Outsourced CFO & Finance Services for Growing UK Businesses

If you're a small or growing business making decisions about hiring, investing, or borrowing, then yes, some form of senior financial oversight is usually worth having. A full-time Finance Director isn't always necessary or affordable at that stage, but a part-time or outsourced equivalent gives you the same strategic thinking without the permanent salary. At IWN Analytics, that's exactly what our outsourced CFO service provides: ACCA qualified, certified chartered accountants acting as your finance function on a flexible, retained basis.

Far less than hiring someone full-time. A full-time Finance Director in the UK typically costs between £80,000 and £150,000 a year in salary alone, before National Insurance and benefits. An outsourced CFO arrangement with IWN Analytics operates on a fixed monthly retainer, scoped to what you actually need, whether that's a few hours of strategic oversight a month or a more comprehensive package covering management accounts, dashboards, and planning support. We'll agree the scope upfront in a free initial conversation.

Year-end accounts are a statutory summary of your financial position, typically produced 6–9 months after your financial year closes. They're useful for HMRC and Companies House, but not much use for running your business. Management accounts are produced monthly or quarterly while the numbers are still relevant, giving you a live view of performance, cash flow, and profitability so you can actually act on them.

It depends on your data sources and the complexity of your KPIs, but most clients have a working dashboard within two to four weeks of our initial scoping session. We'll agree the key metrics upfront, design the layout around your needs, and keep things clean, practical, and easy to navigate.

Absolutely. In fact, it's very common. Many of our clients already have a bookkeeper handling day-to-day entries and an accountant managing their year-end compliance. We slot in as the analytical and strategic layer, turning the numbers your accountant produces into actionable insight. We're happy to liaise directly with your existing advisors.

We work best with SMEs typically turning over between £500k and £10m, and property portfolios or development projects of varying scales. If you're past the startup stage and starting to make serious financial decisions around hiring, investing, borrowing, and growing, that's usually where our input becomes genuinely valuable.

We work on a flexible, retained basis, meaning you pay a fixed monthly fee for an agreed scope of work rather than unpredictable hourly rates. The right level of support depends on what you need, which is something we'll establish in a free initial conversation. There's no obligation and no hard sell.