A finance function that works with your business.
As your company grows, finance can become fragmented. Invoices, expenses and reconciliations sit in different places, reports arrive late, and the owner becomes the person joining everything together. Outsourcing your finance function creates a more organised way to manage the work.
J. Sowden provides a virtual finance function for UK businesses that need reliable accounting support and useful information. Our digital approach connects day-to-day processes with reporting, helping you spend less time chasing records and more time understanding your business.
Choose the support you need.
Digital record keeping
Create an organised approach to invoices, expenses and financial records.
Bookkeeping processes
Agree how transactions, reconciliations and routine accounting work will be handled.
Management information
Bring together reporting that helps you understand business performance.
Workflow improvement
Identify unnecessary manual work and make sensible use of digital tools.
Support & training
Help your team understand the systems and processes used in the service.
Financial oversight
Connect operational finance support with management accounting and CFO advice where required.
You can discuss a complete outsourced accounts function or a defined part of it. The proposal sets out responsibilities, the services included and the information your team will provide. Payroll, tax filing and specialist work should be discussed explicitly rather than assumed to be included.
Keep your finance operation connected.
An outsourced finance team can give a growing business access to support without recruiting every role internally. The benefit depends on the work needed, your current setup and how the service is organised. We focus on a practical arrangement that fits your company.
- A more consistent process for supplying and organising records.
- A clearer division of responsibilities between your team and J. Sowden.
- Financial information that is easier to access and use.
- Support that can be reviewed as your business requirements change.
For strategic planning and decision support, the service can connect with our virtual CFO offering. For a reporting requirement, explore management accounts services.
How we start working together.
The initial conversation covers your business, the people involved in finance and the systems you use today. We look at what works, where information becomes delayed and what you want to achieve.
Next, we agree the scope, communication arrangements and steps for getting started. Digital access and a planned handover help keep the work organised. The service uses a subscription-based approach, with a proposal reflecting the support required rather than a generic one-size-fits-all package.
An outsourced finance function across the UK.
We work online with businesses throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you run your UK company from Cyprus, the same digital approach can keep its accounts and management information accessible to you. Explore UK and Cyprus coverage.
Outsourced finance questions, answered.
What is an outsourced finance function?
It is a way to have agreed accounting and finance activities handled by an external provider. It can connect bookkeeping, financial reporting and management support without building the entire function internally.
Can I outsource just part of my finance function?
Yes, the service is tailored. We can discuss the work you want to retain internally and the activities where outside support would be most useful.
How is this different from a virtual CFO?
An outsourced finance function focuses on the operation of agreed finance activities. A virtual CFO adds financial leadership and strategic insight. The services can work together or be scoped separately.
Will I retain access to my financial information?
Digital collaboration is central to the service. Access and responsibilities are agreed so that your business can continue to use its information and understand the work being performed.
Can a UK company managed from Cyprus use the service?
Yes. We support the UK business through online records, reporting and communication. Any separate Cyprus obligations need to be considered with an appropriately qualified local adviser.