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Fractional Finance Director and CFO Recruitment

Senior financial leadership
without full-time commitment.

As an SME owner, you know when the financial side of your business needs stronger direction. Fractional leadership puts an experienced FD or CFO around the table on a part-time basis.

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Fractional financial leadership recruitment with your business in mind

You want experienced leadership around the table, but a full-time Finance Director or CFO is not always the right move.

Fractional financial leadership gives you access to senior, board-level expertise on a part-time basis. You gain the insight and commercial judgement of a seasoned finance professional, aligned to your growth plans and operating realities, without the commitment of a permanent executive hire.

Every candidate we identify is a qualified senior finance professional working across a small number of clients and fully invested in the results of each one.

Part of our Finance Director and CFO recruitment practice.

We've helped businesses like these with their hiring challenges.

How can we help you?

Our fractional search process

01

Identification

We discuss your business context and required expertise, then approach part-time specialists directly who have available capacity and relevant sector experience.

02

Vetting

Assessment covers financial leadership capability, sector knowledge and a thorough review of cultural fit. We validate current portfolio arrangements and confirm day availability.

03

Placement

We introduce suitable fractional FD and CFO candidates promptly. Most are in place and contributing well within a matter of weeks from instruction.

The fractional FDs & CFOs we recruit

Former Group Finance Directors and CFOs with 15+ years post-qualification experience

ICAEW, ACCA or CIMA qualified, and currently working with 3-5 businesses simultaneously in a fractional capacity. Fractional CFOs operate autonomously and drive improvements without constant direction.

When we put a candidate forward, they're ready to commit. 94% of the professionals we place accept their offer and go on to start.

Core capabilities

  • Scaling businesses from £5m to £50m revenue
  • Fundraising (debt, equity, private equity)
  • Financial systems and process improvement
  • Finance team development

Typical deliverables

  • Strategic financial planning and cash flow forecasting
  • Board reporting and investor-ready financials
  • Banking relationship management and covenant compliance
  • Commercial insight on pricing and profitability
  • Finance team recruitment and capability building

Our industry expertise

Accountancy

Part-time Finance Directors supporting practice growth and partner transitions.

Legal

Fractional CFOs for mid-sized partnerships.

Corporate Finance

Fractional CFOs supporting transaction advisory firms with deal-flow financial oversight and reporting.

Technology & SaaS

Fractional CFOs with venture capital experience supporting Series A and B businesses.

Professional Services

Part-time Finance Directors for consulting firms between £5m-£30m revenue.

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What you can expect from working with Coreus

Attract great talent. Avoid bad hiring.

We’re a specialist talent acquisition consultancy based in Brighton and London. For 6+ years, we’ve helped SMEs recruit skilled professionals in competitive markets.

Results

Rigorous briefing processes to ensure a match and long term success.

Quality

Hire with confidence and avoid delays, repeat interviews, and re-advertising

Experience

We handle the heavy lifting of hiring and ensure experience is of the highest standard.

Other ways to hire finance leadership

Permanent FD and CFO

Full-time executive search using retained methodology. We identify passive candidates, assess technical capability and deliver shortlists within 30 days.

Interim FD and CFO

Immediate cover for urgent situations. Experienced finance leaders available within 5-10 working days.

Trusted by the businesses we recruit for

David’s attention to detail ensures alignment of technical capability and values. His honest feedback enables smooth and effective hiring.
Finance DirectorEuropean Investment Group
I thought all recruiters were a pain until I met David Dand of Coreus… the recruit was starting within three weeks. Highly recommended.
FounderCambridge Manufacturing and Engineering Business
Coreus successfully supported our recruitment for several critical and highly specialised roles. Their proactive and persistent approach in a tough talent market resulted in exceptional hires. A dependable partner for securing scarce or business‑critical talent.
Marina KooijmansChief People Officer, HLB International
We successfully hired an exceptional and well-suited candidate within a few weeks and at a fraction of the cost that traditional recruitment consultants would have charged us.
Johan AurenManaging Partner, Accountum
A perfect understanding of our culture and needs, introducing only candidates who perfectly fit our team and values.
Chief Marketing OfficerTop8 Accountancy Network
The advertising campaign was effective, and the interview process structure enabled us to adopt a much more consistent approach to better evaluate candidates.
David PasseAudit Partner, Landau Morley LLP
I have worked with the team on both sides, as a candidate and as a hiring manager, and highly recommend them. Attention to detail and due diligence that results in a great and longstanding matchup.
Steven FletcherFinancial Controller
Supreme case of multi-hire talent acquisition by David and his team at Coreus. The Build a Team service exceeded our expectations with how many brilliant engineers we were able to hire in such a short space of time. Highly recommend for any business looking to hire at speed without compromise.
Owner and Managing DirectorUK Engineering Firm
David Dand - Founder & Managing Director of Coreus

David Dand

Founder & Managing Director, Coreus

David built his career inside the recruitment and HR teams of EY, AXA, Roche and Laureate. Book a call to talk through the role you need to fill.

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Reward your business with the best possible fractional FD and CFO candidate hire

We’ll discuss your business stage and the fractional Finance Directors who match your requirements, so you can secure experienced leadership without a full-time salary commitment.

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