Are you being served? Reinventing finance

Never has the finance function played such an integral part in delivering business consolidation, transformation and growth. For services industries – from hospitality to banking via gaming, leisure and travel – the need to deliver the best customer experiences and to push the boundaries of technologies such as cloud and big data means the finance department is ripe for reinvention.

The opportunity is broader and wider than the conventional finance function has allowed to date. Cyclical and competitive pressures coupled with political headwinds - most notably from Brexit - require new thinking; an approach that not only reconsiders the intersection between the business and the finance function but also between finance and technology.

Recognising issues before they become problems is a key component of the job. Yet, research from the Aberdeen Group suggests that the chief information officer receives information too late to make decisions 24 per cent of the time.

At this specially-convened CBR Dining Club event, in association with Sage, we will explore these challenges and the opportunities open to the agile services organisation.

So, whether you work in hospitality, gaming, leisure, travel or financial services – and you want to push the boundaries of what the finance function can do – this is the event for you. It promises to be an evening of insightful talks, fruitful conversation and invaluable networking, so please join us at the ‘The Club’ at the original Ivy restaurant, which has been welcoming guests in the heart of London’s theatreland since 1917.