Part-time FD
Senior finance leadership for the days you need it: reporting, cash, forecasting and cost control.
£2k–£5k / month
Find out more →Part-time FD support and cost improvement for SME manufacturers. We put you in control of the numbers, then find the hidden waste and outdated cost assumptions holding your margins back.
Taking enquiries now for engagements starting early 2027.
Turn financial data into decisions that change the cost base.
Enter four figures from your latest accounts to see where you sit against other UK manufacturers, and what closing the gap could be worth.
Ongoing finance leadership, plus focused engagements to find, quantify and control the costs that matter. Fees shown are planned fees for engagements from early 2027.
Senior finance leadership for the days you need it: reporting, cash, forecasting and cost control.
Understand where the money is going and uncover hidden opportunities.
Build a cost baseline based on current reality rather than legacy assumptions.
Turn opportunities into action with measurable savings and benefits tracking.
A structured, practical approach to identifying, quantifying and delivering cost savings.
Understand the true cost base.
Identify drivers and opportunities.
Test assumptions and find a better way.
Measure the financial impact.
Implement practical solutions.
Keep the savings and build for the future.
A cost variance tells you what changed. It doesn't necessarily tell you what caused it — or what you can do about it.
Practical thinking for manufacturing leaders who want more from their numbers.
How legacy assumptions can quietly become next year's budget.
Read insight →Separate market movement from genuine underlying cost growth.
Read insight →Move beyond the variance and find the operational cause.
Read insight →CostVantage opens for new engagements in early 2027. Tell us where your numbers or cost base are under pressure, and we'll come back to you with availability and a fixed quote.