2020 Webinar Series
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Latest webinars
The Automation Effect on Fraud
Finance leaders: Digitise your department without leaving anyone behind
The Automation Effect on Fraud
5th November, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM GMT
In this webinar we will identify the risks, discuss mitigating both with and without automation, talk about the benefits of internal audits and how automation can supplement this. We will have a Q&A panel discussion at the end of the session and encourage all participants to get involved.
Speakers include:
Robert Brooker, Head of Fraud and Forensic at PFK Littlejohn
Robert has worked in the fraud, bribery and corruption space for over 20 years within the Public and Private sectors. He specialises in fraud prevention, detection, deterrence and has investigated cases of cybercrime, Money Laundering, Intellectual Property and conflict of interest breaches, leading to parallel sanctions, criminal, disciplinary and recovery actions being taken. He also has extensive cross-border experience.
He regularly speaks at seminars and conferences including The Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA), Cifas and regional Fraud Forum conferences on the subject of Fraud Risk Management.
John Wallace, CEO Documation
Finance leaders: Digitise your department without leaving anyone behind
12th November, 2020, 10.30am to 11.15am GMT
The current crisis has demonstrated that digitised finance departments are the most agile in being able to maintain continuity of service and optimise their activity. However the path to digitisation is full of obstacles. In fact, 60% of digital transformation projects fail, often because of a lack of attention to the human element.
So how do you overcome the concerns of your employees? How do you get their buy-in and transform your team into the spokespeople for change? In short, how do you ensure the success of your project?
On this webinar we’ll discuss how to:
• Inject digital transformation into the culture of your department.
• Create a successful change management plan: learn about the steps, stakeholder engagement and methodology.
• Get started with an AP automation solution that is simple and quick to set up and to use allowing you to focus on the
most important: HUMANS
Alan Frost, business consultant in change management of corporate cultures at Mazars and Emily Vinson, expert in Accounts Payable automation at Yooz, will explain how to succeed in your change management. They'll discuss the main steps you need to take, who the key stakeholders should be and the methodology.
Speakers:
Alan Frost, Business consultant in change management of corporate cultures at Mazars
Alan is a Director at Mazars and leads the Business Consulting team, having been with the firm since 2007. With strong experience working with the private, public and not-for-profit sectors on a wide range of projects, Alan focusses on strategy and planning, organisational design, project and change management, and business performance improvement. He advises businesses on controls and processes, working closely with our management information data advisory team to ensure all clients receive a fully-integrated service.
Alan is ACA and PRINCE2 qualified and currently sits on the ICAEW’s Entertainment, Sport & Media Community advisory group.
Alan spent a number of years working in both the audit and transaction services departments before moving into consultancy three years ago.
Emily Vinson, expert in Accounts Payable automation at Yooz