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Guidance for finance teams and the people who hire them
Employers and candidates ask us the same questions again and again. When does a growing business need its first Financial Controller? What should a Finance Manager earn in London? Is a fractional Financial Controller enough, or is it time for a permanent hire? We publish our answers here, in plain English and grounded in the searches we run every week.
Articles are written by founder Adrian Lawrence FCA, a Fellow of the ICAEW, and our recruitment team. They cover month-end and reporting, controls and audit, finance in FCA-regulated firms, tax, salaries, interviews and building a finance career, and we update them when the rules or the market change.
For employers, we cover how to scope a finance role, what to pay, how to interview for technical and commercial judgement, and when interim or fractional support makes more sense than a permanent hire. For finance professionals, we cover qualifications, CVs and interviews, salary negotiation and the routes from management accountant to Financial Controller and beyond. We also follow the regulatory and technology changes that affect finance teams, from FCA reporting to the use of AI in the month-end close.
New to the topic? Start with one of our core guides, or use the search and topic filters above to find what you need.
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Financial Controller salary guide →What FCs earn across the UK, by business size and sector. Financial Controller vs Head of Finance →The real differences in scope, seniority and pay. What is a fractional Financial Controller? →How part-time FC support works and what it costs. Management Accountant interview questions →The questions employers ask, and what good answers contain.Latest articles
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Relocating for Finance Roles: Is London Still the Epicentre for Top Talent?Is London still the place to build a finance career? How London compares with Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol and Scotland on pay…Read more →
How to Move from Finance Manager to Financial Controller: A Step-by-Step Career GuideA step-by-step guide to moving from Finance Manager to Financial Controller: closing the technical gaps, leading a team, owning systems, positioning your…Read more →
Aligning Financial Goals with Business Objectives: Strategies for Sustainable GrowthA practical guide to aligning financial goals with business objectives: turning strategy into a budget, driver-based planning, KPIs, board reporting, cash and…Read more →
Pivot or Close? A Framework for Deciding When a Business Model Has FailedA finance-led framework for deciding whether to pivot or close a failing business model: cash runway, the four deciding questions, UK directors'…Read more →
The Ethics of Automation: Balancing Efficiency and Integrity in Accounting PracticesAutomation and AI can make finance teams faster and more accurate, but they do not remove professional responsibility. This guide applies the…Read more →
Understanding the New Cooling-Off Periods for Audit Work: A Comprehensive Guide for AccountantsHow the FRC Ethical Standard restricts audit partners and staff joining the businesses they audited, how partner rotation works, and what both…Read more →
Decoding HMRC Tax Codes: Essential Insights for UK TaxpayersHow UK tax codes work: what the number and each letter mean, emergency and K codes, why codes go wrong and how…Read more →
Big Data’s Influence on Auditing Practices: Transforming Traditional Methods into Data-Driven StrategiesHow data analytics is changing audit: full-population testing, journal analysis, what ISA (UK) 315 and ISA (UK) 500 require, what the FRC…Read more →
From Accountant to Advisor: A Career Guide to Becoming a Finance Business PartnerA practical career guide for management and financial accountants moving into finance business partnering: how the job changes, the skills to build…Read more →
How to Follow Up on a Finance Job Application: Timing That Actually WorksWhen and how to follow up on a finance job application in the UK: realistic timelines at each stage, the windows that…Read more →
The Rise of the Portfolio FD: Transforming Financial Leadership in Modern BusinessesA practitioner's guide to the portfolio Finance Director career: how it works, the typical client mix, day rates and income, IR35 and…Read more →
Navigating the Fine Line: Tax Compliance vs. Tax Planning ExplainedTax compliance, tax planning, avoidance and evasion explained: where the legal lines sit, the GAAR, DOTAS, Senior Accounting Officer and corporate offence…Read more →Knowledge Centre
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About the Accountancy Capital blog
Accountancy Capital is a specialist finance and accountancy recruitment agency and one of the five specialist firms of FD Capital Group. We place Financial Controllers, Finance Managers, management and financial accountants, FP&A and tax professionals into permanent, interim and fractional roles across the UK, from our offices in London and the West Midlands.
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