Confident conversations aren’t a soft skill for senior finance leaders – they’re a core part of the role. Whether it’s influencing stakeholders, pushing back, or navigating challenge, …
Most CEOs feel like they have a decent finance person in place, but more often than not it is someone who keeps things ticking …
Scaling a consulting business brings a distinct set of challenges, many of which only become visible once growth is underway. …
Most business leaders assume their finance team is fine until something drops. But as Headstar Managing Director James Roach explains in his latest video, the early signs …
Headstar is inviting finance professionals to the RSM Industry Finance Connect social event, taking place at The Good Luck Club in Leeds on Thursday 19th March. …
Last week, 230 registered delegates came together at the Leeds Marriott Hotel for Finance Futures: The Executive Summit 2026 – Headstar’s annual conference delivered …
Headstar recently delivered an in-person Careers Masterclass session for students at Leeds Beckett University, led by Manager Rachel Porteous and Consultant Suliman Mahmood from our Transactional team. The live talk was …
A major UK accident repair group, operating a nationwide network of state-of-the-art centres, required additional senior leadership capability to support its next phase of growth following …
Despite women making up a significant proportion of the finance profession, they remain starkly underrepresented at CFO and FD level. In this article, Jenny …
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 …
Our free guide, ‘How to Build a World-Class Finance Team’ reveals the 4-layer Finance Team Pyramid every high-performing team needs, a step-by-step process to attracting and retaining top talent, and how to avoid costly recruitment mistakes.
