CFO solutions

We will never suggest any formal work until we have had a thorough discussion with you about your specific circumstances and objectives, so that we understand exactly how we can elevate your role or your finance function.  

We want to know you, your organisation, and your situation before suggesting a specific approach to supporting.  That said, common starting points for engaging us include: you interviewing two or three candidates for a resource augmentation role to ensure they are a good fit; us performing a “health check “ or diagnostic on your finance function or a specific activity such as month end close; or us facilitating a workshop with you to define the scope of any outsourcing. 

Yes – in several ways. Technology is of course having a huge impact on organisations, with Finance functions no different.  Because we have “been there, done that”, we know the pitfalls to avoid and the balance between ambition and realism.  So we can share views on the art of the possible, make recommendations for technology choices, redesign processes, implement solutions, support the change management and training that is needed to ensure sustainable adoption.

We take a deeply human, empathetic approach to supporting clients. We recognise that focussing on technology or process alone is rarely the full answer. So we place a significant emphasis on working with our clients to develop skills and leadership. That can range from our regular CPD accredited webinars, to bootcamps on specific skills such as Finance Business Partnering, to executive coaching, technical accounting syllabus, and leadership courses such as our Future Finance Leaders programme and CFO Room offerings. Every individual and every business has its own training and development needs. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss your specific circumstances.

While some clients engage us as a ‘one off’ to assist with a specific pain point, most of our clients engage us regularly, as we support different aspects of their finance function development over time.  

An individual engagement can last from one day to help clarify the path ahead for you to be as effective as you can be in your role; or a single workshop to understand the implications of new accounting standards; through rapid diagnostics over two to four weeks; through audit readiness support over a couple of months; through to long term outsourcing on an annual contract basis. Our support can flex up or down, be shorter or longer, be narrow or broad – we work with you to scope exactly what you need at any given time.

We can provide quotes for work on a fixed fee, day rate, or annualised basis. We often provide volume rebates.  

Specific rates depend on the seniority of team, volume of support, and length of engagement required.  We commit to transparent pricing and work very closely with you to ensure any support is necessary, effective and efficient.

Yes and no! Our flexible, agile model means that you will always be supported by the most appropriate and relevant individuals. 

Because we work seamlessly as one platform, whatever support you require from our CFOS platform will rightly feel like you are dealing with one single team who are fully joined up. 

You won’t need to repeat yourself continuously to bring new experts up to speed – we do that “behind the scenes” on our side.  And while you may see multiple faces from Grant Thornton, depending on your needs, you will always have one senior leader responsible to you for all service. 

We believe we bring a unique blend. We are large enough to have all the tools in the toolkit that you will need to elevate your Finance Function; but we are small enough to co-ordinate seamlessly and to give you real focus and attention. With most of our team having worked at the coal face in industry, our experience and empathy means we bring pragmatic and practical solutions to the table.