Over 40 years in the Finance Industry, 25 years with Aberdeen City Council taking early retirement from position of Financial Services Manger in 2016. Responsible for Accounts Payable function carried out a full transformation project to deliver best in class and award winning AP team to the benefit of the Council and its suppliers. Joined IFOL in 2021 to assist students with their CAPP studies delivering webinars, masterclasses and workshops on all aspects of AP and P2P

I am an experienced, passionate Shared Services Leader, with over 40 years’ experience in the industry. Having led Teams through numerous transformations and unprecedented periods of change.

I now work as a Consultant/Contractor helping Companies with AP/P2P & Shared Services challenges, sharing knowledge & delivering best practise

I enjoy new challenges & thrive under pressure and believe that people are at the forefront of enabling & leading transformation & ensuring we drive future growth & success for our AP/P2P/Shared Services teams

An Order to Cash Leader with extensive operational experience leading large scale Transactional Finance teams in high volume environments for Global companies.

A deep expertise in the Order to Cash process means his knowledge and experience is highly sought after by Clients, Institutes and Associations operating in the Finance Shared Services and Credit Management industry. 

Martin is a multiple Award winner creating top class Order to Cash teams for World Class Finance functions.

Sam is Partnerships Director at The Institute of Financial Operations & Leadership, who develop and administrate their own suite of certification programmes and continuous education for professionals in the field of AP/P2P, AR/OTC and Payroll.

 Since 2018, Sam has led the growth and expansion of IFOL’s partnerships with employers of all sizes, professional bodies and technology providers across the UK, US and Canada. Previously, Sam owned and managed a recruitment business, specialising in Transactional Finance and IT markets and was joint owner and founder of an online membership community for AP professionals in the UK.

Sam’s key interests are in research and education for Operational Finance professionals, and he enjoys seeing education enabling career mobility for individuals and performance improvement for businesses.

Finance Leader, with professional experience in Chile, Spain, Turkey and Germany. 

Former Nike General Accountant and S2P Coordinator for AGS Region. 

Current Team Leader Payables Management EMEA at HUGO BOSS in Germany. Leader for the Accounts Payable Shared Service Center, responsible for the success of my team, mentoring and giving the extra mile for their professional development. 

Passionate about RPA and Digital Trends in P2P and Accounts Payable.

Robert Brooker is Head of Forensics and Fraud within PKF GM and formerly Head of Fraud at Transport for London (“TfL”). He is an Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist (“ACFS”), Financial Investigation and Wicklander – Zulawski Non-Confrontational Interview Technique trained.

Robert has led disciplinary and criminal investigations, concerning Fraud, Bribery and Corruption, security breaches, cybercrime, intellectual property and procurement allegations. He has worked in the private, public and not for profit sector within fraud, bribery and corruption, in addition to Fraud Risk Management for over 20 years.

Robert is also Chair of the London Fraud Forum, a public/private partnership dedicated to best practice in preventing, detecting and investigating fraud, bribery and corruption. As well as being a founding member of United Kingdom Identity Fraud Advisory a social enterprise assisting victims of identity fraud to repair their identity

 

Rachel is an expert in leadership, management and personal development who has been working with the executives and employees of blue-chip companies for the last 13 years. Among the firms she’s delivered training to are the Bank of England, the London Stock Exchange, HSBC, Barclays, RBS, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Schroders, Deutsche Bank and CitiGroup.

She has studied theatre at degree level and regularly performs comedy in front of a live audience.

Before becoming a coach, Rachel worked in human capital management at Goldman Sachs. This experience at a world-leading investment bank means she understands financial services from the inside and can design training which is relatable and relevant.

I am a lean business innovation provocateur, who stimulates and guides senior management and leaders to take the bold, courageous and decisive action to drive impactful strategic

I believe that real transformation is so much more than tinkering around the edges of processes or playing with new tech toys. It’s about having a clear vision for a better world, a better business environment that inspires your teams, as well as having a positive impact on the communities in which you operate in.

I lead the Minit process mining business within Microsoft, as part of the Power Platform business since our acquisition in April this year. Prior to that I was the CEO at Minit.

Previously I’ve held a number of leadership positions in the enterprise software business, including setting up the European operation for Automation Anywhere and growing the business to 250 employees in the EMEA region.

Rick has a background in climate science and journalism and is passionate about driving change by making climate change easily understood. His research has been published in the journal of Atmospheric Pollution Research, been cited by policy makers and featured in newspaper and BBC TV reports. His study on the effects of nitrogen dioxide pollution served as a catalyst for Brighton to work towards a car free city centre. Thanks to an MSc (distinction) in Carbon Management from Edinburgh University he has a grounding in all aspects of climate science and policy – and is always looking for ways to break this information down for a general audience. He regularly writes about climate change for national newspapers and magazines, including The Times, The Sunday Express, Vice magazine and the Daily Star, where his fortnightly column brings environmental issues to a tabloid readership. It is this combination of down to earth communication and academic knowledge that means he can provide both accurate and easy to grasp training.

I am a commercially minded business professional with a proven track record managing large teams and developing talent in complex environments with a number of competing KPI’s.

With a passion for process improvement I am proud to have delivered a number of Transformational Change Initiatives, including digital transformation.

My key achievements include;

• Eliminating paper within the Central Finance Teams by introduction of the following

Automated Purchase Order system (RPA)

AI Payables Automation

Launch of Expenses system

• Design and creation of behavioural modules to support sustainability

Adopting project methodologies ( First Choice) performance dialogs and visual management to manage PRS (Problem, Root Cause, Solution, Engagement and KPI

• Project Sponsor/Owner for multiple cross functional projects to support continuous improvement activities – A number of these have reported positive improvements with productivity/process improvements•

Employee Engagement improvements and KPI improvements recorded

With over 20 years’ experience as a qualified FCCA accountant & former Commercial Finance Director, I – along with our incredible team – now thrive on upskiling thousands of accountants around the globe to become stronger, more value-adding Finance Business Partners who help improve business performance in their organisations.

A regular speaker at CIMA, ACCA, AAT & NHS Finance conferences & events, I am a guest speaker on several financial podcasts, contribute to FBP articles in trade publications & have written a book on ‘Introduction to Finance Business Partnering: Fad or Value Add?’ I am also the founder of the FBP Bootcamp®, our annual conference, usually held in October.

Arriving soon!

Industry leader working with Global Finance functions on P2P best practice, AP Automation for over 15 year with clients on building out global shared service finance departments specifically focussing on the P2P processes.

Innovative leader with proven ability to produce results for Finance, Operations & IT with a strong track record of creating high-performance cultures. My extensive experience comes from having a 20+-year career in high profile Project & Finance roles in Fortune 500, international, multi-site and big four environments and matrix structures. I am also a Blockchain enthusiast who helps international MedTech businesses to expand into the UK.