Vicky Westbrook

Fractional Finance Director

Finance for food & drink businesses

I work with founders, boards and commercial teams across the UK food and drink sector — from fast-growing start-ups to established SMEs — bringing part-time FD experience to bear on the numbers that actually move a business forward.

About

Vicky Westbrook

I'm a UK-based, ACCA-qualified fractional Finance Director working with food and drink SMEs across the country.

My background spans the full range of commercial and financial detail that a growing food and drink business runs into — from trading relationships and supply chains to funding, reporting and financial control — giving clients the practical, sector-specific support that generic finance advice often misses.

Every client is different, so I focus on explaining the numbers clearly and presenting financial information in the way that works best for you.

Services

Part-time FD solution
Oversee the finance function, review financial health and make recommendations.
Financial strategy
Build a financing and business plan, with KPIs to support your company's strategic aims.
Budgets & forecasts
Support budgeting processes, with forecast P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
Investor & board decks
Financial reports, analysis and commentary for management, board and investors.
Capital management
Review working capital, recommend finance options and support implementation.
Procedural reviews
Review current finance and accounting procedures, and implement S&OP process.
Staff management
Manage in-house finance teams and outsourced roles, including recruitment and tenders.
Business exits
Prepare for exit or external investment, with financial reports and due diligence.

Clients

Pots & Co·The Curators·Ape Snacks·Hunter & Gather·Livia's·School of Wok·Mallow & Marsh·Little Moons·Brave Foods·Pip & Nut·Griddle Bakery

What clients say

"Vicky has been an enormous help in highlighting and implementing our finance and accounting requirements, allowing us to build the business from day one with confidence."
Max Rees, Co-founder @ The Curators
"Vicky made us all feel at ease and was able to set up all the processes we needed to support our fast growth. She is a real expert in the food and drink space so comes with a lot of invaluable experience."
Olivia Wollenberg, Founder @ Livia's
"Vicky was enormously helpful in building a financial deck that was very detailed yet easy to read. It presented our business to future investors in an accurate and attractive manner. We could not have done this without her."
Nev Leaning, Director @ School of Wok
"Vicky provided us with clear and concise feedback on our financials and enabled us to have visibility that we didn't have before — it took the weight of the unknown off our shoulders somewhat."
Jeff Webster, Co-founder @ Hunter & Gather
"Vicky was a pleasure to work with and helped pull together our monthly management accounts in an ordered and insightful fashion. I'd recommend her to help with any fast-growing FMCG's financial workload."
Zack Nathan, Founder @ Ape Snacks
"Vicky has a huge amount of experience and gave us excellent guidance on our financials and business plan. She can help at any stage of the business and provides great templates, processes and strategic advice."
Amber Fraser, Founder @ Brave Foods

Get in touch

Take your food & drink business to the next level — book a consultation.

hello@vwestbrook.com

United Kingdom