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Piero Broccardo

Piero Broccardo

USA (West Coast) Operations

Piero is a recognized financial and operational thought leader specializing in driving transformational change. His experience spans 20 years in technology, entertainment, software, and consumer products. Piero is a two time nominee for CFO of the Year in Orange County, CA and has been recognized as one of the Top 10 business leaders to watch by the International Business Times.
Searle Goott, CEO

Searle Goott

CEO

A qualified Chartered Accountant with over 30 years experience in finance and helping to scale our clients by providing accounting, operational, strategic and commercial support to drive growth. Ex. Ernst & Young. Previously founded and exited a software business and is the driving force of growing the business into international markets.

Lauren Murphy, Director, USA

Lauren Murphy

Director, USA Operations

A multi award winning, certified management accountant with two decades experience. Intensely entrepreneurial, highly collaborative and commercially minded. Experience within many industry sectors including Technology, Finance, Retail, Manufacturing and Non-profit Organizations.

Searle Goott, CEO

Searle Goott

CEO

A qualified Chartered Accountant with over 30 years experience in finance and helping to scale our clients by providing accounting, operational, strategic and commercial support to drive growth. Ex. Ernst & Young. Previously founded and exited a software business and is the driving force of growing the business into international markets.

Lauren Murphy, Director, USA

Lauren Murphy

Director, USA Operations

A multi award winning, certified management accountant with two decades experience. Intensely entrepreneurial, highly collaborative and commercially minded. Experience within many industry sectors including Technology, Finance, Retail, Manufacturing and Non-profit Organizations.

Piero Broccardo

Piero Broccardo

USA (West Coast) Operations

Piero is a recognized financial and operational thought leader specializing in driving transformational change. His experience spans 20 years in technology, entertainment, software, and consumer products. Piero is a two time nominee for CFO of the Year in Orange County, CA and has been recognized as one of the Top 10 business leaders to watch by the International Business Times.
Alan Anderson

Alan Anderson

UK CFO

A strong passion for driving impactful change within the finance sector is evident, alongside significant experience in private equity and debt financing. Proven expertise in deal origination, structuring, and fundraising demonstrates an alignment with goals centred on delivering strategic financial solutions. A commitment to fostering relationships with top-tier investors and stakeholders has been showcased, underpinning a desire to contribute to transformative outcomes in the investment landscape.
James Duncan

James Duncan

UK CFO

An experienced and innovative Finance leader, with over 20 years experience across the Technology, Energy, Cryptocurrency, Investment Management and Foreign Exchange industries. Excels in building high- performing Finance, Treasury and Risk functions in regulated and rapidly- growing companies. Extensive experience working in both VC/ PE- backed, and debt- financed environments, with several exits and acquisitions. Expertise in improving UK, European and global group company structures.
Raphae Khan

Raphae Khan

UK and UAE CFO

Experienced CFO with over 15 years of global experience in both the UK and the UAE. Expert in Board reporting, KPIs, Strategy, fundraising, budgeting & forecasting for SMEs. Specialised in automation & technology solutions to streamline finance functions. With a strong focus around cost management & increasing profitability. Speaker of Multiple languages.
John Norris

John Norris

CFO San Francisco

An accomplished Financial Executive with over 30 years of global experience spanning diverse technology sectors, including IT services, SaaS, product, and leasing models. Recognized for driving growth, transforming finance and business operations, and delivering outstanding business outcomes. Proven expertise in scaling organizations, leading M&A transactions, optimizing cash flow and financial systems, enhancing audit processes, and boosting go-to-market performance. Held senior finance leadership roles at Fujitsu, Cisco, Agilent, and Hewlett-Packard.
Kev Hall

Kev Hall

Sales Executive, London

An accomplished Sales Executive with over 15 years of experience in sales and business development, including expertise in fintech, SaaS, and client relationship management. Kevin has a proven track record of achieving outstanding results through innovative strategies and fostering strong client partnerships. He is dedicated to driving growth and delivering exceptional solutions tailored to client needs.
Emma Shaw, Client Engagement

Emma Shaw

Client Engagement

A professionally-trained Senior Sales Exceutive/Account Manager with a successful track record of creating and developing new business. In addition, I support our clients and CFOs with their needs and requirements to ensure projects run as smoothly as possible.

Andrew Edelstein, Sales Director

Andrew Edelstein

Sales Director

A strategically-minded and experienced Director within professional services, offering advanced skills in conducting negotiations, implementing sales strategies and managing business operations. With experience in B2B sales and strategy to meet company goals.

UK

20 CFOs

CFOs

USA

12 CFOs

CFOs

Areas we can help

Capital raise

Seed funding, Series A, Series B, Crowd funding, private funding, Investment decks, 5 -year plans, Due Diligence

Accounting

AR, AP, Cash management, VAT reporting, Corporate tax, Management reporting

Reporting

Management reporting, board reports, KPI’s, cash flow forecasting, budgeting, long term forecasting, Financial planning and analysis

Mergers & acquisitions

Due Diligence, finance integration, systems integration, Tax planning

Sale / exit of business

Seed funding, Series A, Series B, Crowd funding, private funding, Investment decks, 5 -year plans, Due Diligence

Risk management

Legal liabilities, technology issues, liquidity issues, patents and IP management.

Match with CFO

Commercial activities

Client agreements, lease agreements, commission structures, employee benefit schemes, share incentive schemes, third party negotiations

Systems & automation

Xero, QB, Sage, Netsuite – implementation, integration to 3rd party apps, automation

Testimonials

We engaged with Hire CFO to completely run and manage our funding raising campaign on Seedrs. We raised 103% of our target with over 325 investors which was hugely successful. Thanks to all involved."

Marek Rudzki, COO, Flagship Reporting

Hire CFO set up our real estate reporting and produced business plans for fundraising. James was extremely knowledgeable and as an additional bonus we continually save 40% on employment costs. We honestly can't operate our business without them."

Paul Skikne, CEO, BRW Real Estate, Los Angeles

We engaged with Hire CFO to lead in an overseas acquisition for our company. They led the process from beginning to end including due diligence, negotiations and valuations. Very knowledgable and professional team. Highly recommended!"

David Brooks, Managing Director, Forming Reality Group

These guys are truly awesome. We had no accounting reporting in place before we engaged with them. In addition they have been instrumental in our charity obtaining funding. very professional and always deliver on time."

Hilton Freund, CEO Twinning Project

Hire CFO have been instrumental in managing our cash forecasting and giving our start up general business advice. Very professional and always deliver on time."

Ravi Naik, CEO, SGS Consultants

Hire CFO set up our Xero system and automated processes for us. We are extremely satisfied and highly recommend their services."

Marc Eden, CEO Auto Concierge Limited