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The Future CFO – taking that step from FD
Transitioning from a Finance Director (FD) to a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) typically requires a combination of experience, skills, and qualifications. While the exact requirements may vary depending on the organisation and industry, there are some key experiences that an aspiring FD should gain exposure to, in order to make that move easier...
CMA 2022/2023 Salary Guide – How does your wage stack up?
How does your salary stack up against the average in your profession? How about that of your employees? Every year we benchmark roles across the accountancy and finance sector to ascertain the remuneration levels and trends. Learn more about the trends from our 2022/2023 report.
Mergers & Acquisitions: An FD’s Role in Preparing for Sale
This article is the final interview of our series exploring the art and science of mergers and acquisitions. For this instalment, CMA’s Commercial Director Richard Dibden spoke with Adrian Povey, who was Founder/FD of Chamonix Estates. He discusses how the firm explored an MBO before agreeing a trade sale to New Milton-based First Port.
Mergers & Acquisitions: An FD’s Role in a Trade Sale Transaction
Are mergers and acquisitions (M&As) an art or a science? In our recent article we gained insight from CFO Adam Fowler, off the back of his lead on multiple successful acquisitions with private equity investment. For this installment, Richard Dibden speaks to Doug Kettlewell, former Finance Director at Talley Group, following the company’s sale to Direct Healthcare Group (DHG).
CMA Executive: 2022 Quarterly Business Review
CMA’s Associate Director George Weston gives us a rundown of the highlights, opportunities and challenges from Q1 of 2022.
The Art and Science of Mergers & Acquisitions
Are mergers and acquisitions (M&As) an art or a science? Richard Dibden speaks to Adam Fowler, CFO of Onecom and discovers more about the skills needed during this process, the lessons learnt and uncovers useful advice for other FDs on the M&A road.