Fractional Finance Team · CFO, controller, bookkeeper
Fractional Finance Team · the whole function, part of the week
A fractional finance team is three roles bought as a unit rather than one at a time: a fractional CFO or finance director setting strategy and owning the board relationship, a fractional financial controller running management accounts and the month-end close, and a bookkeeper keeping the ledgers current.
Some companies call this an outsourced finance department, outsourced finance team or outsourced accounting team — the shape is the same.
This page sets out what each role in the team does, what it costs, and when to buy the whole team versus one seat.
We recruit fractional, interim, part-time, temporary and permanent finance leaders, and non-executive directors.
We come back with a shortlist of 3–5.
How a brief runswhat we undertake
- 01Brief30-MINUTE SCOPING CALLDay 0
- 02Shortlist of 3–5VETTED · RATE BENCHMARK · IR35After the brief
- 03InterviewsYOU MEET THE SHORTLISTYour diary
- 04Scoped startFIRST-MONTH OUTCOMES AGREEDYou set the date
- 05Fractional, interim and permanentIR35 POSITION SET OUTOn every brief
Shortlist3–5
15 minutes · video or phone
Book 15 minutes to hire a fractional finance team
Tell us the scope and the days a week. We come back with Finance team candidates, their day rates and availability.
- 0115 minutes, video or phone
- 02We scope the role and the days a week
- 03A shortlist of 3–5 after the call
- 04Fractional, interim and permanent briefs
Pick a day that suits · live availability
On the board · last 3 months
Fractional Finance Team jobs on the board
- FractionalSyndicatedFractional Financial Controller
LRO Financial Consultancy · Worcester
est £650/dayWorcester - FractionalSyndicatedPart time / Fractional Finance Director
PHIX · United Kingdom
est £650/day3 d/wk - FractionalSyndicatedAcquisition CFO / Finance Director (Fractional)
CivSec Group · London
est £1,500/dayLondon - FractionalSyndicatedFinancial Controller (fractional)
Fermtech · Oxford
est £550/dayOxford - FractionalSyndicatedFractional CFO
KeelCFO · England
Rate not statedEngland - FractionalSyndicatedFractional CFO
Amitours · United Kingdom
Rate not statedUnited Kingdom
Current finance leadership roles
Fractional recruitment works differently from a permanent search — shorter, scoped by days a week, and priced on the engagement. Send a Finance team brief and we come back with a shortlist of three to five vetted candidates.
01/ the role
What is a fractional finance team? three roles, one function
A fractional finance team is the finance function built from three roles, each bought for part of the week rather than full-time: a fractional CFO or finance director, a fractional financial controller, and a bookkeeper.
Some buy all three together — often called an outsourced finance department, outsourced finance team or outsourced accounting team; some buy one or two and keep the rest in-house or with an accountancy firm.
What each role owns
The CFO or finance director sets strategy, owns the board and investor relationship, and is accountable for the numbers.
The fractional financial controller runs the monthly close, management accounts and the controls that make those numbers reliable.
The bookkeeper keeps the ledgers current day to day: sales and purchase invoices, bank reconciliations, payroll inputs and VAT records — see fractional accountant jobs for the hands-on accounting and bookkeeping seats themselves.
02/ scope
When to buy the whole team
No finance function yet
An early-stage company with no finance hire at all usually needs the team, not one role: someone has to keep the books before there is anything for a CFO to report on.
One role is already covered
A company with an in-house bookkeeper or accountant often needs only the CFO/FD and controller layer above it.
A company with strong reporting but no senior finance voice in the room often needs only the CFO or FD.
Scaling past founder-led finance
The usual trigger for buying the full team at once is a founder who has been doing the books personally and a raise, a lender covenant or a board that now needs monthly numbers they can trust.
03/ the week
How a week divides.
Part of a week is the point of the model: the days you buy are yours, the rest of the week goes to other clients. Move the days a week and the week redraws.
Illustration only: one way a fractional finance team’s week can divide at 2 days a week for you. Each block is half a day.
04/ the board
What the board holds.
A read of the roles on the board on this page, counted as they stand: how each is engaged, whether the posting gives the days and the rate, and where the work happens.
On this board, last 90 days · 6 roles · Fractional Finance Team
Engagement
- Fractional6
Seat
- CFO3
- Financial controller2
- Finance director1
Days a week
- Stated in the posting1
- Not stated5
Day rate
- Verified rate0
- Estimated (est)4
- Rate not stated2
Work arrangement (as the job feed classifies it)
- Remote2
- Hybrid1
- On-site3
Newest posting on the board: 16 Oct 2026.
Postings per week on this board, last 90 days
6 postings on this board in the last 90 days, counted by the week each was published.
05/ the route
Fractional, interim or permanent?
Four taps. The answer names the route for the seat and the page that covers it.
The route · Fractional
A fractional finance team.The work fills part of the week, so buy the days it needs.
A fractional finance team holds the seat on agreed days for as long as the seat is needed, and works for other clients on the rest.
The route · Interim
An interim finance team.The work fills the week, and it has an end: a programme, a cover, a transaction.
An interim finance team takes the seat full time for that stretch and hands it over when it is done.
The route · Interim, then permanent
Interim now, a permanent finance team after.The seat is full time and long term, and the need is now.
An interim finance team holds it while the permanent search runs, so the seat is not left empty.
The route · Permanent
A permanent finance team.A full-time seat that sits at the table for years is a permanent hire.
There is time to run a search, so run one.
06/ vetting
How we vet fractional finance teams
What we undertake on every brief, before a candidate reaches you.
- 01
Qualification screen
Verify Finance team tenure, sector context and stage fit.
SOURCING - 02
Mandate fit
Match to your situation — stage, board dynamics, timing.
MATCHING - 03
Reference deep-dive
We take references ourselves, from recent past clients — real outcomes, not titles.
VERIFY - 04
Shortlist
Three to five candidates with day rate, availability and IR35 position set out.
SHORTLIST OF 3–5
07/ what it costs
What a fractional finance team costs by role
FD Capital publishes a UK fractional CFO/FD day rate of £700–£1,400, averaging around £1,050, with monthly retainers from £2,500 at one day a week to £10,000–£15,000 at three or more.
Accountancy Capital publishes a UK fractional Financial Controller day rate of £450–£650 in London/South East (£400–£550 regional), with retainers from £1,800 at one day a week to £7,800 at three.
No source we trust publishes a fractional bookkeeper day rate, so we do not quote one — every shortlist we send states each candidate’s day rate or pay, and a bookkeeping listing on our board shows "Rate not stated" rather than an invented figure.
Buying the roles separately through a fractional CFO service and a bookkeeper or outsourced accountant costs less than a full-time finance department, because each role is bought only for the days it is needed.
Our rate calculator turns a day rate and a number of days into a monthly and annual figure for any seat.
08/ questions
Fractional Finance Team FAQ
The questions people ask before bringing in a fractional finance team.
Book 15 minutes · shortlist of 3–5
Bring the brief. We architect the team.
A shortlist of 3–5 with day rate, availability and IR35 position set out, after five-stage vetting.
