Outsourced Finance Services for Creative Agencies & Tech

Finance Leadership Built for Creative & Technology Businesses

Businesses today are operating in a far harsher climate than a few years ago.

Persistent global economic uncertainty, coupled with ongoing changes to domestic fiscal and regulatory policy, has made running and scaling a UK business significantly more challenging.

As they now contend with:

1. Rising employment costs

2. The prohibitive cost of hiring senior talent

3. Ongoing regulatory and tax uncertainty

4. Increasing energy and overhead costs

5. More constrained access to finance

Against this backdrop, many finance teams are either too junior to drive growth or too expensive to sustain.

Systems are often outdated or under-utilised. Reporting is accurate, but insight is limited. Leadership teams receive numbers, but little commercial perspective.

The finance function becomes a cost centre, not a strategic asset.

Grey Unicorn was founded to solve this problem.

Designed Around Your Business Needs, Not a Template

We provide specialist, sector-specific finance teams, fully integrated into and operating as an extension of your organisation. Rather than forcing businesses into a one-size-fits-all model, we design and deliver finance teams, systems and infrastructure that reflect:

· how your business actually operates

· where you are today

· where you want to go

Our clients gain access to a broader pool of finance expertise than is typically inaccessible in-house, without the cost, complexity or risk of permanent headcount. We do this through fractional team structures, designed to scale your business, not your headcount.

Founded by Experience, Not Theory

Grey Unicorn is owned and led by an accomplished Finance Director and CFO with over 20 years of senior leadership experience working inside creative agencies and technology businesses.

Two decades spent:

· Supporting founders, CEOs, and boards

· Scaling creative agencies and tech companies

· Navigating economic cycles, regulatory change, and investment events

Grey Unicorn is built on real operating experience, not consultancy theory.

We understand the pressures leadership teams face because we’ve sat on the same side of the table.

Why We’re Different

Most outsourced finance providers focus on reporting accuracy and compliance.

That’s essential, but it’s not enough.

We design finance functions that:

· Act as strategic partners to leadership teams

· Balance strategic thinking with tactical and operational delivery