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Smart finance functions®

‍flinder replaces your accountant and in-house finance team to build and run your finance function and improve reporting.

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We help tech, SaaS and e-commerce businesses accelerate growth

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Improve performance
with data analytics to bring clarity to the right metrics, and commercial and financial challenge at Board level.
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Scale the business
through system transformation, integrations and aligning processes and reporting with the vision and strategy.
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Prepare for investment
by getting you investor-ready and acting as your fractional CFO through the fundraising process.

Smart finance functions® for smart leaders

Find out what happened yesterday, what's happening today and what's likely to happen tomorrow. A smart finance function®, built and run the flinder way. We'll transition and transform you within 50 days.‍

1. Get on the same page
2. Get the most out of the best tech
3. Set up for scale
4. Reporting on steroids
5. Impress investors
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Smart finance functions® for smart leaders

Find out what happened yesterday, what's happening today and what's likely to happen tomorrow. A smart finance function®, built and run the flinder way. We'll transition and transform you within 50 days.

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Why a smart finance function® from flinder?

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Elastic finance team®: We bring a broad range of skills and experience levels that can flex to grow (or shrink) as your business scales.
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Leading practice: We bring Big Four experience, unrivalled insights from our client portfolio and pool of talent.
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Hit the ground running: We get started straight away - no hiring lag, no recruitment or notice period.
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It makes financial sense: You could save more than 50% compared to hiring a financial controller or CFO (and associated costs).

Our recent podcasts 🎙️

Join us in Episode 9 as we delve into a female founder's journey to achieving fundraising success. Gain valuable insights, strategies, and empowering stories that highlight the unique challenges and triumphs of women entrepreneurs in the startup ecosystem.
Seed to Success
Tech & SaaS
Episode 9 - A female founder's path to fundraising success
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May 28, 2024
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Join us in Episode 8 as we explore the intersection of product distribution and purpose with Adam Oskwarek from Zopeful Climate. Gain insights into sustainable business practices, impactful distribution strategies, and the importance of purpose-driven entrepreneurship. Tune in to discover how aligning product distribution with a meaningful mission can drive success and positive change.
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Tech & SaaS
Episode 8 - Product, distribution and purpose with Adam Oskwarek from Zopeful Climate
Published
May 14, 2024
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Explore the intricacies of building a two-sided marketplace with Laura Beales from Tally Workspace in Episode 7 of our podcast series. Gain valuable insights, strategies, and firsthand experiences on navigating the challenges and opportunities of creating a thriving ecosystem. Join us to uncover the secrets to successful marketplace development and growth.
Seed to Success
Tech & SaaS
Episode 7 - Building a two-sided marketplace with Laura Beales from Tally Workspace
Published
April 30, 2024
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Our recent insights 💡

Discover how A2X helps UK Shopify sellers automate multi-currency transactions, ensure VAT compliance, and scale globally with ease.
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Find out when your start-up is ready to implement ApprovalMax and how it streamlines financial workflows and approval processes as you scale.
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When is the right time to implement ApprovalMax for your growing start-up?
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Discover how ApprovalMax integrates with Xero to automate workflows, improve control, and support financial growth for start-ups.
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Maintaining financial control: Integrating ApprovalMax with Xero for start-ups
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September 2024
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Integrated data analytics for better decision making

Turbo charge your business with our custom SaaS and e-commerce dashboards for deep insights. Integrated data analytics, designed, built, hosted and managed by flinder experts.

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Customised - designed and built for your sector and strategy
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Business wide – finance-only tells you what's happened, we tell you why
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Autonomous – removing manual intervention and mistakes
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Real-time – faster insight and more proactive decision-making
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Accessible – anytime, anywhere
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  • Designed and built by flinder experts
  • Real-time business-wide reporting
  • Integrations with your tech and apps
  • Mesh different data sets to create insight
  • Segment and slice your data
  • Custom user/group permissions
  • Data and KPI definitions library
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  • Data encryption (at rest and in transit)
  • ISO27001, SOC, PCI DSS Level 1 compliant data centres
  • Protecting privacy with 2FA
  • GDPR compliant
  • Time-limited tokens for secure access
  • Read-only access to your apps
  • Daily penetration testing using AppCheck
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See the metrics that matter across your entire business
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We play well with others

Our proprietary technology integrates with all your business-wide applications.

Award-winning team

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Why work with flinder?

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Award-winning, cutting-edge

We’re an award-winning company with a track record of helping fast-growth tech, SaaS and e-commerce companies scale faster. We're at the cutting edge of building and running smart finance functions®.

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Elastic finance team® that evolves as you do

From bookkeepers to data specialists, finance managers to finance controllers and CFOs, our team brings a mix of operational finance and strategic finance experience that can flex to grow (or shrink) as your business scales and evolves.

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Sector-relevant business-wide insight

Our approach has been developed specifically to bring financial and operational data together, customised by flinder experts, to give you strategic performance reporting across your business that's right.

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Fundraising? We understand investors

We know what works for investors. We know what they look for. Companies we've worked with have raised over £400 million from investors.

Tomorrow’s finance function, today
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