The world is becoming automated and robots are taking over. This is the narrative that has been around for a while and has been promoted as the future, but more than ever, the future is now, and we are seeing the automation of transactional and routine tasks at pace.
Robin Kiziak
Robin is a Finance Manager based in Brixworth in the UK. Robin has over 10 years of experience in the distribution/logistics and retail industries. He has worked with the national building supplies company Wickes and prior to that, he worked with various high-profile customers at DHL.
Robin has three young children and enjoys spending time away from work with his family.
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At a high level, the best-performing organisations take a more rigorous approach to FP&A. They have tightly integrated all the components of FP&A, merged operational and financial planning, and have a deep understanding of how operational metrics drive their financial results.
A finance manager is nothing without the team that they work with and that got me thinking about what makes a good finance team and pushes the department forward from being perceived as a ‘bean counters’ and a group of people that are constantly saying no to a real business partner function and being the engine room of any organisation.
What are the fundamental attributes of somebody in a finance manager role and what makes a good finance manager, and for that matter a good finance team?