The role of a finance professional has changed massively over recent years. Rather than generating reports all day, finance pros must use that data to help drive better-informed business decisions.

So, how can finance professionals become successful business partners?

In this episode, Stewart Houston reveals the 3 pillars of a successful finance business partner.

Stewart is the Exec. Director of Business Operations Finance at ICON plc. He’s CIMA qualified with 20 years post qualified experience. His main focus is primarily Financial Planning and Business Partnering.

In his formative years, Stewart worked in the IT\Telco field. But now, he works with ICON plc (formerly PRA Healthsciences acquired by ICON plc). He works with a variety of operations teams and Corporate Service functions. Stewart is also 2/3 of the way through an MBA with Henley Business School, which deserves a round of applause.

In this episode, we chatted about:

• Why finance business partnership is so important
• How finance professionals can make a greater contribution to an organization
• The three main pillars of business partnering
• How to avoid common mistakes when transitioning to a business partnership role
• How to keep your advice relevant to the changing needs of the business
• How to implement business partnering in your workplace
• Core principles of financial leadership

...and so much more!

You can also read this episode of the podcast as a blog post right here: The 3 pillars of a successful finance partner

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• Connect with Stewart on LinkedIn
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• Subscribe to the Finance Alliance Fix newsletter

More resources on this topic:

• 3 step maturity assessment for a successful finance function transformation
•  How finance professionals can help businesses get external funding 

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