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Leadership Careers Beyond Finance - An Overview

March 5, 2025

Joanne Grindrod (CFO, AMA), Kerry McClelland (VP Finance, 9Fin), and Sabrina Castiglione (CFO, Omnea) share their experiences, insights and advice on stepping beyond finance and into general management

How to integrate AI into your job search

March 5, 2025

How to take advantage of AI to elevate your job search.

Successfully Navigating the Challenges of HR Tech

February 18, 2025

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Leadership Careers Beyond Finance with Joanne Grindrod

October 30, 2024

Event Takeaways: Building A Workforce For The Future

October 28, 2024

The last few years have been a huge challenge for HR & Talent leaders as they tackled the cultural and organisational upheavals triggered by Covid whilst also attempting to hire and retain talent in a fiercely competitive market. Now, AI-driven advances are set to present a new set of challenges which will not only…

Careers Beyond Finance: Sabrina Castiglione

October 7, 2024

During her career, Sabrina Castiglione has been Chief of Staff, Head of People, CFO, COO and is currently CFO at Omnea. However, her career to date has been defined less by job titles and more by her passion for the sector, the part she’s played in the success of the early-stage businesses she’s been part…

ACA Interview Guide

September 9, 2024

As a recently or newly qualified ACA you are in a unique position at this stage in your career in that unlike those that qualified whilst working in industry you won’t necessarily have any previous experience of doing the job you are interviewing for so the interview won’t be as focused on your previous experience…

ACA CV Advice

September 9, 2024

If you went straight into Practice from university then this might be the first time you’ve had to write a professional CV. It’s also possible that you have only worked for one employer since graduating and only had one or two roles during that time. So it can feel like there isn’t much to put…

ACA Jobs & Career Guide

September 9, 2024

After years of working hard to qualify as an ACA, you’re now at a really exciting stage of your career and ready to make the move out of practice into industry. At this stage it might be tempting to focus on getting a job that is a radical departure from what you’ve been doing for…

Finance Leadership Interview: Duncan Burgess

August 29, 2024

Succeeding In A Startup Finance Leadership Interview: Duncan Burgess, Startup/Scaleup CFO

Finance Leadership Interview: Sanjay Bowry, Gravitee

August 15, 2024

Succeeding In A Startup Finance Leadership Interview: Sanjay Bowry, Gravitee

Careers Beyond Finance: Kerry McClelland, 9fin

July 16, 2024

Kerry is currently VP of Finance at FinTech scaleup up 9Fin. She has worked closely with founders and C-Suite leaders throughout her career both in finance and general management roles. After 9 years in PE she joined the Board at consumer tech scaleup FIIT as CFO during a period in which the business grew 650%…

ESG Reporting Webinar Takeaways

June 2, 2024

We’re seeing a exponential increase in demand for finance professionals who can help our clients meet their ESG/sustainability goals, and ensure that they can not only comply with current and upcoming legislation but also meet the demands from clients and customers for accurate data. After a hugely successful leadership event earlier this year, we wanted…

How People leaders drive ESG strategy

May 16, 2024

Many businesses already committed to being purpose-led, and who have strong sustainability/ESG goals, believe they’re doing business the “right way” and often see it as a virtuous circle where a greater commitment to being purpose-led and sustainable leads to increased profits and growth which in turn funds more initiatives. Even among those who are not…

Watch the Panel: CFO Challenges

May 15, 2023

The Panel: Dawn Coburn, AMV BBDO | Laura Bessell, Argonon | Kerry McClelland, Native Design | Julian Freeston, Portfolio CFO About the event : As companies continue to feel the impact of tough economic conditions, the CFO’s role as strategic advisor and business partner to the Board is more crucial than ever in order to help organisations…

Watch the Panel: Digital Innovation in Finance

March 23, 2023

The Panel: David Lee (iTech Media, Patch, Hometree) | Piroska Kis-Csitari (Noman Foods, Hackett Group) | James Davison (Cabot Financial, Hiscox) Quick Links Panel Introductions The potential of digital innovation now and in the future (and how it’s changing the role of Finance) The death of Excel? Planning for transformation & change – Establishing the…

Leadership Careers Beyond Finance with Ed Renaut

January 22, 2023

Ed Renaut is Chief Business Officer at Ennismore, the largest and fastest growing lifestyle hospitality business. Their brands include Gleneagles, Mondrian, The Hoxton and Delano. Ed started his career at Big 4 accounting firm Deloitte before going on to work with a variety of business ranging from owner managed SMEs to FTSE 100 groups. When you started your career in…

Leadership Careers Beyond Finance with Tim Willcox

January 22, 2023

Tim Willcox is currently RVP at global AdTech business, PubMatic. Before transitioning across to general management, Tim had built a career in finance which included seven years as Group Financial Controller at ZenithOptimedia, he then joined Aegis Group (now dentsu) as a Commercial Finance Director for global clients before moving on to become CFO and finally Managing…

Leadership Careers Beyond Finance with Kate Boulton

January 22, 2023

Kate Boulton is Managing Director of Unbound, a ground-breaking direct to consumer, crowd funded publishing house based in London. Kate began her career in finance, working in a wide variety of businesses including Motorola, News International, Penguin Random House and MLex. She joined Unbound as general manager in 2020 before stepping up to the MD position…

Leadership Careers Beyond Finance with Mel Sullivan

January 22, 2023

Mel Sullivan is CEO of Framestore, a global visual effects company of over 3,000 people across eight locations. She has been with the business for 25 years during which time she has also held the COO and CFO roles. She is Big 4 trained and spent her early career in investment banking. What do you think is the…

