What's New in Business Finance?

Local Events for Finance and Accounting Professionals

Innovative products and expert advice for business finance & accounting

The finance industry is constantly changing. CFOs, finance managers and in-house finance professionals know that their success depends on adapting and evolving to meet new challenges, embracing new ideas and introducing technologies to support business finance growth.

Our mission? To share our combined ‘know-how’ with inspirational seminars and expert exhibitors, all sharing their experience and expertise – in an engaging exhibition environment.
Learn about strategies, find new products and spark new ideas for your business.

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Banking

Business finance, expenses, factoring, crowdfunding, payment systems, Foreign Currency

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Risk

Cybercrime, insurance, fraud, debt

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ERP

ERP and accounting software, payments, business intelligence, cryptocurrency, data analytics, budgeting

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Tax

Planning, making tax digital, compliance

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Services

Financial reporting, consultancy, legal, audit

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HR

Pensions, private health, payroll, training

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Expert Speakers – Informative Seminars

Join us for free thought-provoking, educational seminars

Discover a wealth of knowledge and expertise at our upcoming financeSHOWCASE educational seminars. Tailored exclusively for finance professionals, they provide invaluable insights into the latest trends, strategies, and best practices in the industry.

Delivered by renowned experts and thought leaders, the seminars cover a wide range of topics, from banking, risk assessment, tax services and HR to regulatory compliance, invoice and currency, cybercrime and data analytics.

Immerse yourself in a dynamic learning environment providing the latest information and technological advancements, network with peers, and gain the tools and insights necessary to excel.

London 18th March

Birmingham 1st April

Manchester 24th June

Updates to FRS 102: is your business ready?

Amelia MacPherson

RSM

Some of the biggest changes to UK GAAP are coming in a few years as the current revenue and leasing standards are completely overhauled. Using her experience, Amelia will give you an overview of the changes, and some key things to consider to help your business get prepared.

What can Business Learn from Bees and Tractors

Alex White

Xeinadin Northwest

The talk will draw from the behaviour of bees and how they communicate to ensure the hive survives. This will highlight how businesses need to both exploit their place in their respective markets but also explore new products, markets, services etc. It will also touch upon the perceived challenges/opportunities of AI with particular reference to the experience in America of the introduction of the tractor and how they replaced the horse as the primary means of ploughing farmland.

Move Beyond Excel: AI to Streamline Finance

David Thorpe

Cyferd

Finance teams rely on Excel, but it’s holding them back with wasted time and mistakes. This session shows how AI and automation can help ditch the manual fixes for faster, smoother workflows—built for real productivity, not just patching problems.

Modern Treasury: Consolidate & Conquer

James Camilleri

Fyorin

Synopsis: Learn how you can navigate multi-entity treasury challenges with confidence. Discover the unified approach to AP, APR and treasury to replace fragmented systems, streamline compliance, and deliver real-time cash visibility across all subsidiaries.

Financial administration for effective international growth

David Atherton

Staria

The company’s ability to create an effective financial administration in conjunction with internationalisation is crucial to maintaining control of the business, financial administration, financial reports, reliable data, compliance, taxation, regulations.

Automating Finance: Robots in Reconciliation

Richard Fishburn

Spectrum Digital

Discover how Robotic Process Automation is streamlining reconciliations by minimising manual tasks. Learn about the challenges of traditional methods and how robots promise to simplify these repetitive finance processes for greater efficiency.

Cyber Resilience in SME's

Sapna Chadha

Cyber Resilience Centre London

Cyber Resilience Centre (CRC) London offers guidance to help businesses become more resilient against cyber threats. Hear how small businesses can prepare and protect their digital footprint.

How to find, train and retain the next generation of finance talent

Alex Collins

ICAEW

Are you leveraging the apprenticeship levy in finance teams? Learn how to attract the Gen-Z and use intergenerational communication. What the research tells us about the skills needed to be successful in the next quarter… of a century.

Building Business Resilience & Navigating Uncertainty

Gareth Anderson

Allica Bank

During this time of increasing economic uncertainty, business owners are facing unprecedented challenges – from stubborn inflation and rising interest rates to weakening demand. Gareth Anderson (Head of Business Management at Allica Bank) will draw on his 17 years of experience in financial services working closely with business owners, to uncover practical steps on how businesses can become more resilient to not only survive in the present but thrive into the future.

Role of the CFO in an evolving Sustainable Finance Ecosystem

Nikhil Chouguley

ACCA

This session shall explore key concepts such as: · Asset impairment due to climate change related physical risks · Reputational and commercial risks related to ESG factors, especially for firms which are lagging behind their peers in reducing their carbon footprint · Financial institutions’ use of regulatory ESG data and sustainability metrics to assess their exposure of ESG laggards · The use of carbon offsets and the prudent management of natural, human and political capital as part of a sustainability risks management function

Navigating the Most Liquid and Volatile Market in the world

John Freeme

Xe

With global trade at record highs, Businesses are more exposed to currency fluctuations than at any time in history. Management of this risk is our speciality.

E-invoicing and the future

Amit Dev

BDO

Stay ahead of the curve with our upcoming event covering the latest on e-invoicing requirements and our expectations for further digital enactments including the latest guidelines on systems from HMRC! We'll discuss the benefits and the challenges of e-invoicing and how the future may look.

Boosting the Bottom Line with Apprenticeships

Jo Scott

Kaplan

Understand how government funding can be used to cover up to 100% of your training costs. This session will look at the different ways apprenticeship funding can be used, whether you pay into the levy or not. It will cover looking at new recruits to build a talent pipeline but also how it can be used to train existing staff.

Who's Exhibiting

Your vision, our solution

Specialist exhibitors

Providing one-on-one advice

financeSHOWCASE is tailored exclusively for Finance Directors, CFOs, Accounting and Finance Managers. The events present a diverse range of specialist exhibitors ready to showcase their expertise and cutting-edge solutions, and to help you navigate complex financial landscapes with confidence. Among the lineup, renowned consulting companies offer valuable insights into finance and accounting subjects. Learn about the latest innovative software and tools designed to streamline business operations. From strategies on budgeting, planning and digital, to compliance, audit and legal – learn from the experts how to streamline your financial operations.

The leading professional body for accounting technicians

The global body for professional accountants

Scalable cloud accounting to help you grow

Streamline Financial Operations & Reduce Costs

No-nonsense banking for established businesses

Bring your revenue in faster with accounts receivable automation

Global leaders in credit insurance and risk management

Simplifying cyber for SMEs

Affordable integration built for finance

Forecast 5 – essential for cashflow budgeting and forecasting

ICAEW supports over 208,000 members & students.

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Award winning training provider

Your blended learning partner for professional qualifications

We help protect small businesses from online crime

Leading London firm: tax, accounting, advice, benefits

RSM: Audit, Tax and Consulting Solutions

Digitise, Organise and Optimise your data

Specialist insurance solutions for UK businesses

We automate dull and repetitive finance processes

Fintech Services & Software for local and International Trade

Securing West Midlands: Police Led Cyber Solutions

Online fraud and cyber crime

AI Solutions for Evolving Financial Operations

Our solutions unlock time for strategic management

Unified Intelligence to Unlock Revenue Potential

Global business payments and FX risk management

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Testimonial

“The team at financeSHOWCASE is delighted to launch this new event theme, which will join our well-established itSHOWCASE and marketingSHOWCASE portfolio. The positive and relaxed atmosphere at these events provides ample opportunities for discussion. Lots of takeaways from the talks too.”

Steve Jones

CEO, Framework Media Ltd

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