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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.Fractional and interim
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Fractional and Interim Finance in FCA-Regulated FirmsFractional and interim finance can work well in FCA-regulated firms, but SM&CR approval, certification and outsourcing rules change how an engagement has…Read more →
Pricing Your Fractional Finance Work: A Practical GuideA practical guide for finance professionals pricing their own fractional work: what the UK market pays, why salary-based day rates fall short…Read more →
Fractional Management Accountant: Does the Model Work?Does a fractional Management Accountant work? How the month really runs, when one or two days a week is enough and when…Read more →
Fractional Finance Business Partner: The Emerging ModelA fractional finance business partner gives a growing business senior commercial finance support one or two days a week. When the model…Read more →
Interim Management Accountant Day Rates 2026: UK GuideInterim Management Accountants are the working core of the UK interim finance market: the professionals who cover parental leave, bridge sudden departures…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 →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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