A week in the life of a fractional FD: exploring the sectors that need you

Paul van der Walt, Fractional CFO
Paul van der Walt is an experienced fractional CFO with a passion for guiding high-growth start-ups on the journey from Seed to Series B. Known for his expertise in fundraising, financial strategy, and investor relations, Paul has helped numerous seed and venture-backed companies build strong financial foundations and achieve critical growth milestones. Recently, he has focused on supporting Deep Tech start-ups, where his financial insights have helped cutting-edge technology businesses in the areas of Computer Vision, Robotics and Machine Learning. Currently, Paul supports a variety of start-ups as a fractional CFO, creating financial models, optimizing cash flow, and developing strategic growth plans that enable businesses to scale efficiently.

Nick Tiley, Director, Cambridge Financial Direction
Nick Tiley is the founder of Cambridge Financial Direction, a portfolio FD firm. He has worked for small, medium, large and international companies / groups in finance roles, sometimes combined with manufacturing operations responsibilities. 12 years ago he went down the portfolio route, and has since supported 30 companies in manufacturing, distribution, hospitality and service sectors. Nick sits on ICAEW's Manufacturing Advisory Group and received rave reviews on a previous version of this webinar.

Session Chair: Daniella (Dani) Wainwright FCA, Part-Time FD, Consultant and Portfolio Career Mentor
Dani is a senior finance professional with experience leading in all sizes of businesses from SMEs to FTSE 100 PLCs, and sector experience in marketing, retail, utilities, various tech, gaming and property. She began her portfolio career to give ambitious SMEs access to the highest level of commercial and financially savvy support, as well as to gain more control over her own work/life balance. Having gained so much personally from the transition from Corporate to Portfolio, Dani is now not only passionate about helping SMEs thrive, but also about helping other senior finance professionals access this lifestyle.