FD Capital's Podcast.

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about FD and CFO Recruitment and how FD capital recruitment handles senior finance recruitment, we are based in Great Portland Street and from there cover London and the South East, we do handle UK nationwide recruitment and from time to time international opportunities as well. Our work split is around 1/3 Part-Time, 1/3 Interim and 1/3 Permanent and around...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about FD Capital Recruitment now offer CFOs, around one third of all our recruitment is now at the CFO level and we are getting a lot of attention and traction through our popular website.   The CFO role is a great area to be active in as the candidates are of the highest quality and employers are focussed and successful. FD Capital focusses on Lo...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about international opportunities with FD Capital, they are a leading FD and CFO recruitment boutique based in Great Portland Street London from where they service the London area and the South East, in 2021 they formed an International team and now are picking up opportunities from International clients. We have a New York based client looking for a CFO, an...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence from FD Capital Recruitment a leading niche FD and CFO recruitment boutique talks about the Job Market for FDs and CFOs in October 21, and how it has gotten much busier in the period since the end of September 2021. FD Capital are recruiting a good number of positions currently, a part-time FD role in Birmingham, a Property FD role in North London and a Part-Time...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about Part-Time FDs and Part-Time CFOs as a solution for businesses who need the skills and experience that an FD or CFO brings with them but can not yet justify a full time cost.   There is a growing market for fractional time senior finance professionals and FD Capital Recruitment are a leading player in this niche. We are based in Great Portlan...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the UK as a location for new business start-ups.  The UK is fortunate in that it is very focussed on supporting early stage businesses, the Government has setup a niche bank to offer self certified loans to new businesses, and there are many grant scheme available from both Central and Local Government.   Crowdfunding is another great option...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the various service options available from FD Capital Recruitment, they are a popular London based niche FD and CFO recruitment services and offer:- Part-Time FDs and CFOs - Fractional time available senior financial professionals. Portfolio FDs and CFOs - being a financial professional who works for more than one client at the same time on a part-tim...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the London CFO Market in 2021, FD Capital Recruitment are a niche FD and CFO Recruitment boutique based in Great Portland Street and we are seeing a lot of activity as companies are seeking new CFOs particularly in PE funded businesses and the technology niche, both markets we know very well, as our Directors founded and grew to exit businesses in the...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the career progression from Finance Director (FD) to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and how often the best transition route is achieved by building up a network of contacts in the Private Equity or Venture Capital spaces. We recommend using LinkedIn to build up contacts, cultivating a small number maybe 12 or so but having a long list of 1,000 or more,...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about CFO Recruitment and how FD Capital Recruitment based in Great Portland Street are focussed onto that and the PE house funded business niches.  The sorts of areas that FD Capital are strongest in include:- Technology CFOs SaaS CFOs ERO CFOs Fintech CFOs E-Commerce CFOs All of these areas are closely interlinked and very many of the growth business...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the progression from trainee accountant through to CFO, each step is important, but the first one is to train with the big 4 firms, to then move into industry with a role such as Financial Controller or Group Financial Controller.  To progress upwards then to Finance Director and finally to make the move to CFO.  This last stage is best achi...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the West Midlands and how it is an exciting and dynamic location for Finance Directors, there is an established and growing Private Equity space with a lot of active firms, including Mercia asset management and Frontier Capital Development, FD Capital works closely with PE houses and VC funds helping to provide first class candidates for West Midlands...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital Recruitment are deeply involved in the Fintech CFO recruitment niche, having been entrepreneurs themselves the Directors of FD Capital know very well the challenges and rewards involved in the technology sector and being based in London are close to PE houses and VC Funds which are actively interested in this niche. If you are a Fintech...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the SaaS model, Software as a Service and how it is very attractive to the Venture Capitalist and PE Houses we work closely with at FD Capital Recruitment. The model is a good one, monthly or annual recurring revenue which gives access to a service or tool, which is then used internationally by large numbers of subscribers, and as the internet grows t...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about CFO recruitment for the technology sector, FD Capital Recruitment focusses on this niche and works closely with PE houses, VC funds and high net worth individuals to place great candidates with tech businesses.   All the directors backgrounds are in tech themselves, Adrian owned and ran two technology businesses in the early days of the inte...

In todays' episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital is open to talk and form mutually beneficial referral arrangements with partner organisations.   We actively seek Accountants, corporate finance teams, banks, PE houses and VC funds to partner with, and we can offer referral fees or other mutual arrangements. We have a page on our website which we use to showcase partner websi...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about Finance Director roles in the not for profit / charity sectors.  He worked for 6 years in a Plc which was owned by a Charity so has a lot of useful experience to share. FD Capital regularly recruits for charities and we have strong and experienced FD's on our books from this sector, if you are a charity looking for a new FD or CFO, please reach ou...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about Northern Ireland FD Recruitment, FD Capital are a London based FD and CFO specialist recruitment service.  We now have a national network of Finance Directors including Belfast and elsewhere in Northern Ireland. If you are looking for a new FD for your Northern Ireland business, then please reach out to us today via our website at https://www.fdc...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the NHS, and how it is organised in the UK into 232 trusts, its the largest non-military employer in the world with around 1.7million staff. Like all large organisations it needs experienced senior Finance Professionals to control it, and to be part of the senior management team. FD Capital Recruitment is a specialist recruitment service based in Grea...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about recruiting Finance Directors with experience of the Media sector.   FD Capital Recruitment are a niche FD and CFO Recruitment service which specialise in Senior Finance Recruitment. We have some excellent candidates on our books with Media sector experience, so if you are a business in the TV, Radio, Newspaper or online publishing business s...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence an experienced local Government politician himself talks about Local Government and how things have changed and developed over the last 20 years. If you are a Local Government body looking for a new Finance Director, then reach out to FD Capital, we specialise in FD and CFO recruitment and whilst based in London we have a national coverage. Please reach out to ou...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about recruiting Finance Directors in Leicester.   Leicester is a great location in the East Midlands of the UK and its a city with a population of over 350,000. Leicester is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital Recruitment are an FD and CFO recruitment boutique based in Great Portland Street London and that their Unique Selling Proposition is to offer a network of finance and recruitment professional working together, the advantage being candidate are well known to the organisation and there are tried and trusted before being put forward to cl...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the UK Hospitality and Leisure sectors, these were amongst the worse hit sectors during pandemic and had to close their premises as a result.  Whilst many companies have not survived the majority of companies in the Hospitality and Leisure sectors in the UK are bouncing back strongly with activity levels back to close to the levels seen before th...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the Education sector in the UK and how interesting roles regularly come in for example in the E-Learning space.   FD Capital Recruitment are a specialist FD and CFO Recruitment business based in Great Portland Street London and we specialise in senior finance roles.  Increasingly Universities are operating as businesses and seeking to a...