Leeds is the UK's largest financial and legal services centre outside London — a city where digital innovation meets professional services heritage. Your growing business needs finance leadership that's as ambitious as the city itself. Management accounts by the 5th, every month.
No contracts · Cancel anytime · From £1,995/mo
Leeds is home to more than 30 national and international law firms and the UK's second-largest cluster of financial services companies. Multi-partner professional services businesses here need sophisticated finance leadership — utilisation tracking, lock-up analysis, partner profit allocation, and project-level P&L — that generic accounting simply cannot deliver.
Channel 4's relocation to Leeds has catalysed a creative and digital boom across the city. Production companies, digital agencies, and content studios are scaling rapidly, each needing project-based accounting, freelancer cost management, and revenue recognition across long-running contracts. A fractional FD structures the financial backbone these businesses need to scale sustainably.
Leeds's property market is one of the most dynamic in the North, with city-centre regeneration, build-to-rent developments, and commercial property investment driving demand for property-level financial reporting. Developers and investors need NOI analysis, cash-flow waterfall modelling, and lender-ready financial packages prepared to institutional standards.
Full P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow by the 5th. FRS 102-compliant with variance commentary.
13-week rolling forecast with scenario modelling. Know your runway before the board asks.
Institutional-quality board decks with KPIs, commentary, and forward-looking analysis.
Year-end preparation, audit support, and ongoing compliance with UK accounting standards.
Making Tax Digital compliance, VAT returns, PAYE oversight, and CIS management.
Pricing strategy, fundraising support, M&A preparation, and scenario planning.
We connect to your cloud accounting platform (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage) on day one and deliver everything digitally — management accounts, board packs, forecasts, and KPI dashboards. Regular video calls ensure alignment, and you get faster turnaround than most in-house teams.
An accountant keeps your records compliant. A Finance Director uses those records to drive decisions — cash-flow forecasting, pricing optimisation, headcount planning, and board-level strategic advice. We look forward, not just backward.
Three tiers: Controller at £1,995/mo, Finance Director at £3,495/mo, and FD + Cross-Border at £5,995/mo. No contracts, cancel anytime. That's a fraction of the cost of even a part-time hire in Leeds's competitive professional services market.
Yes — extensively. We understand partner profit allocation, utilisation tracking, WIP and lock-up analysis, and project-level profitability. These are core competencies for any Finance Director serving Leeds's legal and professional services sector.
30-minute discovery call. We'll review your current finance setup, identify the gaps, and show you what institutional-grade management accounts look like. No pitch — just proof.
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