Because compliance isn't enough.

We're a small team of experienced finance people. Most of our clients have grown past what a bookkeeper can tell them, but a full-time finance director is more than they need and more than they want to pay for. You work with one of us directly, using the systems you've already got.

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Who we are

Most growing businesses don't need a bigger finance team.

They need sharper thinking applied to the finance function they already have. That's what we do — senior experience pointed at the handful of decisions that actually change the outcome, for the agencies, consultancies, studios, practices and firms that run on project work and can't afford to guess at margin.

20+
Years of senior finance experience

Behind every engagement, not just the pitch.

1
Named lead, every month

The same person each time — not a different account manager each quarter.

3 hrs
Of your time in the first thirty days

That's the whole ask. No migration, no new software.

What doesn't change

Four commitments we make on every engagement.

Senior by default

You work directly with an experienced finance professional. No junior delivery team, no handoffs between quarters.

Built around your business

We work with the people and the systems you already have. Read-only access, no migration, no timesheet overhaul.

Commercially minded

We care about what the numbers mean for your next decision, not just whether they reconcile at the end of the month.

Proportionate

Enough structure to scale, never more process than the business can carry. Reporting only where it earns its place.

Our approach

Five stages, from first look to ongoing partnership.

01
Understand
02
Diagnose
03
Strengthen
04
Advise
Partner
05
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“Nina and the Upscale team have been an essential part of our success — from cross-border tax and invoicing to payroll. An accountant who works as a genuine partner.”

PC
Pedro Clarke
A-Architecture

Want to find out if we're a fit?

Thirty minutes, no deck. Tell us what's slow, what's unclear and what's coming up — we'll tell you straight whether we can help.