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Grace Horton

FD/CFO

I am an experienced senior executive with a strong commercial understanding and a focus on business based decision making. I have extensive experience of driving change and business improvement whilst dealing with complexity. I am a good communicator with strong interpersonal skills. I am happy working both strategically and rolling my sleeves up and getting into the detail.

Grace Horton – Fractional CFO – West Country

Track record highlights

  • Influenced and guided leadership teams to adopt a more financially aware mindset, increasing their understanding of the financial performance of the business and positively impacting decision making.
  • Provided strategic financial support to both major infrastructure and defence projects driving forecasting accuracy, giving greater confidence to stakeholders.
  • Led and supported Finance, Commercial and Risk teams in their delivery of effective professional services and advice, ensuring organisational compliance with legal and governance requirements.
  • Led successful business turnarounds by rapidly identifying root cause issues, stabilising financial performance, and implementing targeted operational and commercial interventions.
  • Developed high performing teams by providing clarity, empowerment, and a culture where my teams feel both challenged and supported to bring their best selves to work.

Sector Experience

  • Government & Defence
  • Construction
  • Services
  • Technology, Media & Telecoms

Grace's specialist skills

Budgeting & Forecasting

Work with the business to deliver robust budgets and forecasts enabling the executive team to make informed decisions with confidence, supported by risk assessments and forward looking insights.

Business Planning

Lead end to end business planning processes bringing together financial discipline, commercial insight, and cross-functional collaboration.

Management Information

Develop clear, reliable management information that gives leadership teams the insight and confidence to make informed commercial and strategic decisions.

Leadership

Use my leadership skills to strengthen decision making, build cross functional alignment and ensure that people remain at the heart of the business.

Profit Improvement

Strengthen profitability through cost discipline, optimising operational performance, and enabling data driven commercial decision making.

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