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How to go from finance manager to CFO
  • 02 Mar 2026
  • ICAEW Insights
Adam Lancaster went from Finance Manager to CFO of the Risk Advisory Group in the space of five years. He explains how he got there, including the vital importance of communication skills and the ability to provide strategic direction.
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Record January surplus not enough to return public finances to budget
  • 23 Feb 2026
  • ICAEW Insights
Better than expected self-assessment receipts contributed to a fiscal surplus in January, clawing back almost half of the year-to-date budget overrun.
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Three ways Power BI can improve management accounts
  • 17 Feb 2026
  • ICAEW Insights
With its collaborative format, insightful analysis tools and visual user experience, Power BI makes management accounts dynamic and keeps key performance indicators relevant.
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UK Auditor General calls for step change in government financial management
  • 16 Feb 2026
  • ICAEW Insights
Head of the National Audit Office, Gareth Davies, echoes ICAEW in calling for stronger financial management in government to deliver trust and accountability for taxpayers.
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How has the CFO role evolved? Have your say
  • 12 Feb 2026
  • ICAEW Insights
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) has launched two extended global stakeholder surveys aimed at CFOs and equivalent senior finance leaders.
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The five best Power BI functions for financial planning and analysis
  • 11 Feb 2026
  • ICAEW Insights
Power BI offers a set of powerful capabilities that enable accountants to perform much more thorough, intuitive and flexible analysis than what is achievable with Excel alone.
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How to use Power BI for month end
  • 05 Feb 2026
  • ICAEW Insights
Power BI can speed up month-end processes by as much as 80% and make it a calmer, more reliable process, according to experts.
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Three areas to focus your skills development in 2026
  • 04 Feb 2026
  • ICAEW Insights
Learning how to overcome AI’s current shortcomings and enhancing people skills are two areas that the profession must focus on this year, says accountant-turned-coach Oliver Deacon.
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Eight lessons from my first year as a CFO
  • 02 Feb 2026
  • ICAEW Insights
Having confidence in your own answers and knowing how to delegate well to your team are two of the biggest learnings from Katie Wade’s earliest days as CFO.
Seven in-demand finance skills and roles for businesses in 2026
  • 27 Jan 2026
  • ICAEW Insights
Amid a volatile trading and political climate, the accountants working in industry must be a dependable source of commercial insights and strategic decision-making.
MTD: How to prepare your clients
  • 12 Jan 2026
  • ICAEW Insights
While Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax is only months away, many small businesses are unaware of what is required of them.
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AI in Excel: the pros and cons
  • 06 Jan 2026
  • ICAEW Insights
Financial modelling guru Ian Schnoor takes us through the benefits and drawbacks of AI’s march across the face of Excel.
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Your membership: Network with your peers
  • 04 Dec 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Want to grow your network of like-minded accountants? ICAEW has faculties and communities that cover industry sectors, technical areas and career stages. Gain access to tailored events and resources.
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How to do the basics better in Excel
  • 04 Dec 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
These five Excel hacks will speed up the basics of building an Excel spreadsheet.
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AI agents: four use cases for accountants
  • 24 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Even at a relatively nascent stage, agentic AI is showing that it has the capability to revolutionise how finance professionals manage a range of important tasks.
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How Bloom & Wild solved month-end madness with AI
  • 10 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
With an overwhelmed financial reporting team, Bloom & Wild turned to AI to speed up processes.
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How information can be reported to make better financial management decisions in government
  • 28 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Chronic underinvestment in technology across central government is hampering effective financial management. However, a new National Audit Office guide outlines how skills, culture, reporting infrastructure and data must come together to underpin decision making.
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How are boards managing an increasing varied set of risks?
  • 07 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Risk management cannot focus on financial resilience alone. For organisations to remain competitive, their board members must take a holistic view. Find out how.
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FCA sheds light on private market valuations best practice
  • 06 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
A recent FCA review of private market valuations highlights the importance of independence, expertise, transparency and consistency. The regulator shared its expectations on best practice at ICAEW’s Valuations Conference.
HMRC restarts direct recovery of debts
  • 26 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Where an individual or business has a tax debt that they are refusing to pay, despite having the means to pay it, HMRC will consider recovering the funds it is owed directly from the person’s bank or building society account.
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The 10 best shortcuts in Excel 2025
  • 23 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Every accountant should know these Excel shortcuts because the value of them isn’t just speed. It’s also clarity, consistency, and auditability.
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Making the most of Excel’s dynamic arrays
  • 15 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Providing a handy means to simplify Excel workflows, dynamic arrays make other functions much easier to use – but their outputs require careful management.
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Finance transformation: why willingness to learn (and fail) matters
  • 15 Aug 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Running a transformation project differs from the usual tasks of a finance function. You need to be comfortable not knowing anything.
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Cash-flow pitfalls for scale-ups
  • 31 Jul 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
How to grow: scaling up can strain even the healthiest businesses. In an unpredictable economic climate, having strong cash-flow management isn’t just a best practice, it’s a survival skill.
Scale-up forecasting amid uncertainty
  • 17 Jul 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
How to grow: agile forecasting is a strategic imperative for growing businesses and how members can help clients navigate uncertainty with confidence.
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Free CPD: soft skills for leaders
  • 16 Jul 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
If you’re in a leadership role, an aspiring CFO, or even a CFO looking to become CEO, having strong people skills is essential for success. ICAEW has a range of CPD-verifiable resources to support you on your leadership journey.
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Lessons for CFOs from a construction industry demise
  • 17 Jun 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
ICAEW member Pete Duff, the former CFO of construction company Osborne, which collapsed in April last year, reflects on the lessons from its demise and what others in the sector can learn from the experience.
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Getting started with sustainability planning and reporting
  • 15 May 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
As part of the transition to net zero, good sustainability reporting is vital. Here’s how to transform your finance function to be net zero-ready.
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Finance transformation: how to measure and improve
  • 14 May 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Creating an action plan based on a gap analysis provides the foundation of a good finance transformation project. But without a solid plan for measuring and evaluating performance, it won’t deliver.
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Navigating tariffs: four considerations for auditors
  • 29 Apr 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The introduction of enhanced tariffs by the current US administration will inevitably place a strain on many UK-based and global businesses.
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