Part-time Finance Director for North East businesses
If you run an ambitious North East business and you have hit the point where you need proper financial leadership, but cannot justify a full-time Finance Director on a full-time salary, that is precisely the gap we fill. We are Wainwright Consulting, and we provide part-time, Fractional Finance Director support to SMEs across the North East.
A finance director who knows the North East
You do not want a remote national firm that treats the North East as a dot on a coverage map. You want someone who knows the ground you are standing on. That is deliberately how we work, and we are happy to be upfront about why.
We stay regional on purpose. We tried working further afield, and it was not for us. What matters to us is knowing our clients properly: being able to turn up, cheerlead for them, make the introduction that opens a door, invite them to a networking event worth their time or to The Gathering, our exclusive client dinners. None of that works from the other end of the country. Remote has its place and we use it, but sitting across a table from you when it counts is simply better. It is what lets us be the sort of FD who is genuinely in your corner, not just a line on an invoice, right across the North East, from Newcastle and Sunderland to Durham, Gateshead, Darlington and Teesside.
Who we help
We work with ambitious, growing North East SMEs across a range of sectors. Most of the businesses we help recognise themselves in one of these:
Growing fast and starting to feel the limits of the financial setup that got you this far.
Facing a big decision, a funding round, an acquisition, a possible sale, and wanting a senior financial head beside you.
Working blind between the year-end accounts, with no monthly picture you can actually steer by.
Ready for board-level finance input, but a long way from needing, or affording, a full-time FD.
What a Fractional FD actually does
A Part-time FD gives you the experience and judgement of a senior Finance Director for a few days a month, at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire. In practice that means:
Clear monthly management accounts and a reporting rhythm you can run the business by.
Cash flow, forecasting and a genuine forward view, so you decide on tomorrow’s numbers, not last quarter’s.
A steady hand through the big moments: raising finance, buying, selling, or getting sale-ready.
An honest, experienced voice in the room who tells you what you need to hear, not just what is comfortable.
How it works
It is straightforward. We begin with a conversation to understand your business and what you genuinely need. We agree a sensible amount of time each month, usually a day or two, and we get to work: cleaning up the numbers, building the reporting, and being there when something comes up. No long tie-ins, no full-time overhead, just senior finance support that flexes as you grow.
Let’s talk
If you are a North East business owner who wants senior financial leadership from someone close enough to genuinely know you and your business, let us talk. Whether you are in Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham, Gateshead, Darlington or across Teesside, we would love to hear what you are building.
You can read more about the service on our Fractional FD service page, and if you are exploring how to fund your growth, our guide to funding for SMEs in Yorkshire and the North East is a useful place to start.