Fast Growth Consulting
MEET THE FOUNDER
Alysha Randall
CPA & Director
I work with multiple SME companies as their Interim FD/CFO. I really enjoy this as I'm able to learn more about what's happening in the marketplace and offer cutting edge strategies. I also love working with new Finance Seniors and help them on their journey to becoming skilled Finance Directors.
I'm the founder of Fast Growth Consulting Ltd and I thrive on helping small businesses and mentoring, coaching and training finance teams. I love showing finance teams that they can be more than just keeping the lights on for the business and really add value.
The finance team can be really commercially focused and this is usually the case for large corporations, but not necessarily for smaller businesses. This is why an Interim FD/CFO can be such an asset - as you get that strategic thinking without hiring a full-time member of the leadership team.
I have enjoyed working with clients so far in the UK, Asia and the US.
Outside work, I love spending time with my family, riding bikes & playing tennis with the children, any water sports and cooking up a storm. I also wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for copious amounts of coffee!
LEARN MORE ABOUT ALYSHA
I worked with Alysha while at a tech startup company. Alysha is a highly experienced finance professional; she was able to provide me with excellent guidance as to how to set up and develop a finance function at an early stage company.
She also provided me with useful worked and practical examples that were immediately applicable in the business. Further, Alysha is a pleasure to work with and is highly recommended to anyone who would like to upskill in their Finance Director role.
– Nina Rowley –
FINANCE DIRECTOR
MORE ABOUT
Alysha Randall
SKILLSET
- Commercially focused Finance Director / CFO with experience working with fast growth online SME's in different sectors.
- Skilled in developing and building a finance function and teams, both in the UK and abroad as part of expansion plans and helping CEO’s and Leadership teams grow and scale the business.
- Engages with people and finance teams quickly, understands requirements, gaps and issues and offers solutions and strategies that will work.
- Strong experience with training, coaching and developing Finance Managers / Controllers, other Senior Finance employees and FP&A Managers.
- Experience with lean six sigma and strong change management skills.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Alysha completed her Bachelor of Commerce and CPA qualification in Australia and since moving to London in 2006 has been working with many fast growth, primarily digital businesses.
Alysha worked as the Director of Finance & Reporting for LOVEFiLM (a subscription service for originally DVDs and then digital content). This fast growth business moved into new territories (Germany & Sweden) and was acquired by Amazon. Alysha was responsible for all finance teams and Business Intelligence teams and worked on the due diligence for Amazon as well as the transition to Amazon.
Alysha then worked as the Finance Director at Funding Circle (a FinTech business selling P2P business loans). This too was a fast growth business that listed on the LSE in September 2018. Alysha worked on acquiring new businesses, the IPO and developing the finance teams to ensure that they were at gold class standards. It was during this time that she was named on Innovate Finance’s 2017 Women in FinTech Powerlist.
In September 2019, Alysha decided to go back to helping SME's and fast growth businesses and founded Fast Growth Consulting. She quickly found clients and has been able to use all the knowledge and experience that she has amassed over the last 15 years.
Since 2019, Alysha has worked with multiple fast growth businesses, such as allplants, GoTrade, Thrift+, Feme, Legl and Sourceful. She is also an Expert Facilitator for both FourthRev and Allbright and conducts courses for new and aspirational FDs/CFOs. In 2021 she became a Treasurer Trustee for the Sustainable Merton Charity.
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