Board-Level Finance Director, CFO & NED Services in London

Unlock Strategic Leadership for Your SME — Without the Full-Time Overhead

Partner with Secantor for Experienced, Commercially Focused Expertise

 
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Board-Level Expertise for Growing London Businesses

Tower Bridge London

Looking for strategic leadership without the full-time cost? Secantor provides handpicked, accredited Finance Directors (FDs), Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), Non-Executive Directors (NEDs), Operations Directors, and Management Accountants to ambitious SMEs across London and the Home Counties.

We don’t act like consultants — we become part of your management team. Our experts bring boardroom experience, commercial insight, and a hands-on approach that helps unlock growth, improve control, and build long-term value.

Trusted by SME Leadership Teams Across Greater London

From Camden to Croydon, Shoreditch to Wimbledon, we work with SME businesses in every part of London. Our services also extend across the commuter belt — including Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Essex, and Surrey.

Every Secantor professional is personally accredited by our directors for their technical expertise, commercial acumen, and interpersonal impact. We support founders, MDs and leadership teams with financial and operational clarity tailored to their stage of growth — from scale-ups to succession planning.

Why Secantor?

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  • Commercially focused – Every expert has real-world board experience in both SMEs and blue-chip corporates.
  • Scalable support – Choose part-time, interim, or project-based roles based on your needs.
  • Proven impact – Trusted by over 1,000 UK SMEs to improve profitability, reduce risk, and deliver results.
  • Flexible engagement – No rigid frameworks. Just pragmatic, tailored support that fits your business.
  • Ongoing director oversight – You’re supported not just by your lead expert, but by a senior Secantor director.

Our Services at a Glance

Our 5-Point Commitment to You

  • ✅ Expert Advice You Can Rely On: You’ll work with a qualified, experienced professional who’s focused on results.
  • ✅ A Trusted Working Relationship: We select someone who fits your culture, team, and goals.
  • ✅ Tailored Support for Your Business: No templates — just relevant, practical, hands-on input.
  • ✅ Dependable, Consistent Delivery: We meet deadlines, keep promises, and deliver lasting impact.
  • ✅ Clear, Proactive Communication: No jargon. Just senior-level expertise, clearly delivered.

Book a Free Consultation

Find out how Secantor could support your leadership team.

Book a free, no-obligation discovery call today and speak to a senior advisor — not a salesperson.

“Secantor provided the senior business & financial support my fellow director & I needed at a very critical time for our company. I cannot recommend the incredible service we received highly enough”

CEO £30m Turnover Recruitment Company

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Talk to us about your business goals

BOOK A CALL WITH PAUL

Paul Gibbins

Use the calendar to instantly book a 30-minute online meeting with Paul to share your story and find out:

  • How we can help you achieve your business goals

  • How you can improve the value of your business

  • And get useful, actionable tips & advice

Unlock the potential in your business

Secantor helps you get on top of your business rather than being stuck in it allowing you to direct rather than do. We offer a broad range of Board Level Executive Management Services that are tailored to your needs.

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Fractional Business Services in London

 

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Strategic support and experience to guide you as you make decisions and build value in your business. A NED acts as a sounding-board for your ideas, improves business performance, holds you and your team to account and helps you achieve a successful exit

  • ✓ Strategic business planning

    ✓ Support strategic decision-making

    ✓ Set business goals and objectives

    ✓ Rejuvenate struggling businesses

    ✓ Manage growth effectively

    ✓ Implement best practice

    ✓ Sounding board for your ideas

    ✓ Set and communicate vision

    ✓ Hold you & your team to account

    ✓ Build an effective management teams

FINANCE DIRECTOR

Expert financial leadership from a commercially experienced, qualified accountant. An FD will create financial plans, report your monthly performance against budget and interpret the figures to help you make sound decisions & improve profitability

  • ✓ Expert financial advice

    ✓ Interpret financial results a support decisions

    ✓ Develop & oversee your finance team

    ✓ Improve profitability & control costs

    ✓ Prepare management accounts

    ✓ Create 3-5 year financial plan

    ✓ Budget setting

    ✓ Source appropriate funding

    ✓ Cashflow forecasting & management

    ✓ Prepare reports & commentaries for your bank

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Strategic operational leadership to transform your people and business processes to improve efficiency and profitability. A Operations Director helps you build a strong management team, delegate operational actions and improve business performance

  • ✓ Develop strength in your management team

    ✓ Establish key performance indicators (KPIs)

    ✓ Hold people accountable to achieve results

    ✓ Process and quality improvement

    ✓ Help you delegate effectively

    ✓ Create clear job descriptions

    ✓ Identify and recruit talent

    ✓ Implement robust operational systems

    ✓ Establish clear goals and expectations

    ✓ Enable your team to achieve excellence

“Secantor has made a world of difference - we are now in control. It's a very cost effective way for us to have high level management and strategic help”


Helen Pattinson, Co-Founder Montezumas Chocolates


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Ways Secantor Will Help You With Board Level Expertise

 

Develop & Implement a Successful Plan

Optimise Your Finances

Develop a Strong Accountable Team

Build Value in Your Business

Improve Operational Efficiency

Exit Your Business Successfully

 

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