Accountex 2024 - Accountants in Industry
For the third year running VFD Pro are proud sponsors of the ‘Accountants In Industry’ theatre. You can benefit from 14 inspiring sessions from a range of hand-picked keynote speakers, all specialists in their field.
Day 1: Wednesday 15th May
Discover the finance business partner mindset, skillset & daily actions that add real value in this crucial forward-facing role & learn some practical tips, tools & techniques from our unique 9 Cs FBP Formula®, the formula for business partnering success, to implement immediately in the workplace & be buzzing to do so!
Presented by: Andi Lonnen
Alongside technical mastery, every aspiring leader must become professionally credible. But how do you develop such an abstract quality? Join our panel of experts to explore the characteristics required to reach the most senior finance positions – CFO or Partner.
Join: Andrew Walters, Ben Rawal, Alan Nelson
Reinventing Accounting Advisory: Explore the full potential the Virtual Finance Director Role, Combining State-of-the-Art Technology, and Strategic Offshoring
Virtual Finance Directors are uniquely positioned to provide invaluable guidance and direction to the businesses they serve. When financial staff lack the necessary technology or expertise, it presents an ideal opportunity for mutual benefit. Advanced technology enhances efficiency and utility, while strategic outsourcing addresses skill and capacity shortages, reducing costs for businesses and increasing fee income—a win-win solution.
Join: David Kerr, Sue Penney, Steve Darnell, William Massey
This session will explore how we can change our perspective and leverage the necessary skills to accelerate our digital transformation journey and to focus on more meaningful activities at work and beyond. We will explore the current and future landscape – the technological shifts, including AI and automation, that are occurring now and how we can take advantage of them. Key takeaways will include how we can optimise the use of technology, including strategies to overcome obstacles and challenges, and to identify and cultivate the skills we require, such as the growth mindset, in order to facilitate these changes.
Join: Louisa Matheson
Ensure you’re getting the most value out of any new system, you’ll need the whole team to buy-in. Effective change management sits at the heart of changes to processes and systems. New software is often bought as a solution to a problem, and too often, the impact of change might not be considered or managed. Change needs to be a considered approach that balances People, Process and Technology (PPT). To increase the success of any new solution, you need to have full buy-in from your team and clients. The panel ranges in size of firms that demonstrate best practice when managing internal and client-impacting change.
Join: Jessica Pillow, Billie McLoughlin, Ben Knapp, Ian Cooper
Day 2: Thursday 16th May
- Master the Art of Persuasion: Understand the psychological underpinnings of decision-making to better influence client behaviour.
- Enhance Communication Skills: Learn techniques to present complex financial information in a clear, compelling manner that resonates with your audience
- Build Trust: Discover the keys to establishing and maintaining trust, the cornerstone of any advisory relationship.
- Drive Action: Equip yourself with ethical strategies to motivate clients to take informed actions based on your advice.
Finding the right buyer is crucial to anyone looking to sell their company or raise private equity investment. In today’s market it is now becoming more and more apparent that business owners looking to sell are being influenced not only by price but also by those buyers who offer the ideal solution and the future success of the business as well as its employees.
Join: Andrew Hancock
Looking back to 2023...
London, UK – VFD Pro, known for its transformative platform that delivers all the reporting and financial modelling tools accountants, bookkeepers, and business advisors need, is proud to announce its successful sponsorship of the Accountants in Industry Theatre at Accountex 2023.
Held at Excel London on the 10th and 11th of May, the Accountex 2023 event was a remarkable gathering of industry professionals. VFD Pro’s sponsored theatre saw an impressive turnout, with over 900 delegates attending the 14 sessions held. The Accountex 2023 CPD accredited education programme was led by industry thought-leaders and included over 180 sessions, providing attendees with the knowledge and inspiration they needed to succeed in the fast-changing world of accounting and finance1.
VFD Pro’s sponsorship followed its successful educational programme delivered in the same theatre at Accountex 2022. The VFD Pro sessions were designed to help SME Entrepreneurs to ‘Survive, Thrive, Scale & Exit.’ and provided accountants with strategies and tools to improve their advisory services. Some of the session titles included ‘How to scale your portfolio FD practice without needing to clone yourself,’ ‘Using technology to thrive, not just survive,’ and ‘Making the move to sustainable and scalable advisory.’
VFD Pro’s commitment to helping businesses succeed goes beyond providing an advanced platform that connects to popular cloud accounting platforms such as Xero and QuickBooks. Through its sponsorship and participation in influential industry events like Accountex, VFD Pro continues to drive home its mission of enhancing the value that accountants bring to SMEs.
“We are very proud to have sponsored the Accountants in Industry Theatre at Accountex 2023. It was a fantastic opportunity to connect with industry professionals and share insights into how VFD Pro can help businesses thrive,” said a spokesperson for VFD Pro.
VFD Pro is already looking ahead and is excited to continue supporting Accountex in 2024. The company remains committed to its mission of helping SME entrepreneurs survive, thrive, scale, and exit, and continuing to support accountants in providing valuable advisory services to SMEs.
