by alix | Apr 3, 2026 | Banking, Risk, Tax
If you are a Finance Director or a Planning Manager, the words ‘Budgeting Season’ probably trigger a physiological response similar to a looming root canal. It’s the time of year defined by broken version control, ‘Sandbagging’ from department...
by alix | Mar 27, 2026 | Banking, HR, Risk, Services
This week’s blog is from one of our exhibitors, Paraglide: For a long time, accounts receivable sat in that part of finance everybody knew was important, but few people saw as especially strategic. It was the function that made sure invoices went out, payments...
by alix | Mar 20, 2026 | Banking, Services, Tax
This week’s guest blog is from one of our exhibitors, RSM: What is Project Snowball? Project Snowball is the internal name used by HMRC for its intervention, formally titled “VAT / Corporate Tax / Employment Duty Systems and Processes”. It is a...
by alix | Mar 13, 2026 | Banking, HR, Services
If you’ve attended a finance conference recently, you know the drill: forty minutes of a speaker’s career history, ten minutes of a sales pitch, and – if you’re lucky – one or two actionable insights on tax or technology buried at the very end. At...
by alix | Mar 6, 2026 | Services, Technology
In the finance industry, ‘Cash is King’ isn’t just a cliché; it’s the lifeblood of your business. But as any Finance Director or Credit Controller knows, there is a massive gap between billing and banking. Chasing late payments is often the most avoided...