Hire a Part-time CFO · Part-time CFO Jobs UK
Part-Time CFO Jobs · Hire a part-time CFO
Hire a part-time CFO at 2–3 days a week — senior finance leadership for growing businesses.
Part-time Chief Financial Officer roles across the UK — FD Capital puts fractional (part-time) CFO day rates at £700–£1,400, with PE and VC specialists at £1,200–£1,600.
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 part-time CFO
Tell us the scope and the days a week. We come back with Part-time CFO 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
Part-time CFO jobs on the board
No Part-time CFO roles on the board in the last three months. Showing fractional executive roles instead.
- FractionalSyndicatedProduction Lead and Fractional CTO
Reg Advantage Ltd · London
est £1,500/dayLondon - FractionalSyndicatedReward Lead (Fractional- 12 month FTC)
Unity Advisory · London
est £750/day3 d/wk - FractionalSyndicatedFractional Financial Controller
LRO Financial Consultancy · Worcester
est £650/dayWorcester - FractionalAvailable now · our mandateFractional SDR
Confidential client (Fractional Quest mandate) · Remote
Rate not statedRemote - FractionalAvailable now · our mandateFractional Executive Assistant
Confidential client (Fractional Quest mandate) · London
Rate not stated2–3 d/wk - 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 - FractionalSyndicatedBusiness Affairs Executive (Fractional / Per-Project)
Twenty-Nine Palms Entertainment · London
est £1,100/dayLondon - FractionalSyndicatedFinancial Controller (fractional)
Fermtech · Oxford
est £550/dayOxford
Full-time · permanent as posted · last 3 months
Permanent CFO jobs
Full-time CFO roles, posted by the employer as full-time and listed as the posting states them. We recruit permanent CFOs as well as fractional and interim. Hiring a permanent CFO: CFO headhunter.
Current part-time CFO opportunities
Fractional recruitment works differently from a permanent search — shorter, scoped by days a week, and priced on the engagement. Send a Part-time CFO brief and we come back with a shortlist of three to five vetted candidates.
01/ the cross
Where a permanent hire becomes cheaper.
Move the day rate and the days a week: the rising line is a month of part-week cost, the flat line a permanent hire’s month. Where they cross, the seat should go full-time.
At 4.7 days a week a permanent hire costs less.
Our arithmetic. Permanent a month = the salary ÷ 12 plus 15% employer NI, plus the 30% search fee spread over 12 months — the calculator’s inputs. Hover, tap or use the arrow keys for each step.
Permanent = the £176,500 Robert Half 2026 median salary. The full calculator below adds the months, the totals and the currency tabs.
- The fractional CFO at 2 days a week never passes permanent inside 24 months.
- Interim passes permanent at month 8.
Our arithmetic, cumulative. Permanent = the salary’s 30% search fee in month 0, then salary ÷ 12 plus 15% employer NI each month. Interim = the midpoint of the published interim band (£1,100 a day, FD Capital 2026) × 5 days × 4.33 weeks. Hover, tap or use the arrow keys for each month.
02/ 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 CFO.The work fills part of the week, so buy the days it needs.
A fractional CFO 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 CFO.The work fills the week, and it has an end: a programme, a cover, a transaction.
An interim CFO 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 CFO after.The seat is full time and long term, and the need is now.
An interim CFO holds it while the permanent search runs, so the seat is not left empty.
The route · Permanent
A permanent CFO.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.
03/ the role
Part-time CFO Role Definition
Part-time Chief Financial Officers are senior finance executives, usually scoped at two to three days a week, providing strategic financial leadership to companies that need CFO-level expertise but can't justify full-time costs.
Businesses hire a part-time CFO to handle financial planning, fundraising, board reporting, and strategic finance initiatives.
Companies turn to a part-time CFO when they face complex financial challenges requiring senior expertise — fundraising complexity, unit economics optimisation, financial modelling for growth, and investor reporting standards.
Many scale-ups hire part-time because they need this expertise but not a full-time CFO salary — FD Capital reports an average UK CFO salary of £161,241 (Glassdoor, 2026).
Part-time vs Fractional CFO — key differences
Part-time CFO roles typically involve consistent days (e.g., Mon-Wed) with one company, often with paths to full-time.
Fractional CFOs usually work across multiple clients and may have more project-based, flexible arrangements.
