Collaborate Financial

Collaborate Financial

Fractional CFO and outsourced finance leadership — for accountants and businesses.

I'm Trudi Lilley, ACMA — I spent 11 years building and growing an outsourced accountancy practice before selling it in 2024. Now I bring that same CFO-level thinking to accountants who want to offer more to their clients, and to business owners who need real financial leadership without a full-time hire.

I'm an accountantI'm a business owner

Two ways I can help

For accountants
For accountants

Give your clients more, without adding headcount

Whether you need extra capacity, a genuine advisory offering, or help making the leap from compliance to value-add — I work alongside your practice, not in competition with it.

See how I work with accountants
For businesses
For businesses

Financial leadership, without a full-time hire

25+ years across FD/CFO roles and growing businesses from start-up through to exit. I bring that experience to your business on a flexible, fractional basis.

See how I work with businesses

About Trudi

Built from real experience

I'm Trudi Lilley, ACMA. I spent 11 years building Lilley & Co from a standing start into a successful outsourced accountancy practice — including the shift from compliance-only to full outsourced finance — before selling it in 2024.

That experience sits behind everything I do. I know what it takes to run a practice, to serve clients well, and to make the financial decisions that actually move a business forward.

More about me
Trudi Lilley, ACMA — Collaborate Financial

Qualified

ACMA · 25+ years

Not sure which fits?

Drop me a message and we'll work it out together. No hard sell, no obligation — just a straightforward conversation.