From Budget Holder to Strategic Finance Leader

15th October 2026, 10:00am

Finance teams are under increasing pressure to deliver more than accurate budgets. They are expected to provide strategic insight, support better decision-making, and help organisations respond quickly to changing financial and operational demands. 

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Why Watch This Webinar?

In this webinar, we’ll explore how finance teams can move beyond traditional budget monitoring and spreadsheet-driven processes to become trusted strategic partners across the organisation. 

You’ll discover how modern budgeting, forecasting and reporting can reduce manual effort, improve visibility, strengthen governance, and enable finance to play a more influential role in driving organisational performance. 

Through a combination of practical guidance, real-world examples, and a live demonstration, you’ll see how a modern Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) platform transforms budgets from static annual documents into dynamic management tools that support better decisions throughout the year. 

Learn from organisations already transforming finance 

You’ll also hear how leading organisations are modernising their planning and budgeting processes to improve financial performance and decision-making. 

We will share practical examples and lessons learned from our work with organisations including London Borough of Hounslow, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Sheffield City Council, and South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation These organisations are using modern capabilities to replace spreadsheet-driven processes, improve collaboration across departments, increase visibility of financial performance, and equip finance teams with the insight needed to support better strategic decisions. 

Whether you’re looking to improve budgeting efficiency, strengthen financial governance or enable finance to become a more strategic partner, this session will provide practical ideas that you can apply within your organisation. 

 

What you'll learn
  • The strategic shift: How finance can evolve from budget owner to strategic business partner, improving collaboration and organisational outcomes.
  • Designing and automating processes: Streamline budgeting, forecasting and reporting to reduce manual work, improve accuracy and increase confidence in financial information.
  • Governance, control and assurance: Strengthen financial governance with greater transparency, auditability and compliance.
  • Implementation, integration and change: Learn practical approaches to deploying modern FP&A technology while driving user adoption across the organisation.
  • Overcoming common challenges: Explore common risks, stakeholder objections and lessons learned from real-world finance transformation projects.

Speakers

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Jean Salminen
Presales Product Specialist