We fix the messy middle of growth.

Strategic finance for founder-led and scaling businesses. We fix, build and scale the finance function, and stay on as the partner when you need one.

STRATEGIC FINANCE
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Strategic finance is the difference between knowing what happened and shaping what happens next.

THE FOUR PILLRS

Four ways in. Each one scoped to an outcome before anything is signed.

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THE DIAGNOSTIC

Sprint

A fixed-duration diagnostic to find and unblock what's holding the business back. The default first step.
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THE INFRASTRUCTURE

Build

The finance infrastructure: systems, controls, reporting and the process foundations underneath.
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THE PARTNERSHIP

Scale

An ongoing strategic finance partner in the room for the big calls: senior finance judgement at board level, without a full-time hire.
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THE TRANSACTION

Deal

Finance infrastructure built for the room you're about to walk into: a fundraise, an exit, a refinance, an acquisition.
CHALLENGES

What’s happening? Find your situation

Cash flow under pressure

The bank's asking questions, a big payment's due, and the forecast everyone's relying on hasn't been right in months. The business needs a forecast it can stand behind.

Losing your finance lead

Whoever was holding the finance function together just left, and the business runs on what was in their head, not what's written down.

Outgrowing your spreadsheets

The spreadsheet that ran finance at half this size is now the thing slowing everything down, and nobody's confident the numbers in it are right.

Hitting a growth ceiling

The business has grown past what the current finance setup can support, and it's starting to show in slower decisions, not just slower reports.

Raising investment

An investor conversation is coming, and the numbers need to hold up to questions the business has never had to answer before.

Selling or exiting the business

A sale or exit is on the table, and the finance function that's run the business day to day now has to survive a buyer's due diligence.
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SELECTED ENGAGEMENTS

How founders put us to work

A VC-backed consumer goods brand, through a turnaround

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A £25m fire & security group, scaling under pressure

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A £13m food distributor, facing bank pressure

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MD, FOOD DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS

"The experience on offer is a rare balance of technical accounting knowledge and real-world operational thinking."

WHY PILLR

Why founders choose us

WHY PILLR

Why founders choose us

Operations covers the essential day-to-day activities, systems, and processes that keep a business running smoothly, supporting efficiency, performance, resource management, and strategic decision-making.
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THE EXPERIENCE

A firm of operators

People who've run finance functions for real: through bank pressure, investor scrutiny and turnarounds. Experience you can check, not a title on a profile.
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THE MODEL

Outcomes, not hours

Every engagement is scoped to what needs to change and finished when it lands. You know what you're buying before anything is signed.
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THE STARTING POINT

Diagnosis before commitment

Sprint finds the real problem before you spend on the wrong fix.
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THE CREDENTIALS

ICAEW Chartered Accountants

Registered as a firm of ICAEW Chartered Accountants.
THE FIRM

A strategic finance firm, built to outlast any one operator.

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ARTICLES

Insights

The new Pillr website

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News

Fractional CFO, or a finance operator firm? The difference that matters.

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Fractional CFO

Cash flow forecasting a board can actually trust

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Cash Flow

Systems first, software second

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Operating

What investors really read in your numbers

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Fundraising

Common Questions:

What is strategic finance?

The work that shapes what happens next: the forecasting, the capital decisions, the numbers behind the next move. Not just reporting what already happened.

Do you replace our accountant?

No. Your accountant does the compliance work: year-end, tax, statutory filings. We run the finance function that feeds them, and we'll usually make their job easier. Where an accountant is doing work that belongs inside the business, a Sprint will say so.

Where do we start?

With a Sprint, unless you already know what needs fixing. It's a fixed-duration diagnostic that names the real problem before you commit to anything bigger. If Build, Scale or Deal is the right first step, we'll tell you on the first call.
OUR APPROACH

Getting started is simple

Get in touch and we'll set up a short call to talk through where things stand. If a Sprint is the right next step, we'll scope it there and then. If it's Build, Scale, or Deal, we'll tell you that too, and why.
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Not sure where to start?

Begin with a Sprint.