ACE Finance Directors

Outsourced Finance Director:

fractional finance director / fractional fd / fractional cfo / part-time finance director

Fractional Finance Director for PE-backed and growth-stage businesses needing investor-ready reporting, cash control and commercial clarity

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The ACE Framework: Financial Leadership for Businesses Under Pressure, Growth and Change

Most growing businesses don’t fail because of lack of ambition or effort. They struggle because finance doesn’t evolve at the same pace as the business.

As complexity increases — through investment, growth, cash pressure or change — leadership teams need more than reporting. They need clarity, control and confidence.

This is where the ACE Framework comes in: Analytical. Commercial. Excellence.

The ACE Framework focuses on four moments when experienced financial leadership delivers the greatest impact.

When investors or boards start challenging the numbers, ACE: Investor & Board Confidence ensures reporting, forecasts and cash visibility are credible and decision-ready.

When revenue grows but profit doesn’t, ACE: Commercial Performance & Growth brings clarity to pricing, margins and where value is truly created and lost.

When cash becomes the daily concern, ACE: Cash Control & Stabilisation restores short-term visibility, discipline and stakeholder confidence.

And when businesses scale, acquire or transform, ACE: Change, Systems & Integration ensures finance evolves without becoming a bottleneck.

Different challenges. One framework. One objective: financial clarity that enables confident decisions.

If your business is facing pressure, growth or change, the right financial leadership can make the difference between reacting — and leading.

🟣 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗔 𝗡𝗼 𝗢𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆

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ACE Finance Directors

Fractional Finance Directors for PE-backed and growth-stage SMEs needing investor-ready reporting, cash control and commercial clarity. Typically, we service manufacturing, FMCG, transport and distribution businesses navigating growth, funding or operational change with a turnover of between £8m - £30m.

If your business is experiencing any of the following:

🔄 Transition from owner-led to board-led

💰 Recently taken PE/VC funding

📉 Cash pressure despite growth

🧩 ERP implementation or finance transformation

🧮 Weak commercial insight / pricing issues

🏗️ Pre- or post-acquisition integration

Then our services will provide you with investor-ready reporting, cash control and commercial clarity:

ACE: Investor & Board Confidence

ACE: Commercial Performance & Growth

ACE: Cash Control & Stabilisation

ACE: Change, Systems & Integration

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Testimonals

Christian Fahy - National Express Transport Solutions

“Daryl is a hugely talented Finance Director who I had the pleasure of working with for a number of years. I hold him in high regard for his knowledge, honesty and relentless work ethic. His approach to challenging tasks is always positive and confident with the skill set to achieve results as well as offer sound commercial reasoning and strategic advice. "

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Pieter Jansen Van Vuuren - L'Artisan du Chocolat

“I worked with Daryl during a six month period in which he added a significant amount of value to our business. From improving month-end processes through to building a fully integrated cost and pricing model for our products.

Daryl demonstrated excellent commercial acumen and a breadth of experience across all finance activities like budgeting, forecasting (from both a planning and cash point of view) and for us, most importantly, the ability to build financial models.

Daryl is able to digest complex areas quickly and does not shy away from getting involved in the detail and heavy lifting aspects of finance activities - often resulting in more efficient approaches as he is able to digest and propose improved processes.

His ability to build relationships and articulate important points at all levels of the business is a real skill. The Board relied heavily on his inputs for decision making during a very challenging time for the business.

I would happily work with Daryl again in the future and he would be an asset to any business."
Tracey Britton - L'Artisan du Chocolat

Daryl goes to extra lengths to support the business. He has a positive, good humoured approach & adapts readily to the changing priorities involved in this kind of role.

Daryl has been a fantastic support, & safe pair of hands! He looks to create systems that solve problems, establishing governance so that it’s all there for reference when he’s not.

Would highly recommend him for a broad range of finance related roles.