Excel at business partnering

An engaging half-day session with practical tools to help you add value to your organisation immediately

Overview

Finance professionals are constantly being told they need to be a ‘business partner’ to the organisation and more ‘commercial’. But what does this actually mean? And how can it be applied in the real world? Does this mean your technical skills are less relevant than previously

This enjoyable, highly-practical and inter-active half-day training session addresses these issues and also covers effective tools, techniques and tips to enable you to start immediately adding more value to your organisation and be buzzing to do so!

Who should attend:

Finance professionals who would like to business partner more effectively with their organisation & add greater value.

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By the end of this course, you will be able to:

· Explain the reasons for this changing role – latest fad or true value adding role?

· Articulate what ‘business partnering’ actually means

· Identify what Finance professionals need to ‘be’ and ‘do’

· Explore the mindset & skillset of a Finance Business Partner

· Ascertain how to integrate these Finance Business Partnering skills into your daily work, including emails, conversations, meetings, reports & presentations

· Brainstorm ideas to continually improve your business partnering skills

A great introduction to or refresher on what Finance Business Partnering is all about.

Andy Gifford, FCCA – former Managing Director & Finance Director

Andy Gifford was born in England but spent his formative years in South Africa. After spending time in finance, he joined the Howden Group where he rose to become managing director of one of the main divisions.

Soon after relocating back to England, he joined the telecoms company, Level 3. During his time with the company Andy held treasury as his primary mandate, but also undertook special projects for procurement, shared services and real estate.

Andy is now working in the SME sector assisting start-ups & providing management advice.He is a regular speaker on business and education platforms.

As well as being a professionally qualified accountant, Andy holds a degree in Industrial Psychology

The webinar handout material will be available on the webinar platform when you log in to view the session.

If you wish to view or download handout materials, before starting the webinar, they will also be available through your document library on https://events.accaglobal.com

Price

Price (excluding VAT) 136 GBP

Location

United Kingdom

Date & time

01 September 2026, 09:30 - 12:30 GMT

Enquiries

Email enquiries UKCL@accaglobal.com

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Excel at business partnering

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