The Levelling Up agenda is hugely ambitious, incorporating everything from infrastructure to education and skills, private investment to public procurement. Many factors must align in order to make a real difference.

The nature of paid work, the rise of the digital economy, the climate crisis, an increasingly outward facing role companies play in our society, a re-examination of the role that the state can play. This series examines these trends and what they might mean for future tax and public spending policy.

Transformation within the finance function has been accelerated over the past couple of years. How is the role of the finance function changing? What technology is facilitating that change? And what skills are most in demand?