James Merryweather

Manchester, United Kingdom

Experienced Finance Director specializing in forecasting, KPI development, and building scalable financial systems for growth-focused businesses. Available for contract roles, offering impactful financial leadership one day per week to help companies achieve sustainable growth and efficiency. Easy-going and good at simplifying jargon-filled finance topics to layman's terms.

What I offer

What I can do:

Strategic forecasting and KPI setup
Bookkeeping and full-cycle accounting
Scalable financial systems and process setup
Business planning for funding readiness
Hiring finance teams
Project-based or retained financial support tailored to growth

Scope of work and retainer or estimate can be discussed

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Example projects:

Designed financial model template for investment readiness agency - used to raise £10m in equity funding

Many business plans written from scratch for European businesses

Monthly investor relations and fundraising planning with two early-stage start-ups

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Roles (/)

i.e. Marketing director
i.e. Mentor
Fractional Finance Director
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Industries (/)

i.e. Tech
i.e. Education
Technology
Accounting, finance, start-ups, ventures
CORPORATE FINANCE
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Career experience

6-9 years

Regions

Europe
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Skills (/)

i.e. Research
i.e. Branding
Financial Forecasting
Business Planning
Accounting for Small Businesses
Financial accounting and reporting
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Keywords (/)

i.e. Digital nomad
i.e. Ex-Google
venture capital
Startups/Scaleups
Finance Professional
fractional CFO
Budgeting, FP&A, Financial Operations
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