Growing an SME is difficult when your finances feel disconnected — where high-level strategy often lacks the operational data to make it real, and daily cash flow management doesn't have a clear path to long-term growth. Vista Vantage bridges that gap.
We act as your Finance Director to steer long-term growth, manage risk, and optimise your capital structure — the big-picture ideas, backed by real numbers.
We provide deep analytical insights to sharpen margins, eliminate waste, and maintain absolute control over your daily cash flow — the on-the-ground execution.
Start with a standalone diagnostic, step into ongoing operational control, or bring in a full fractional Finance Director — each tier builds on the one before it.
On fees: every engagement is scoped and quoted individually, so the fee reflects your turnover, complexity and the cadence you actually need. A short introductory call is all it takes to get a firm number.
| Offer | Best for | Commitment | Fee basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Health Check | A one-off, independent view of your numbers — no ongoing relationship assumed | None — standalone | Fixed fee, quoted on enquiry |
| Operational Rigour Retainer | Ongoing monthly financial control and cash-flow discipline | Rolling monthly | Monthly retainer, quoted on enquiry |
| Fractional FD — Growth Partner | A full Finance Director: strategy, risk and capital, alongside operational control | Rolling, 2 days/month min. | Monthly retainer, quoted on enquiry |
An independent, expert view of your numbers — no ongoing commitment required. For businesses that want a clear, professional read on their financial health with no assumption of an ongoing relationship — around a sale, investment round, difficult year, major hire, or as an annual check-up.
Scoping call; you share management accounts, bank/cash data, existing reporting.
Health check performed, cash-flow model built, findings & action plan drafted.
Report delivered and talked through live.
Monthly financial control and cash-flow discipline for growing businesses. For businesses that have outgrown a bookkeeper and a spreadsheet but aren't yet ready for a full Finance Director — dependable, month-in-month-out control on a fixed monthly fee.
| Frequency | What happens |
|---|---|
| Weekly / fortnightly* | Cash position reviewed, 13-week forecast refreshed |
| Monthly | Management accounts closed & issued, dashboard updated, review call |
| Quarterly | Deeper margin/cost review, package fit check-in |
*Refresh frequency depends on package.
Your outsourced Finance Director for strategy, risk and capital. For businesses with real momentum whose big financial decisions — funding, pricing strategy, capital structure — need someone who has sat in the FD seat before.
Financial health check, baseline, scope agreed.
Reporting pack/dashboard built, cadence signed off.
Cadence runs in earnest, refined.
Steady-state delivery, quarterly scope review.
Packages are priced on an agreed day rate. Bespoke day counts (e.g. 3 or 6 days/month) quoted on request.
An independent diagnostic, with no obligation to continue.
Move into Operational Rigour or Growth Partner FD — or stop there.
Diagnostic fee credited in full against your first month if taken up within 30 days.
Either retainer can also be entered directly, without a standalone diagnostic first.
Partner with Vista Vantage — get in touch to discuss which tier fits where you are today.