Leaders in Talent & People: Innovation in Talent Strategy

October 8, 2022

The Panel: Nicky Ivory-Chapman, Channel 4 | Camilla Bruggen. Wavemaker | Samantha Tyme, Media.Monks | Jonathan Coulter, Troi Index links: Hybrid working The hiring experience and employer branding Mitigating hiring challenges in a competitive market Zoom vs IRL interviews – the pros and cons Widening and diversifying the talent pool Career mobility for underrepresented groups…

Beyond Series A: The Challenges of Scaling Up

September 28, 2022

The Panel: Carmen Carey, CEO at Sorted Uthish Ranjan, Principal at Octopus Ventures Camilla Taylor, Startup/Scaleup Advisor Anthony Rawlinson, CFO at Papier Our Panellists Carmen Carey, CEO at Sorted Carmen has spent 25 years helping fast-growing SaaS businesses to realise scale and value through transformation. She became CEO of Sorted Group in late 2021 having…

Why CFOs are better placed than ever to help your business endure and grow in challenging times.

June 22, 2022

It was only two years ago that CFOs had to step up during the darkest days of the pandemic to help their organisations deal with one of the biggest crises facing business since the 2009 recession. The next year looks like it might be just as challenging and so now more than ever leadership teams…

IWD Interview: Laura Lefeuvre, AEG Europe

March 9, 2022

Laura Lefeuvre is Head of Recruitment at AEG. Having worked for 15 years in this area at organisations as varied as The Royal Household, The Football Association and now AEG she has a huge amount of experience of working closely with businesses and their hiring managers to improve the recruitment process and increase the diversity…

IWD Interview: Jennifer Gabrielle-Chapman, Bought by Many

March 9, 2022

Jennifer Gabrielle-Chapman has 15 years’ experience within talent acquisition and has worked in some of the world’s largest media groups. Now as Head of Talent Acquisition at the insurtech business Bought by Many, they are using their experience to help them scale up their already hugely successful organisation and build a truly diverse and inclusive…

IWD Interview: Nicky Ivory-Chapman, Channel 4

March 9, 2022

Nicky Ivory-Chapman is Head of Talent Management for Channel 4. She has 19 years’ experience within employee relations, talent acquisition & management, employee engagement, HR transformation, early careers apprenticeships and diversity & inclusion. She’s a passionate believer in removing barriers that prevent people accessing opportunities and has spent the last 6 years at Channel 4…

Coffee with a startup CFO – Guy Hutchinson

March 8, 2022

Continuing on with our CFO series, this week I was fortunate to catch up with Guy Hutchinson. Let’s hear his thoughts… What do you make of the current UK startup market? As far as I’m concerned, it’s looking pretty healthy. There’s a lot more seed funds doing decent sized seed rounds (£1-2m which gives you…

IWD Interview: Camilla Bruggen, Wavemaker

March 8, 2022

Camilla Bruggen has over 20 year’s experience working in media and marketing services. As Head of Data Insight she has helped blue chip clients such as Tiffany & Co. and Xerox create impactful strategies to drive growth. Now in her role as Global Head of Diversity Equity & Inclusion, she is combining this experience and…

Coffee with a startup CFO – Hugo Grimston at Paddle

March 7, 2022

As part of our Coffee with a startup CFO series I will be meeting with CFO’s within the tech startup space to discuss their views on the market, career experiences and how the future looks for them. This week, I caught up with Hugo Grimston, CFO at one of the UK’s fastest growing software scaleups, Paddle.…

Coffee with a startup CFO – Camilla Taylor at What3Words

March 7, 2022

Continuing on with our CFO series, this week I was fortunate to catch up with Camilla Taylor of SaaS startup What3Words. What do you make of the current UK startup market? My first CFO startup role was in 2013. Back then, the market felt characterised by funding gaps – most notably between Seed and Series…

C-Suite Event – The Changing Face of the C-Suite

March 5, 2022

C-Suite Challenges in an age of innovation and disruption. In the first of our series we focused on the changing face of the leadership team itself. Who gets a seat at the table now ? How does a C-Suite make the move from being compartmentalised to collaborative? How to develop a diverse leadership pipeline.…

CFO Event: The Future of Tech in Finance

March 5, 2022

In the first of our CFO series our panel discussed the impact of tech on Finance. Technology in finance – Where are we now? How will new and future technologies make an impact ? How will technology transform the role of the CFO ? The future of the finance team The Panel: Simon Samuel – Panel…

CEO Event: The Changing Face of the Workforce

March 5, 2022

The Panel: Amanda Meyrick – CEO, Clarion Communications (WPP) Adam Rubins – CEO, Way To Blue Duncan Cheatle – CEO, LearnAmp/Chairman of The Supper Club Tom Baigrie – CEO, Lifesearch If you would like to be invited to future events in our CFO series, please register below. Your name Company Your email

Founders in FinTech #1: Ali Celiker, CEO of BritishPearl

May 30, 2019

As part of our Founders in FinTech series, I sat down with Ali Celiker, founding partner and CEO of BritishPearl to discuss the importance of his finance team and how they’ve contributed to the growth and success of the business. In the early days at British Pearl, how did you manage the financial needs of…

Founders in FinTech #2: Marc-Alexander Christ – Co-Founder, Sumup

May 30, 2019

Next up in our Founders in FinTech series, I got to meet with Marc-Alexander Christ, Co-founder of Sumup. Let’s hear his thoughts on the importance of building a finance function and how the team can be a key driver to success… In the early days at Sumup, how did you manage the financial needs of…

Founders in FinTech #3: Axel Coustere – Co-Founder, HUBX

May 30, 2019

For the next interview in our Founders in FinTech series, I had the pleasure to meet with Axel Coustere, Co-Founder of HUBX, to discuss the inspiration behind the business and the importance of building a finance function within start-ups. Let’s hear his thoughts… What inspired you to start the business? My background is in capital…