Finance Connect

Finance Connect

Developing trusted business partners

Finance Connect is a new programme designed to support finance professionals in developing the skills needed to be a trusted business partner, one of the key attributes of today’s high performing finance professional.

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Who should attend?

Newly qualified accountants and first line managers with the desire and potential to accelerate their career. The programme is open to individuals and companies looking to develop large finance teams.

Business benefits

Finance Connect supports the development of finance teams through:

  • Raising the profile of the finance team across the business.
  • Facilitating the mind-set change from process manager to business adviser.
  • Developing the ability of finance to influence and grow the business.
  • Transferring new ideas and external perspective back into the business.
  • Scalable and cost effective development for large finance teams.
Participant benefits

Finance Connect supports career development and enhances individual performance by:

  • Increasing self-awareness through a 360º assessment and developmental feedback report.
  • Developing the tools and techniques for effective business partnering.
  • Exposure to a range of business models and expertise through the cross-industry network.
  • Online learning via our web-community which offers the latest finance resource.
  • Bite size, modular learning designed specifically for finance professionals.
Workshop details

Finance Connect evening workshops will take place at ICAEW Chartered Accountants' Hall in Moorgate, London on the following dates:

    • Workshop 1: Maximising Potential
    • Date: Wednesday 20 June
      Speaker: Ralph Coates, FD Barclays UK Retail and Business Banking
      Topic: Why bother with business partnering? Where do you start?
    • Workshop 2: Information Insight
    • Date: Wednesday 5 September
      Speaker: Richard Moat, F-TEN mentor and ex CEO and deputy CFO of Everything Everywhere
      Topic: How do you bring numbers to life?
    • Workshop 3: Trust Economics
    • Date: Wednesday 3 October
      Speaker: Philip Gregory, ex CEO HSBC Insurance Brokers
      Topic: Building trust: how do you become a helpful expert?
    • Workshop 4: Excercising Judgement
    • Date: Tuesday 13 November
      Speaker: Tony Chanmugam, Group FD British Telecom
      Topic: Going beyond advisory – tabling an executive judgment call?

Workshop agenda

  • 17:00 to 17:30 reception drinks
  • 17:30 to 20:30 workshop
  • 20:30 to 21:00 close drinks
Finance Connect cost

The price for Finance Connect is £750 + VAT. Corporate bookings also accepted.

The experience

Finance Connect includes guest speakers, a 360º financial leadership assessment, access to an online learning community and four evening workshops delivered at regular intervals over six months.

Finance Connect programme

Apply for Finance Connect

To apply for the programme, please contact Grace Christie

T: +44 (0)20 7920 8506
E: grace.christie@icaew.com

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