Both avoid full-time commitment while providing senior finance expertise.
How to hire a part-time CFO
To hire a part-time CFO, define the mandate first — fundraising, FP&A or board reporting — and the days per week it needs, then brief a shortlist against it.
Need full-time cover for a fixed period rather than ongoing days?
Hire an interim CFO instead — the UK process is otherwise identical: brief, shortlist, references.
04/ scope
Essential Skills for Part-time CFOs
Financial planning and strategic analysis
Part-time CFO jobs require expertise in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), scenario modelling, and strategic forecasting.
CFOs must translate complex financial data into actionable business insights for leadership teams and investors.
Fundraising and investor relations
Part-time CFOs often lead fundraising activities, due diligence processes, and ongoing investor communications.
This includes financial modelling for investment rounds, board presentation skills, and understanding venture capital dynamics.
Financial systems and process optimisation
Part-time CFO jobs involve implementing scalable financial systems, establishing internal controls, and optimising finance processes.
This includes cash flow management, risk assessment, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
05/ rates
Part-time CFO rates and costs
Published day-rate bands for a CFO / Finance Director, each with its source. The full-time band is a salary divided by 220 working days — our arithmetic.
Published UK day-rate bands · £ a day · the marker is the calculator’s day rate
- Fractional£700–£1,400FD Capital 2026£1,050
- Interim£650–£1,500FD Capital 2026
- Permanent, per day£602–£1,002Robert Half 2026 salary ÷ 220 days
The permanent band is the published salary ÷ 220 working days — our arithmetic, for comparison only.
06/ the maths
What the seat costs, by the days a week
Move the day rate, the days a week and the months: the totals and the permanent comparison for the period. The curve above shows where a permanent hire becomes the cheaper seat.
The slider runs across the published band for a fractional CFO: £700–£1,400 a day (FD Capital 2026).
Cost over 12 months
£109,200
104 working days · 2 d/wk · 12 mo · before tax
Fractional costs less over 12 months£146,725
Fractional CFO, 12 months£109,200
Fractional CFO, a month at 2 d/wk£9,093
Permanent CFO, same period£255,925
Fractional CFO, 12 months$144,679
Fractional CFO, a month at 2 d/wk$12,047
Permanent CFO, same period$339,075
Converted from £ at $1.3249 per £1 (Bank of England spot rate), 2 Oct 2026. A conversion, not a US market rate. Source ↗
Fractional CFO, 12 months€128,266
Fractional CFO, a month at 2 d/wk€10,681
Permanent CFO, same period€300,610
Converted from £ at €1.1746 per £1 (Bank of England spot rate), 2 Oct 2026. A conversion, not a EU market rate. Source ↗
Our arithmetic, indicative. Permanent = the £176,500 Robert Half 2026 median salary pro rata for the same months, plus 15% employer NI, plus a 30% search fee on the annual base (UK retained search runs 25–35%, Headhunters.co.uk). Excludes pension, bonus and equity.
07/ the week
How a week divides.
The days you buy are yours; the rest of the week goes to other clients. Move the days a week in the calculator above and the week redraws.
Illustration only: one way a fractional CFO’s week can divide at 2 days a week for you. Each block is half a day.
08/ 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 · 9 roles · fractional executive
Engagement
- Fractional9
Seat
- Financial controller2
- CTO1
- Other1
- SDR1
- Executive assistant1
- Finance director1
- Other seats2
Days a week
- Stated in the posting2
- Not stated7
Day rate
- Verified rate0
- Estimated (est)7
- Rate not stated2
Work arrangement (as the job feed classifies it)
- Remote1
- Hybrid3
- On-site3
- Not classified2
Newest posting on the board: 16 Oct 2026.
Postings per week on this board, last 90 days
9 postings on this board in the last 90 days, counted by the week each was published.
09/ rates by stage
Hire a Part-time CFO Rates & Compensation
Published UK fractional (part-time) CFO pricing, each figure with its source
10/ vetting
How we vet part-time CFOs
What we undertake on every brief, before a candidate reaches you.
- 01
Qualification screen
Verify Part-time CFO 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
11/ the role
What a part-time chief financial officer owns — and answers for
A part-time chief financial officer holds the CFO seat on a set number of days each week with one company: the same accountability for the forecast, the board pack and the funding plan, on a smaller calendar.
