FRACTIONAL
CFO SERVICES

Passionate about finance,
obsessed with execution

After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant 20+ years ago, we’ve spent the last 15 years in businesses of all shapes and sizes — from listed retail to private equity backed hospitality. Trained in practice, went full circle, and came back to professional services as CFO for two large accountancy practices: one private equity backed, one privately owned.

There’s a gap in the market for fractional teams to work alongside in-house finance teams, managing and executing the transformational projects the in-house team hasn’t got the time or the experience to complete. We’ve run those projects alongside business as usual. We know how hard it is — and not doing it isn’t an option. If finance cannot keep up, the business stalls.

Who we work with Do you need a CFO?

Who I’ve worked with

  • AEG Live
  • Johnson Service Group PLC
  • Ultimate Performance
  • Streets
  • DJH

Finance is just a cost, right? WRONG.

A CFO, whether fractional or permanent, isn’t cheap. What’s really expensive is a finance team that adds very little value to the rest of the business. Without leadership in finance your growing business will stall; with it you have a true sounding board and fresh thinking, ready to unlock the next stage of growth.

Why Nrthlogic exists

Accountability leads to action, action leads to measurable outcomes.

Create accountability, take ownership and finish what you started.

Fractional with Intention

This is by choice. Having spent 15+ years in boardrooms holding CFO positions in private, listed and private equity backed businesses, we know how to support CEOs and Executive Teams in high-growth environments. We integrate seamlessly within the operation, but we also know how important it is to stay separate from the day-to-day running of the business, so execution of transformation projects doesn’t suffer at the hands of “I haven’t got time” or “our technology stack is outdated”.

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Track record of delivery

Having delivered transformational projects while occupying C-suite roles, alongside running the business, we’re here to tell the tale and support others with the same issues — the ones that exist in every scaling business. Those include exits close to £100m, raising debt finance, changing ERP, opening overseas operations, moving from private ownership to private equity, and acquiring businesses.

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Network

We have a strong support network, from private equity to technical consultants. Over the years we’ve used and crossed paths with lawyers, due diligence providers from commercial to financial, corporate financiers, investment bankers, private equity houses, brokers, software developers and tax advisers — as well as specialists in IT, HR, Property, Operations and Legal.

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Communication and Integration

Communication is key to our success. We keep ourselves accountable by reporting to the board weekly on progress, blockers and discoveries. It’s also fundamental to strong integration — our internal processes make sure we don’t miss a beat when it comes to being honest about our impact. We use advanced project management tools, shared with our clients, so we can all track progress.

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Sector Experience

We’ve worked across a variety of sectors, and regardless of sector the same problems exist in every scaling business. The sectors we know best are hospitality, retail, consumer, professional services and healthcare. We’ve also opened businesses across the globe, from the US to Australia and many countries in between.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI is central to our processes, and it should be a big part of yours. Efficiency is key to execution, and we’re all too familiar with teams that fail to execute because of clunky, time-consuming processes. We run a four-step process to evaluate the impact of AI and give you a report quantifying the value created or the cost saved. Read how we do it →

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“Too many transformational projects fall down for understandable reasons — stretched too thinly, lack of experience, or poor planning. Nrthlogic exists because we’ve been there and done it — enabling finance teams and their systems to support growth, not hold it back.”

Steve Brice, Founder of Nrthlogic

Fractional CFO services

For owners that can’t wait for change

Assess it, change it and measure the impact.

Growth doesn’t stop for leadership gaps or excuses. If you’re standing still, you’re falling behind.

We know first-hand that execution is best delivered away from the noise of ‘business as usual’ — and what got you to where you are isn’t going to get you to where you need to be.

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Who we work with

New ownership — now or in the future

Whether you’re contemplating private equity involvement or you already have it, this is normally a big step change for a business. Preparing the data room, tendering to advisors, building the Value Creation Plan — we’ve been on both sides and have the scars to prove it.

Scaling businesses

Covering the CFO role for a scaling business that needs finance keeping score on other departments as well as spearheading growth. Capitalising on growth opportunities, whether that’s international expansion, investment or acquisitions.

Maturing management teams

A great product or service got you where you are. Further professionalisation is needed to attract investment, or to enable an exit. A lack of strong reporting, process and rigour is the downfall of many businesses — finance should lead the charge, and a CFO can make those improvements.

Free — 10 questions, 5 minutes

How close is your finance function to the ceiling?

A short, self-serve CFO Readiness Review. No automated sales pitch — every completed survey is read by me, Steve Brice.

The purpose isn’t just to see whether we can support you, but what kind of support you need, and whether there’s work to do on your systems, people and processes before we even pick up a pen. We’re honest about whether there’s a fit. If there isn’t, we’ll say so.

Take the CFO Readiness Review

The Corporate Underling — the diary of a CFO

Topical articles and aids that you can probably relate to.

Short, specific writing drawn from experience — including difficult relationships, frustrations and challenging events. Scaling businesses is hard, and you don’t know what you don’t know.

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