Strategic Finance · Commercial Performance · Enterprise Value
Financial leadership
for businesses
navigating change
NorthBridge provides senior CFO leadership, strategic finance and business transformation support to businesses navigating growth, change, complexity or performance challenges.
Led by Frank Shapter FCPA, NorthBridge brings practical CFO experience across private equity, founder-led and growth businesses, multinational organisations, government and national institutions.
The focus is straightforward: understand the business, challenge what needs to change, and execute the changes that improve performance, strengthen the business and create value.
NORTHBRIDGE
CFO Advisory · Transformation · Business Performance
BEYOND FINANCIAL REPORTING
Finance should do more than report what has happened.
A strong CFO connects financial information with the commercial and strategic decisions that determine what happens next — helping leadership teams understand performance, identify what is driving it, assess options and act with confidence.
NorthBridge provides that level of financial leadership where it is needed: from hands-on interim CFO support through to strategic advisory, finance transformation, planning and performance improvement.
WHAT WE DO
What We Do
01
Interim CFO
Senior CFO leadership when a business needs experienced financial direction, whether through a transition, period of change or critical business phase.
02
CFO Advisory
Practical senior financial advice for founders, CEOs, Boards and leadership teams facing important commercial or financial decisions.
03
Finance Transformation
Finance operating models, processes, systems, governance and reporting designed to improve control, efficiency and decision support.
04
Strategic Planning
Integrated financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting and scenario planning that connects strategy with financial outcomes.
05
Board Advisory
Clear financial insight, analysis and challenge to support effective Board oversight, governance and strategic decision-making.
06
Commercial Performance
Improving visibility and accountability across pricing, margins, costs, working capital, profitability and business performance.
FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP FOR MOMENTS THAT MATTER
Businesses do not always need more people in Finance. Sometimes they need more senior financial leadership.
NorthBridge can support businesses when they are:
- growing or changing direction;
- preparing for investment or a change in ownership;
- improving performance or profitability;
- navigating financial or operational pressure;
- transforming their Finance function;
- strengthening planning, reporting, controls or governance;
- assessing strategic or commercial options; or
- building the financial capability needed for the next stage.
The role is adapted to the circumstances. Sometimes that means leading directly as CFO. Sometimes it means working alongside an existing Finance team. Sometimes the priority is building capability that remains after the engagement.
SELECTED OUTCOMES
$20–25M
Estimated enterprise value uplift
$2.5M
EBITDA improvement in 12 months
Independent valuation process
External valuation assessment informed by the forward plan, initiatives and supporting financial evidence
$2B+
Enterprise transformation programmes
$200M+
Enterprise cost-optimisation outcomes
UNDERSTAND · CHALLENGE · EXECUTE
Understand · Challenge · Execute
Understand
Understand the business, its economics, operating environment, people and priorities before deciding what needs to change.
Challenge
Challenge assumptions, performance, structures and options constructively — using evidence and commercial judgement.
Execute
Turn decisions into action. Lead the work required to improve performance, strengthen capability and deliver sustainable change.
THE NORTHBRIDGE DIFFERENCE
Direct CFO leadership, not advice from the sidelines
NorthBridge provides direct CFO leadership, not advice from the sidelines. The role extends beyond producing reports or recommendations — connecting financial understanding with commercial decisions and staying engaged through implementation.
NorthBridge is not a transactional accounting service, and it is not a consulting model where recommendations are simply handed back to management.
Where senior financial leadership is required, NorthBridge can lead directly.
Where an existing Finance function is capable but needs stronger commercial or strategic leadership, NorthBridge can work alongside it.
Where internal capability needs strengthening, the focus can be on building the people, processes, systems and disciplines that the business needs to operate effectively.
Specialist expertise can also be brought in where required, without creating unnecessary layers around the engagement.
The objective is the right level of senior CFO, commercial and transformation capability — applied practically and accountable for outcomes.
WHO WE WORK WITH
Who We Work With
NorthBridge works with businesses where the need is greater than routine financial reporting, but where a large consulting structure is not the answer.
- Founders and growth businesses preparing for their next stage;
- Private equity-backed businesses focused on performance, value creation or ownership transition;
- Established private businesses seeking stronger financial and commercial leadership;
- Businesses undergoing transformation, restructuring or significant change;
- Leadership teams needing experienced CFO support for an important decision or period; and
- Boards and investors requiring clearer financial insight, challenge and decision support.
The common factor is not size or industry. It is a business facing a situation where experienced CFO leadership can make a meaningful difference.
CONTACT
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If your business is navigating change, growth, performance pressure or an important financial decision, NorthBridge can provide an experienced perspective on what may be required.
A straightforward conversation is often the best place to start.
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