The Shift

Welcome to The Shift, where leaders of the finance and accounting industry tell our community how they stay on the cutting-edge of finance function and transformation.

Learn more about what drives them and how they handle agility, automation and analytics.

Adrien Laure, Director of Finance and Resources, Together for Mental Wellbeing

Financial analysis, whether it’s looking at company statements, reviewing historical business activity or looking at company performance, is actually worthless ...

Sarah Lucas, Head of Migration Services, Lloyds Banking

Sarah Lucas FCCA, Head of Migration Services at Lloyds Banking, has always been a problem solver. “I like it,” she adds. “I like change as well. I’m always ...

Carolina Veira, National Director of Partnerships & Sustainability, CareMax

Good business always comes down to the way you treat people, according to Carolina Veira, National Director of Partnerships & Sustainability at CareMax, whi...

Boele de Jong, CFO, Vivera

Balancing risk while also promoting adventure is one of the most important roles of a CFO, according to Boele de Jong, CFO at plant-based food brand Vivera. ...

Idriz Adedoja, Head of Finance Vizlib & Astrato Analytics

The tech industry doesn’t stay still, but that’s one of the most exciting things about being part of it, according to Idriz Adedoja, Head of Finance at data vis...

Matthew Aubrey, Co-Founder, Homethings

The average cleaning spray is made up of 90% water and just 10% - or even 5 - of cleaning chemicals. This is according to research from the Ellen MacArthur Foun...

Ludmila Rufitskaya, Finance Director at Decathlon Indonesia

HR and recruitment can either make or break your finance department, according to Ludmila Rufitskaya, Finance Director at sports retailer Decathlon Indonesia. ...

Kelley Rainwater, Transformation Leader and Consultant

Most companies undergoing transformation of some kind recognise the importance and value of bringing their people along with it, not just to ensure everyone is ...

Gemma Lang, Head of Financial Reporting and Tax, Alpine

Everything moves at a rapid pace in Formula 1, including the financial side, according to Gemma Lang, Head of Financial Reporting and Tax at F1 racing team Alpi...

Ian Dawson, Finance Director, Durham Cricket

It’s a challenge to step into an organisation with so much history, and especially if that history features big debt. But Ian Dawson, who joined Durham Cric...

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