What Does Good FP&A Really Look Like in Practice?

Name: What Does Good FP&A Really Look Like in Practice?
Start: 2026-03-25T08:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-25T10:30:00+00:00
Location: Aspire

Wednesday 25. March at 08:30 - 10:30

Aspire, Leeds

We are delighted to invite you to an upcoming in person NOVA session in the North, delivered in partnership with Robert Half. This session brings together senior finance leaders for an open, experience led discussion on how FP&A functions are evolving and what good really looks like in practice.

FP&A has evolved far beyond budgeting and reporting. For today’s CFOs and senior finance leaders, it plays a critical role in decision making, influencing strategy, and enabling organisations to respond effectively to change.

This in person NOVA session, in partnership with Robert Half, brings together senior finance leaders for an informal, experience led panel discussion focused on what good FP&A looks like in practice and how CFOs have driven meaningful improvements within their organisations.

The conversation will explore what has worked well, what has not, and the practical realities of evolving FP&A from a backward looking reporting function into a forward looking, commercially engaged capability. This is a peer discussion with space for honest reflection and shared learning.

Hosted by
Stephanie Dawson, Robert Half Stephanie has been recruiting Senior Interim Finance roles for a broad spectrum of businesses in Yorkshire for over 20 years, with the last 12 of those years working at Robert Half. Stephanie recruits up to and including CFO level roles and prides herself on having an honest and direct relationship with both her clients and candidates.

Speakers
Kate is CFO at the Institute of Directors, a Chartered membership organisation supporting business leaders through Professional Training, Networking and thought leadership. Kate has previously held a variety of roles in corporate environments spending part of her career in Commercial Finance and FP&A. This experience in supporting strategic decisions through insights helped her stand out in her journey to executive leadership.

Michael Melrose
Michael leads Protiviti’s UK Finance Transformation practice, partnering with Finance teams to simplify, standardise, automate and introduce best practices to transform teams into forward-looking, value-driven business partners. Michael brings 20+ years of finance experience where he provides operational excellence and continuous business performance improvement for his clients

Charlie Wale ACMA MA MBA is a senior finance leader with over 25 years’ experience in commercial finance and FP&A across fast-moving organisations. He has held roles including Commercial Finance Director at Card Factory plc and Interim Commercial Finance Director at Travel Counsellors and Cura Terrae, where he transformed FP&A functions to strengthen forecasting, insight, and decision-making.

Having operated at CFO level, Charlie brings practical board-level perspective on how FP&A supports performance, risk, and investment decisions, alongside recent interim experience on how external support can enhance existing finance teams.

Who this session is for

This session is designed for senior finance leaders, including Heads of Finance, Finance Directors and CFOs, who are responsible for shaping or evolving their FP&A function and want practical insight from peers who have navigated this journey themselves.

We look forward to welcoming you on the evening. As always, conversations from the session are to remain confidential to allow for open and honest discussion.

Please note
• Images will be taken at the event. By signing up and attending, you consent to their use.
• LinkedIn profiles will be shared with attendees pre and post event to support connection if you wish.
• Email addresses are collected by NOVA and our partner solely for event communication and feedback, not for general marketing purposes.

If you would like to join us, please secure your place via the booking link. We look forward to an engaging and thoughtful discussion.

Best wishes,
Charleigh

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25.05.2018

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Service and tickets
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1. If the Buyer enters false information, Fienta has the right to block their purchasing rights.
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