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How To Get The Buy-In From The Business For Finance Business Partnering
Finance Business Partnering is a hot topic among accountants. Many in managing accounting roles aspire to step into the role of Finance Business Partners. As management accountants there may well be many great reasons from a professional and fulfilment perspective why you would want to move to more Finance Business Partnering. To make this a reality is going […]
Continue readingDo You Report On The Cost of Non Conformance As A Finance Business Partner?
Many organisations are facing really challenging times right now. And it looks like this will be the way it is for quite a while. When faced with tough times, the use of resources becomes even more important. I remember back in the early 90’s getting trained in quality when working in a credit card company. At that time it […]
Continue readingWorking Effectively Across The Business As A Business Partner
Business partnering is common now for many accountants and other functional professionals. A key element in your success is the ability to working with others across the wider organisation. Conceptually many understand this. But how do you do this in practice. I offer some quick tips in the video above. Looking to be a better business partner? Sign up below […]
Continue readingHow To Build Better Relationships As A Business Partner
More and more functional professions like accounting, IT, procurement, marketing and HR are moving to more business partnering. Some of this is driven by technology. Some down to changing expectations. Some down to professionals wanting to play a bigger role in the business. One thing I’ve noticed over the course of my career is just how important […]
Continue readingThe Role of The Finance Business Partner In Challenging Times
Finance Business Partners make a major contribution to business performance and success. How does the role of the Finance Business Partner change in challenging times like we have right now with COVID-19 pandemic? To help answer this, I video interviewed one of the UK’s leading authorities on Finance Business Partnering, Andi Lonnen Visit The Finance Business Partner […]
Continue readingHow To Make The Transition To Finance Business Partner
The role of accountants in business, whether in private or public sector is changing.Technology is making it possible to do a lot of tasks quicker.More routine tasks are being outsourced or eliminated.In other words times are changing.In this screencast video I share some thoughts on how to successfully transition from a traditional management accounting role […]
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