Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. The economic environment of 2025 is as challenging for PE and VC firms as it is for those companies seeking investment. Having the option to appoint a part-time (or fractional) CFO who has worked with investor-backed portfolio companies before and can understand and anticipate the increased demands of an investor will almost certainly increase the probability of the investor making the return they expect. … Continue reading →

Follow us on LinkedIn. In the early days, Fintech startups were proud to disrupt the financial services sector, unconstrained by regulatory requirements, stating, “We are tech companies, not financial institutions”, with funding in bountiful supply. Fast forward to 2023, and the picture is now very different, where managing regulatory risk and obtaining funding are the two biggest challenges facing Fintechs. This blog explores the regulatory risk facing Fintechs and how … Continue reading →

Growing a business isn’t easy, but without experienced financial know-how, it will be almost impossible. Most CEOs are great at disruptive thinking, growing the customer base, product development and the big picture but may need extra support with capital management and cash flow, profit margins, monitoring KPIs or fundraising, etc. In this blog we explain the value a part-time (or fractional) CFO brings to a business and answer the following … Continue reading →

Once a CEO realises that the next person to be offered a seat on the board is a finance director, the first question is always, “How much will it cost me?” It’s sometimes difficult to calculate the true cost of a finance director. That’s why the answers to these questions are rarely as straightforward as revealing the going salary for such a role! In this blog we answer the most … Continue reading →

In this blog, we outline the new CFO’s early priorities in their first 100 days; to make a positive impact and build a correctly prioritised plan. We also float the idea of hiring an experienced part-time finance director. The new CFO will naturally want to make their mark with a strong start, but there is a lot to do in the early day. Hiring a part-time FD will give some … Continue reading →

Entrepreneurs may want to outsource accounting at this challenging time to concentrate on revenue-generating activities, growing the business and navigating the stormy months that lie ahead. In this blog, we outline the mechanics of how a business can outsource accounting and explain how specialists, like Isosceles, can support early-stage and growing businesses with a professional, durable and appropriate part of the finance function. A quick scan around the internet and … Continue reading →

Finance directors (FD) and CEOs work closely together, so much so that the FD-CEO relationship can be described as the fulcrum on which the business revolves. This dynamic relationship is important at the best of times, but it becomes especially critical during periods of uncertainty or change, as leadership teams navigate complex challenges and make strategic decisions.  In this blog, we explore why this key relationship is particularly important during … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that our client CNS Group, award-winning cyber security services and consultancy company has been acquired by Six Degrees, a leading cloud-led managed service provider. The acquisition adds the 50-strong CNS Group team and over £7 million of annual revenue to the Six Degrees business together with a market-leading portfolio of security consultancy, compliance, and managed security services. Isosceles has provided outsourced accounting, HR, CFO and … Continue reading →

Estimated reading time 8:00 minutes (but worth it!) As a supplier of FD Services, we often meet potential clients who are not entirely sure what a modern finance director does, or why they need one.   “I have a financial controller who is more than capable of producing a good, timely set of management accounts, what would a finance director add?” The modern finance director has changed, no longer are they … Continue reading →

An interim FD is very similar to a part-time FD, but there are a few subtle differences. A part-time FD works with growing businesses on a long-term part-time (a day a week or a day a month, for example)  basis. They support companies who need the insight of an FD but cannot justify a full-time resource. An interim FD is temporarily engaged to deal with a particular situation For example: … Continue reading →