finance@connexivefinops.ukConnexive CFO

Delivering measurable value beyond bookkeeping

The CFO sets the direction. FinOps secures the foundation.

Connexive FinOps is the delivery arm of Connexive. Our ex-Big 4 Chartered Accountant-led team runs the bookkeeping, month-end close, reconciliations and systems behind your numbers to the Board-Ready standard, alongside your team or as a managed service.

I needReliable bookkeepingConnexive Bookkeeping from £1,000 a month, banded by transaction volume. I needA month-end I can trustAccruals, reconciliations and a Management Pack by working day 8 to 10.
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Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, Business Central, Cin7 and Arthur OnlineExpert Excel and modellingUK business hours
Beyond bookkeeping

Accurate, complete and timely numbers start in the engine room

As a business grows, bookkeeping alone stops being enough. Transactions multiply, systems stop talking to each other and month-end slips.

Connexive FinOps fixes the engine, then runs it every month, so the leadership team, the board and your lenders work from numbers they can rely on.

What we deliver

The operational tests behind Board-Ready numbers

Connexive scores every client against eight tests. Connexive FinOps delivers the operational tests every month, and Connexive CFO reviews and signs off the result.

Connexive Bookkeeping

Daily bookkeeping

Bank, sales and purchase ledgers kept current in Xero, QuickBooks, Sage or Business Central, so the month-end starts from complete records.

Tests 2 and 4
Month-end close

Management Pack by working day 8 to 10

A close timetable run every month, with the Management Pack reviewed by Connexive CFO before it is issued.

Test 1
Accruals and revenue

Cash to accruals, revenue as earned

Accruals every month, with deferred revenue, WIP and accrued income recognised to a documented method.

Tests 2 and 3
Reconciliations

Every balance sheet account reconciled

Bank, debtors, creditors, loans, prepayments and fixed assets reconciled each month, with stock counted and valued.

Test 4
Systems and data

Systems that feed the ledger

Cin7, Arthur Online and other operational systems integrated with Xero, re-keying removed and one consistent source for your KPIs.

Tests 5 and 6
Cash and working capital

A rolling 13-week cash forecast

Built from bank, debtor, creditor and payroll data, updated weekly and reviewed by Connexive CFO.

Test 7

When a funding round, acquisition, refinance or exit comes into view, Connexive FinOps prepares the reconciled trading history, working capital and net debt schedules and the finance data room that make up the eighth test, Transaction-Ready, led by Connexive CFO.

How we work

Fix the engine, then run it every month

Every engagement is scoped, with deliverables and fees agreed before work begins.

  1. 1

    Readiness Diagnostic

    We review your systems, data and close against the eight tests. With Connexive CFO, we deliver your Finance Blueprint and a fixed quote within 10 working days.

    Fixed fee, agreed up front
  2. 2

    Foundation Rebuild

    We fix the engine: cash to accruals, revenue recognition, Xero set-up, system integration and a close timetable. Typically 6 to 12 weeks.

    Fixed fee, quoted after the Diagnostic
  3. 3

    Monthly close

    We close, reconcile and report every month to the Board-Ready standard, with every Management Pack reviewed by Connexive CFO.

    One monthly fee
  4. 4

    Connexive Bookkeeping

    Where you want it, we run your daily bookkeeping too, so the whole finance function sits with one accountable team.

    From £1,000 a month
Accurate, complete and timely

Numbers the leadership team, the board and your lenders can act on.

Transparent, scope-based fees

Deliverables and fees agreed in advance, with no open-ended scopes.

Reviewed by Connexive CFO

Every Management Pack reviewed and signed off before it is issued.

Connexive Bookkeeping

Daily bookkeeping, priced by transaction volume

A fixed monthly fee, agreed in advance and based on the number of transactions processed each month.

Connexive BookkeepingFrom£1,000a month, one entity, excluding VAT

Bank, sales and purchase ledgers kept current in Xero, QuickBooks, Sage or Business Central every day, so the month-end starts from complete records. The fee is based on your monthly transaction volume and confirmed once we have reviewed it.

Xero set-up £500 per entity, included in the Foundation Rebuild. Discounted rates apply to additional entities within the same group.

Month-end close, management accounting and CFO oversight

Board-Ready packages

The monthly close, Management Pack and CFO oversight are priced as Board-Ready packages on connexive.uk. Managed packages include Connexive Bookkeeping at the first transaction volume band.

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Client results

Where Connexive FinOps made the difference

Select a mandate to see the position before we started and what Connexive FinOps delivered.

15 → 8days to close the month
60%+accounting overhead cut, three entities into one
2 yearsrestated from a cash basis to accruals
13-weekrolling cash forecast, updated weekly
6+entities mapped into one group ERP platform
Critical power · 2023 to 2025

WASP Power and FiltrationThree entities into one and an 8-day close

15 → 8days to close the month
Before the mandateThree entities, manual errors between stock and the ledger, and a 15-day close.
What FinOps deliveredThree entities merged into one and Cin7 integrated with Xero, so stock and financial data flow without re-keying. Connexive Bookkeeping in place, a Management Pack with KPIs and variance analysis, and a consolidated lender reporting pack for covenant tracking. The close cut to 8 days and accounting overhead cut by more than 60%.
Close 15 → 8 days60%+ accounting overhead cutCin7 and Xero integratedLender reporting pack
Board-Ready Premium
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Deal and financial values are shown in ranges to protect client confidentiality. CFO-led mandates, including funding and transaction work, are at connexive.uk.

In their words

What clients say

"Clive has been an excellent finance leader supporting our business group across the UK and USA. He diligently executed a UK restructuring and led the due diligence process in selling our USA subsidiary to an NYSE-listed buyer."

Henry O'LoneChief Executive Officer, WASP Power and Filtration

"He helped us successfully resolve a historic VAT issue with HMRC and get to grips with some complicated WIP valuation workings. A self-starter and great hands-on problem solver."

Nigel OsborneChief Financial Officer, Lawfront Group
The team

An ex-Big 4 Chartered Accountant-led team, with CFO accountability

Rahul Agarwal
Connexive FinOps Lead

Rahul Agarwal

Chartered Accountant (ICAI), ex-EY

Rahul scopes and runs every FinOps deliverable and leads our team of bookkeeping, accounting and data specialists. He specialises in finance systems and integration, working UK business hours.

SystemsXero, QuickBooks, Sage, Business Central, Cin7, Arthur Online, expert Excel and modelling
Clive Angel
Founder & CFO Lead

Clive Angel

Chartered Accountant CA(SA) · 30+ years across UK SME, PE-backed and debt-funded businesses

Clive founded Connexive FinOps as the delivery arm of his CFO practice. He reviews every Management Pack before it is issued, connecting the bookkeeping, systems and reporting work to the CFO-level strategy it supports.

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Part of Connexive

The complete finance solution, CFO-led, FinOps-delivered.

Connexive CFO sets the direction: strategy, funding, lenders and investors, the forecast model and transaction leadership. Connexive FinOps secures the foundation underneath. One accountable team, boardroom to bookkeeping.

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Time to professionalise your finance function

Whether you need reliable bookkeeping, a month-end close you can trust or systems that talk to each other, tell us what you need. We will scope it, with deliverables and fees agreed before work begins.

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