What The CFO Centre publishes about its fees
On its how-it-works page The CFO Centre lists four commercial terms. A flexible, monthly contract. No up-front recruitment fees. A 30 day period, which it says applies in most cases. And an immediate start. The same page does not give a day rate, a monthly fee or a range, and neither does its directory of named FDs and CFOs, where the action is to book a discovery call.
The FD Centre is the same business under its UK name: thefdcentre.co.uk redirects to cfocentre.com. So a search for FD Centre fees or CFO Centre fees leads to the same answer, which is that the price is set on the call.
Two of those terms matter more than they look. No up-front recruitment fee means you are not paying a placement fee before the work starts. A 30 day period means that, in most cases, you can stop with a month's notice. Both are worth confirming in writing with whatever quote you are given.
What a part-time CFO costs in the UK at one, two and three days
With no published price to quote, the useful number is the market. The UK band getoperators publishes for a fractional CFO is £800 to £1,500 a day in 2026, with the higher end for fundraise or exit work and for regulated sectors. Monthly figures use 46 billable weeks a year, divided by twelve, so the CFO's own holidays are allowed for.
| Days a week | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| One day | £3,067 to £5,750 | £36,800 to £69,000 |
| Two days | £6,133 to £11,500 | £73,600 to £138,000 |
| Three days | £9,200 to £17,250 | £110,400 to £207,000 |
Setting a quote against the benchmark
Ask for the quote as days a week and a monthly figure, then divide back to a day rate. If it lands inside the band, you are paying the market for a CFO with a firm behind them. If it lands above, ask what the extra pays for: a bench of colleagues, cover when your CFO is away, or a regulated-sector specialism. Those can be worth paying for.
For scale, a full-time CFO in a UK company small enough to be considering part time is assumed at a base of £140,000 on this site, before employer national insurance, pension and the cost of recruiting. Even three days a week at the top of the band sits below that once those are added, which is why most companies start at one or two days.
How getoperators shows rates upfront
On getoperators the rate an executive publishes is the rate they receive. The company pays getoperators a fee of its own, set out in the Terms of Business, so the day rate on the profile is not inflated to carry it. As of November 2026, The CFO Centre shows named CFOs but not their rates or availability before the call.
| The CFO Centre | getoperators | |
|---|---|---|
| Price published | No, quoted after a discovery call | Most profiles show the executive's own day rate, some say on request |
| Named CFOs before a call | Yes | Yes, without an account |
| Availability shown | No | Yes, on the profile |
| Up-front recruitment fee | None, as stated | No up-front fee to browse; getoperators charges a fee of its own, set out in the Terms of Business |
| Notice | 30 day period in most cases | Agreed directly with the executive |
Who The CFO Centre suits better
A company that would rather have a firm accountable for the finance seat than choose and manage an individual, and a company in one of its 18 countries that getoperators does not serve, such as Australia, Canada or South Africa. If an immediate start matters more than seeing a price first, it is a sensible call to make. If you want the price first, browse the bench.
Common questions
How much does The CFO Centre charge per month?
It does not publish a figure. The price is quoted after a discovery call. As a benchmark, a UK fractional CFO at the published band of £800 to £1,500 a day costs £3,067 to £5,750 a month at one day a week and £6,133 to £11,500 at two.
Does The CFO Centre charge a recruitment fee?
Its own site says no up-front recruitment fees, on a flexible monthly contract with a 30 day period in most cases. Confirm the notice period and any minimum term in the contract you are offered.
Are FD Centre fees different from The CFO Centre fees?
They are the same business. thefdcentre.co.uk redirects to cfocentre.com, and neither name publishes prices. The terms quoted on this page apply to both.
More of them, on hiring, contracts and what a fractional engagement costs, on the fractional executive FAQ.