When finances feel disorganised, many founders default to the same solution: hire a full-time CFO. But as Headstar Managing Director James Roach has seen multiple times across fast-growing businesses, this initial instinct isn’t necessarily the right thing to do and can cost the business in more ways than one.
Why the mismatch causes problems
A CFO’s expertise sits in deals, fundraising and major commercial decisions. When they are brought in to fix operational gaps, they end up doing more junior work that does not energise them and can be an expensive solution for a problem.
What growing businesses really need
In this video, James Roach, Managing Director at Headstar, and a former Finance Director himself, explains why strong financial control often matters more than big titles and how a different structure or perhaps using a part-time Fractional CFO can better deliver the results you want.
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