Reaching chief executive is not straightforward for finance leaders facing multiple legacy operations issues, but as CFOs are promoted to CEO at the fastest rate in a decade, Michelle Stalick, chief accounting officer at BlackLine provides tips and advice on promotion priorities
Reading Football Club bidder who claimed to own £171m bond portfolio banned by FCA after ‘making false and misleading statements’ and ‘falsified documentation’
In this week’s career moves, partner promotions and hires at AAB, Carpenter Box, S&W, WTS, HB&O, AJ Bell, Platform Housing, JMAN, Hilbert Investment, Malt
Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at AJ Bell, explains the intricacies of SIPP pensions from allowances to tax considerations and employer contributions
Traditional finance software automates specifics, defining workflow, policy, approval thresholds and exception paths, but AI the only constraint is verifiability, not capability, explains Konstantin Dzhengozov, CFO and co-founder at Payhawk
Harriet Hodgson-Grove, partner at UHY Hacker Young examines the effects of climate change on financial reporting, going concern and asset valuation, and considers how climate change is becoming an audit issue
Reduced compliance for companies looking to list in London as Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) removes seven-day waiting period for connected research for IPOs
Jailed Nottinghamshire director wanted to ‘portray image of wealth and success’, spending investor money on £1.9m house, football hospitality, and trips abroad
Stacie Cheadle, technical writer at Croner, examines the plans to overhaul disciplinary and grievance procedures under the Acas code, and how it will impact employers