnership.

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Why You Should Choose iFD For Your Interim FD.

We Have You Covered

Our UK-wide network of FDs ensures we can meet your financial needs wherever you are located. Our FDs bring extensive experience across multiple industry sectors, including technology, construction, biotech, e-commerce and energy. Additionally, we have specialist expertise in exit planning, fundraising, budgeting and forecasting and management reporting. We connect businesses with top-tier financial talent, helping start-ups and SMEs thrive and grow in a competitive market.

Behind every iFD FD is a team of specialists

As part of the Dains group of companies, a PE-backed business advisory firm, behind every iFD FD is a team of accounting and HR professionals as well as a team of 600+ other finance professionals. This means iFD clients can access a wide range of additional expertise from accounting, HR, tax planning and advice, fundraising, exit planning, corporate finance and everything in between. Unlike agencies, we are a consultancy dedicated to tailoring our services to meet your specific business challenges, delivering personalised and strategic financial solutions.

We Are trusted By Our Clients.

Robin, MinaTherapeutics

“Isosceles has been a vital partner since 2019. Their support includes a Fractional FD with extensive biotech sector experience and regulatory knowledge, a team of fractional accounting professionals, access to an HR consultant, a dedicated payroll team, whilst liaising with specialist tax advisors skilled in producing complex R&D tax credit claims. Their flexible services and highly experienced teams have been invaluable to our success.”

Mario: CEO, The Flavour Trailer

“Working with our fractional CFO has completely transformed our approach to financial management. The detailed cash flow forecasts and strategic financial models they’ve developed have given us a clear roadmap for growth. This newfound ability to plan effectively has not only improved our decision-making but has also directly contributed to doubling our revenue. It’s been a game changer for The Flavour Trailer.”

Frequently Asked Questions.

How quickly can an Interim FD begin working with my business?

An Interim FD can typically start working with your business within a few days to a week, depending on their availability and the urgency of your needs. The process begins with a quick assessment of your current financial situation, followed by immediate action to address pressing issues and stabilIse operations. This rapid deployment is one of the key advantages of hiring an Interim FD, as they provide critical management and expertise exactly when your business needs it most.

Can an Interim FD handle specific projects, or are they only for crisis management?

An Interim FD is highly versatile and can manage both specific projects and broader financial transitions. Whether you need assistance with a major financial project, such as system implementation, restructuring, or preparing for an IPO, or require leadership during a transitional period, an Interim FD can step in to lead and execute these tasks. They bring a wealth of experience and can adapt to the specific needs of your business, ensuring that projects are completed efficiently and successfully.

How does an Interim FD integrate with my existing team?

An Interim FD is skilled at quickly integrating with your existing finance team and broader organisation. They work collaboratively with your team to understand the current financial processes, identify areas for improvement, and implement strategies that align with your business goals. Their role is to support and enhance the team’s capabilities, providing leadership, mentoring, and guidance without disrupting daily operations. This seamless integration ensures continuity and maintains momentum during transitional periods.

How long does an Interim FD typically stay with a company?

The duration of an Interim FD’s engagement depends on the specific needs of your business. They can be with your company for a few months to a year or more, depending on the complexity of the situation and the goals to be achieved. Interim FDs are flexible and can adjust their time commitment as needed, whether it’s to see a project through to completion or to stabilise financial operations until a permanent FD is appointed. Their primary focus is on delivering results that drive your business forward.

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