From Innovation To Control: Funding Growth Without Losing Financial Clarity Funding Growth With Financial Control: Innovation remains one of the strongest drivers of growth in the UK economy. Across technology, life sciences, professional services and advanced manufacturing, ambitious businesses continue investing heavily in development, supported by funding schemes, tax incentives and investor capital. However, in today’s economic environment, innovation alone is no longer enough. Rising cost pressures, increased investor scrutiny … Continue reading →

Scaling Finance with Sage and iFD: Reframing finance as the system that unlocks enterprise value, not a cost that absorbs it. A New Era for Finance: From Scorekeeping to Strategic Intelligence In the second part of our Sage and iFinanceDirector webinar series, Marvin Fletcher-Rogers, Principal Consultant for Sage Intacct and head of Sage’s UK Private Equity Programme, highlighted how the finance function is evolving. It is moving beyond its traditional role of compliance-focused reporting and … Continue reading →

  The Future of Finance: During a recent virtual event, iFD highlighted how tools like Microsoft Power BI and the iFD data cube are enabling finance functions to become more strategic, data-driven, and agile. Hosted by Jade Dixon and led by Dominic Watkin, Head of Financial Planning and Analysis at Isosceles Finance, the session also offered valuable insights into how businesses can leverage integrated technologies to streamline reporting, enhance performance … Continue reading →

  The Future of Tech-Enabled Finance Functions: In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, finance teams are no longer just responsible for crunching numbers. They are becoming strategic partners; driving growth, enabling agility and empowering business leaders with real-time insights. Tech-enabled finance functions are at the heart of this.   That is why Isosceles Finance is excited to announce an exclusive iFD session exploring the future of finance through a hands-on … Continue reading →

Isosceles Finance is delighted to announce a new strategic partnership with Northern Gritstone, a leading tech investor in the north of England. As a provider of choice for Northern Gritstone’s portfolio companies, Isosceles Finance will deliver tailored fractional CFO, accounting, HR and Payroll services to support ambitious growing businesses. Northern Gritstone’s mission aligns with Isosceles Finance’s proven expertise and experience in scaling high-growth companies. Aligning Shared Visions for Growth Northern … Continue reading →

  We are delighted to announce our next iFD event focusing on tax planning in the post-Budget world. This timely discussion will take place after the much-anticipated 30th October Budget announcement and will feature insights from a leading expert in the field of tax, Andrew Wilson, Head of Tax at Dains Accountants.   ABOUT THE EVENT Date and Time:  Date: Friday 15th November Time: 1pm-2pm Location: Microsoft Teams  WHAT TO EXPECT … Continue reading →

  As the UK braces for the 2024 Autumn Budget on 30 October, a growing number of fractional CFOs within the iFD Community have expressed concerns about the future of Labour’s tax policy and its impact on businesses as they attempt to fill a £22 billion ‘black hole’ in the nation’s finances. With economic uncertainty, tax changes remain the number one issue on the minds of these senior finance leaders. … Continue reading →

We are announcing today that, after nearly 25 years of leading Isosceles, Mike O’Connell has decided to take a break to pursue interests outside of running the business.  The strength of the business is a great testament to Mike’s leadership and we wish him luck with his interesting projects. Greg Eaton will take over as Managing Director having worked closely with Mike for the last 8 years. Greg has played … Continue reading →

60 Seconds with Mike O’Connell, entrepreneur and CEO of Isosceles Mike O’Connell is CEO of Isosceles.  In founding Isosceles, he wanted to give growing companies access to great finance, accounting and HR people to support their growth and help them achieve a successful exit. Mike is also a non-exec director on four boards (two TechTrack 100 companies). Guilty pleasure? 5-a-side football on a Monday evening. The best things in life … Continue reading →