Outsourced Financial Director in Edinburgh
Anderson & Edwards provides outsourced Financial Director services to growing businesses in Edinburgh and across Scotland. You get a chartered accountant who knows your numbers, sits in on the decisions that matter, and gives you the financial detail behind them.
Financial Expertise Without the Full-Time Salary
Many small and mid-sized businesses in Edinburgh hit a point where the books are fine but the in depth financial expertise isn’t yet within the business. You’ve got an accountant who files everything on time. But nobody is looking ahead. Nobody is telling you whether you can afford that hire, whether your margins are slipping, or what your cash position looks like in six months. That’s where we come in. You don’t need to employ someone full-time to get the level of support your business needs to thrive.
Financial Director Services for Edinburgh Businesses
Financial reporting
Monthly or quarterly reports that tell you what’s happening financially, in plain terms. Where your cash is going, what’s coming in, and where the gaps might show up three months from now. Not a spreadsheet dump. Clear, useful reporting that shows what’s changed, why, and what to watch.
These meetings are focused on what your business requires, so no two meetings are the same for clients. They start with the numbers and can go where they need to go.
Cashflow forecasting
A rolling three-month forecast updated regularly, with scenario planning built in. We also produce 12-month forecasts reviewed quarterly, so you can see further ahead than most of your competitors.
Budgeting
Quarterly budgets with scenario planning, plus annual budgets for longer-term planning. These feed directly into your decision-making: hiring, investment, cost-cutting, whatever you’re weighing up.
Funding and capital support
Approaching a bank, applying for a grant, raising investment? We prepare the financial case. Projections, business plans, the numbers that lenders and investors actually want to see.
If this sounds like you, we can help
- You’re making business decisions on gut feeling because the numbers aren’t in front of you
- Your bookkeeper or accountant files everything but nobody takes care of the strategic thinking
- Board meetings happen without proper financial reporting
- You don’t know your cashflow position beyond this month
- You’re looking at funding, investment or a big purchase and need a proper financial case behind it
- You know you need this role but can’t justify a full-time hire yet
Speak to Dean about how our edinburgh financial director service works
Dean Anderson MA CA – Managing Director
Give us a call and we’ll talk through where your business is at. We’ll want to understand what financial information you’re currently working with and where the gaps are. If what you actually need is simpler, i.e. better accounts or bookkeeping, we’ll point you that way instead.