Fractional finance that works for your business.
Flexible finance expertise for scaling businesses, without the cost of a full-time hire. We’ll keep your numbers in order and provide straight-forward advice, so you can make decisions with confidence.
Senior finance experience, there when you need it.
ABOUT CSG FINANCECSG Finance brings board level financial leadership into your business on terms that suit you.
We've spent more than 20 years in senior finance roles across start-ups, scale-ups and established businesses, so we know the highs and lows of every stage and how to navigate them.
We become part of your team, which means getting to know how your business runs, being there when the big decisions are made, and making sure you always know where you stand financially.
CSG Finance is founded and led by Candice Brett, an FCCA qualified finance leader who recognises the value of straight answers, practical advice and getting things done.
OUR SERVICESFlexible finance support that grows with you.
Whether you need day-to-day financial support, a CFO at the board table, or an experienced hand through a fundraise or transaction, we’ll shape our support around what you need. Start with one area and add more as you grow, or bring us in for a specific project.
Day-to-day support
Tidy accounts and reliable reporting mean you always know how the business is doing, and give you a solid base to build on.
Management accounts
Month-end close and reporting
Cash flow management and forecasting
Finance systems, processes and controls.
Finance leadership
A fractional CFO who sits alongside you and your commercial team, helps shape the strategy and spot the risks and opportunities that aren’t always obvious.
Budgeting and forecasting
Financial strategy and planning
Board reporting and KPIs
Risk management
Interim cover between finance hires
Supporting and developing your in-house team
Transaction management
Hands-on support through the big moments, like a fundraise or a sale, from someone who has been through it before.
Fundraising preparation, equity and debt
Investor-ready reporting
Due diligence support
Mergers and acquisitions
Exit planning
Built for businesses with ambition.
We work with founders, owners and leadership teams across all sectors, usually where the business has outgrown its current finance setup, but a full-time finance director or CFO doesn’t feel like the right step yet.
If that sounds familiar, we’d love to chat.
Start-ups who want to get their finances set up properly from the beginning
Scale-ups whose finance function hasn't kept pace with growth
Established SMEs looking for clearer reporting and a sharper view of profitability
Businesses between finance hires who need experienced cover while they recruit
Founders preparing to raise, sell or acquire who want someone in their corner through the process
WHO WE HELP
PODCASTThe CFO Sessions
Our founder, Candice Brett, hosts The CFO Sessions, a podcast where she sits down with finance leaders and founders to talk about the human side of leadership. Guests talk openly about scaling, making hard decisions and the personal side of leading from the financial front line.
If you’d like to get a feel for how we think about finance and business, it’s a good place to start.
We’d love to hear from you.
Tell us a little about your business and what you need, and we'll get back to you soon to arrange a call. The first conversation is free and there's no obligation; it's simply a chance to get to know each other and see whether we're the right fit.
Prefer email?
Contact us at info@csgfinance.co.uk