That is the practical difference from a fractional CFO, who more often holds several clients at once — the seat itself is the same.
Settle the title and the legal position that comes with it first.
A part-time CFO appointed to the board as a statutory director takes on directors' legal responsibilities for the company's records, accounts and filings, even on two days a week.
A part-time CFO can also attend the board without that appointment; agree which it is in the engagement letter.
Then the contract.
If the CFO works through their own limited company, the off-payroll rules decide who sets the IR35 status: medium and large private-sector clients make the determination, while for small clients it stays with the worker's company.
Status depends on how the engagement runs in practice, not on the contract wording alone, so check it with HMRC's CEST tool.
We set out the IR35 position on every brief; we do not promise an outcome.
Finally, check credentials at source.
A chartered qualification is not a legal requirement, but the market expects one: confirm it through ICAEW membership verification or the ACCA member directory, and read the candidate's directorship history on Companies House.
12/ small businesses
A part-time CFO for small businesses
A part-time CFO for small businesses earns their days when the questions have outgrown the annual accounts: whether the cash will last, what to charge, whether to borrow or raise, and how the numbers will look to a lender.
Your accountant looks back at the year just filed; a part-time CFO looks forward and puts the business on a monthly rhythm of decisions.
In a small business the early work is usually foundations.
The British Business Bank's finance management guidance sets out the monthly management accounts a small business should have — KPIs, profit and loss, cash position and balance sheet — and its cash flow forecast guide explains how to see a shortfall coming.
A part-time CFO builds both, then uses them in the board conversation rather than filing them.
If funding is on the horizon, the same foundations become the evidence.
Lenders and investors look at the financial fundamentals first, as the British Business Bank's guide to getting ready for finance explains, so part-time CFO services often start there: a plan, a model and a forecast that stand up to questions.
Two practical points for a small company.
Under the off-payroll rules a small private-sector client does not make the IR35 determination — that stays with the worker's own company — though you must confirm your size if asked.
And you can start with a small number of days a week and add days as the work grows: budget against the fractional CFO cost guide, and if the need is more about the close and the controls, a fractional finance director may be the better fit.
13/ temporary cover
Temporary CFO cover and interim CFO recruitment
A temporary CFO is usually called an interim CFO: a full-time finance leader for a defined period — covering a vacancy, a transaction, a refinancing or a turnaround — rather than set days each week with no fixed end.
If that is your brief, hire an interim CFO sets out the model and the interim CFO day rate UK providers publish, each band with its source.
How to hire an interim CFO in the UK follows the same steps as a part-time brief, with one difference: the end date.
Define the phase and what must be done by the end of it, set the day-rate budget, then brief.
Interim CFO recruitment usually runs through interim providers and search firms; the CFO headhunter guide sets out which does what.
To find an interim CFO with transformation experience, ask each candidate for the programme they led — the systems, the team, the dates — and take a reference from the chair or CEO they reported to.
On IR35, a medium or large client makes the status determination (HMRC guidance for clients); we set out an IR35 position on every brief.
For candidates: CFO interim jobs sit on the interim CFO board; part-time roles are on this page.
14/ finding one
Part-time CFO needed? How to find a part-time CFO
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To find a part-time CFO, write the mandate before the advert: the decisions the CFO will own, the days a week, whether they join the board, and the budget against published day rates.
A notice that just says "part-time CFO wanted" tends to draw a very wide range of applicants; a clear mandate narrows it to the right ones.
A part-time CFO for founders is often the first senior finance hire: a model, a forecast and a data room that stand up to investors, before a full-time CFO is justified.
Some candidates offer part-time CFO consulting on a project basis; others want a standing seat on fixed days, and firms selling CFO part-time services on a retainer sit in between.
Part-time CFO employment can be a PAYE contract on fixed days or an engagement through the CFO's own company; the second brings the off-payroll rules into play.
CFO hiring for a permanent, full-time seat is different again: to hire a CFO on that basis, you need a search.
For a part-time CFO for hire on fixed days, brief us — we come back with a shortlist of 3–5, each with day rate or pay, availability and IR35 position set out.
For candidates: the board is not filtered by sector, so part-time CFO hospitality jobs appear on it alongside every other sector when employers publish them.
15/ questions
Part-time CFO FAQ
The questions people ask before bringing in a part-time CFO.
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.
