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Katy Boyes Solutions Ltd

Senior Finance Leadership,
Delivered with Flexibility

Fractional finance expertise tailored to your organisation's scale and stage — from governance and statutory compliance to transformation and strategic leadership.

Katy Boyes CA, BA (Hons)  ·  Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire

Board-Level Finance,
Without the Full-Time Cost

Katy Boyes Solutions provides fractional finance leadership to mid-sized and large organisations requiring senior financial expertise without the cost and commitment of a full-time executive hire.

Led by Katy Boyes CA, a Chartered Accountant with more than 25 years of experience spanning statutory reporting, financial governance, technical accounting, multi-jurisdictional compliance, and finance transformation, the business delivers practical, board-level support tailored to each client's needs.

Katy's experience includes 11 years as Statutory Manager at Transocean, six years managing UK statutory compliance for National Oilwell Varco, and serving as a Board Director at InteliWell Limited. She has led global reporting functions, managed complex audit programmes, delivered major systems implementations, and restored compliance across large international groups.

25+
Years of senior finance leadership experience
~150
Legal entities managed across 35 countries
20%
Audit cost reduction achieved through controls improvement
$13M
Cash tax saving secured via audit delivery
36
Acquired entities integrated into group reporting

Common Finance Challenges

As organisations grow, financial complexity often outpaces internal capacity and specialist expertise. These gaps expose businesses to real risk.

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Reporting & Compliance Backlogs

Overdue statutory filings, deferred accounts, and historic compliance gaps that attract regulatory scrutiny and audit cost escalation.

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Weak Financial Controls

Outdated or undocumented control frameworks that leave the business exposed to audit findings, misstatement risk, and governance failures.

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Limited Technical Expertise

Gaps in IFRS, FRS 101, and UK GAAP knowledge that create uncertainty around complex accounting judgements and new standard implementations.

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Inefficient Finance Processes

Manual, fragmented processes and legacy systems that slow reporting cycles, drive up costs, and limit strategic visibility.

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Organisational Complexity

Multi-entity, multi-jurisdictional structures that strain in-house teams and require specialist knowledge of group reporting and legal entity management.

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Strategic Leadership Gaps

Periods of growth, transition, or acquisition where board-level financial oversight is needed but a full-time hire is impractical or premature.

What We Deliver

Solutions are tailored to each client's requirements and can be delivered on a fractional, interim, project, or advisory basis.

Statutory Reporting & Compliance

  • Preparation and review of statutory accounts under IFRS, FRS 101, UK GAAP and US GAAP
  • Multi-entity and multi-jurisdictional reporting and filing cycles
  • Audit preparation, coordination and delivery
  • Auditor relationship management and fee negotiation
  • Resolution of historic filing backlogs
  • Integration of acquired entities into reporting frameworks

Financial Governance & Control

  • Balance sheet governance, review and sign-off
  • Strengthening financial control environments
  • SOX-aligned controls and compliance frameworks
  • Board reporting and governance support
  • Regulatory and statistical reporting
  • Transfer pricing governance and oversight

Technical Accounting Support

  • Technical accounting memoranda and position papers
  • IFRS, FRS 101 and UK GAAP advisory support
  • New standard implementation projects
  • Technical accounting training and coaching
  • Audit support on complex accounting matters

Finance Transformation & Systems

  • ERP implementation and upgrade support
  • Process improvement and automation
  • Reporting framework design
  • Finance function optimisation
  • Development of Centres of Excellence
  • Standardisation of financial reporting processes

Strategic Finance Leadership

  • Board and executive advisory support
  • Entity rationalisation and restructuring
  • Acquisition integration
  • Dividend distribution advisory
  • Legal entity governance and management
  • Senior finance leadership and mentoring

Delivery Models

Flexible engagements designed around your organisation's needs — with complete cost certainty and executive-level accountability from day one.

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Fractional Finance Director

Ongoing strategic leadership on an agreed number of days per month. Board-level oversight, governance, compliance leadership, and strategic guidance without a full-time appointment.

Interim Finance Director

Hands-on leadership during periods of change, vacancy, acquisition, or transformation. Provides immediate senior-level continuity and support.

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Project Engagements

Defined-scope assignments with specific outcomes — statutory reporting remediation, ERP implementation, technical accounting projects, and entity integration.

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Technical Advisory

Specialist support on complex accounting, governance, compliance, restructuring, or reporting matters requiring experienced technical expertise.

Proven Leadership & Impact Delivered

~150 Entities

Global Statutory Reporting Leadership

Led statutory reporting across approximately 150 legal entities in 35 countries, covering IFRS, FRS 101, UK GAAP, US GAAP and local reporting frameworks.

20% Reduction

Audit Cost Savings

Reduced audit costs through strengthened controls, improved preparation processes and proactive auditor management. Delivered complex Norwegian interim audits within three weeks.

$13M Saving

Cash Tax Saving Secured

Secured a $13 million cash tax saving through the delivery of complex Norwegian interim audits, demonstrating the commercial value of responsive senior finance leadership.

Finance Transformation

Contributed to major Oracle ERP, Workiva, CaseWare and automation projects, improving reporting quality, efficiency and control across large international groups.

7 Years

Compliance Restoration

Successfully cleared up to seven years of historic statutory filing backlogs and integrated 36 acquired entities across seven countries into group reporting frameworks.

Board-Level Governance

Board Director at InteliWell Limited and board member across multiple legal entities in the UK, Norway and Luxembourg — bringing commercial accountability to every engagement.

Ideal Clients

Katy Boyes Solutions is particularly suited to organisations operating within energy, engineering, professional services and other regulated sectors requiring strong financial governance.

  • Mid-sized and large organisations seeking senior finance leadership on a flexible basis
  • Multi-entity and multi-jurisdictional groups requiring specialist reporting expertise
  • Businesses undergoing transformation, acquisition or restructuring
  • Organisations implementing new ERP systems or reporting frameworks
  • Companies operating under audit, regulatory or governance scrutiny
  • Owner-managed and private equity-backed businesses requiring scalable finance leadership

Sector Experience

Energy Oil & Gas Engineering Professional Services Technology Multi-national Groups Private Equity Regulated Industries

Deep experience working within large international groups including Transocean and National Oilwell Varco, with exposure to US-listed company reporting requirements and cross-border compliance frameworks.

Engagement Options

All engagements are tailored to business requirements and agreed in advance, providing cost certainty, flexibility and executive-level accountability from day one.

Ready to Talk?

Whether you require ongoing finance leadership, support with a specific project, or specialist technical accounting expertise, Katy Boyes Solutions can provide practical, hands-on support tailored to your organisation's needs.

Katy Boyes CA

BA (Hons)  ·  Chartered Accountant