Episodes
Who better to talk about the power of whistleblowing and how our profession tackles the rampant rise of fraud than Emma Parry, a conduct, culture and risk advisor and core member of ACCA’s special interest group on risk culture and Pav Gill, the Wirecard whistle-blower who is now CEO and founder of Confide.
Published 02/13/24
Published 02/13/24
Ted MacDonald of the Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) and Olivia Richards of Oliver Wyman join ACCA’s risk culture podcast series to talk about developing effective conduct and culture management information in financial services and the insights that the review undertaken by FMSB members in 2023 provides. In particular, they draw on the many lessons that the research reveals and how these can be applied across industries. 
Published 01/24/24
In this episode, