Home › Blog
Insights for finance teams
Latest Finance and Accountancy News for UK Professionals
Practical articles on hiring and running a finance function, finance careers and salaries, FCA-regulated firms, tax and the technology changing the way finance teams work.
All articlesFinancial controllersFractional and interimFCA-regulated firmsHiring and teamsCareers and salariesTaxAI and technology
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.
Start here
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.Careers and salaries
Showing 1–12 of 14
Finance Salaries vs Inflation: A 5-Year UK TrackerHow UK prices and pay have moved over the past five years, using ONS inflation and earnings data, what real versus nominal…Read more →
Head of FP&A: Role, Salary and When to Create the PositionWhat a Head of FP&A owns, what the role typically pays across the UK, and the signs your business has outgrown forecasting…Read more →
Qualified Finance Job Market Report: H2 2026 OutlookOur H2 2026 view of the UK qualified finance job market: where demand sits by role and sector, salary benchmarks and day…Read more →
Management Accountant Interview Questions 2026 + AnswersManagement Accountant interviews in 2026 are more structured and more sceptical than they were even three years ago: employers have learned that…Read more →
Moving from Practice to Industry: Newly Qualified GuideThe move from practice to industry is the defining career decision for most newly qualified accountants — and one that the training…Read more →
ACA vs ACCA vs CIMA: Which Qualification for In-House Finance?ACA, ACCA or CIMA? An employer's view of which accountancy qualification opens the most doors in UK in-house finance — from Finance…Read more →
In-Demand Tax Roles: Skills, Qualifications and PayWhich in-house tax roles UK employers are hiring, the skills and qualifications each one needs, what they pay, and how accountants move…Read more →
Interview Tips for Financial Planning and Analysis CandidatesPractical interview tips for FP&A candidates: how to prepare, the technical questions to expect, how to handle a modelling test or case…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 →
A Comprehensive Guide to Finance Business Partner Interview Questions and AnswersFinance business partner interview questions with what strong answers contain — commercial, influencing, technical, behavioural and case-study questions, how to score answers…Read more →
What Employers Look for: Purchase Ledger Clerk Interview Questions ExplainedThe purchase ledger clerk interview questions employers actually ask, what a strong answer contains, and how to prepare — for candidates going…Read more →Knowledge Centre
Go deeper with our guides
Structured hubs that bring the best articles together by topic. See the full Accountancy Capital Knowledge Centre.
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.
Hiring for your finance team? See our accountancy recruitment services or the case studies from recent searches. Looking for a role? Register as a candidate or browse live finance jobs.
