Employee Expense Fraud Is Rising. Here’s Where Manual Processes Let It Through
Nobody likes to think their own team would submit a fraudulent expense claim, and most employees never do. But occupational fraud researchers keep finding the same pattern year after year: it is ...
Tariffs Are Quietly Reshaping Procurement Budgets
Tariffs used to be a headline for importers and exporters. In 2026, they have become a line item that shows up in almost every procurement budget, regardless of what a business actually ...
What a New Prime Minister Means for Business Budget Planning This Autumn
Britain has a new Prime Minister, and businesses are once again being asked to plan around uncertainty. Andy Burnham took office at 10 Downing Street on 20 July 2026, becoming the seventh person ...
What the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Means for MAT Governance
The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill has prompted widespread discussion across the education sector. Much of the debate has focused on the proposed changes themselves, from greater ...
Following Every Dollar: Creating One Clear Trail from Funding to Impact
A community health non-profit receives a $500,000 grant to expand its mobile outreach programme. The funding agreement is clear. The money can only be used for specific activities over a ...
Are You Building a Team of Doers or a Team of Thinkers?
Many finance teams are full of capable people doing work that adds little value: chasing approvals, matching invoices and correcting errors. Hunters instead of financiers. Although the work ...
Finance Professionals Won’t Be Replaced by AI. But They Might Be Replaced by People Who Use It Better.
The debate around AI in finance often starts with the wrong question. Will AI replace finance professionals? A more useful question to ask, would be this: How can I as a finance professional use ...
The Finance Career Ladder Has Changed. Have You?
There was a time when progressing in finance followed a fairly predictable path. Master the technical details, produce accurate reports or build expertise in regulations, controls, and ...
What Fiscal Year 2027 Means for School Governance
School district finance leaders are used to uncertainty. Funding formulas change, grants come and go, and costs continue to rise. But the debate around federal education funding for fiscal year ...
Funding Follows Evidence: What HMRC’s Expanded Grant Programme Means for UK Charities
When HMRC announced that it would more than double funding for social impact organisations supporting customers who need extra help, the news was understandably welcomed across the voluntary ...
Why Friction Can be A Good Thing in Finance Operations
We Usually Treat Friction Like the Enemy
Most organisations spend a lot of time trying to remove friction, by creating fewer clicks, faster approvals, less waiting and simpler systems. Of ...
The Invisible Gap Between Decision and Data
The Problem With Looking Backwards
Most organisations make decisions in real time and see the financial impact later. That gap matters more than people realise. A purchase gets approved today, ...
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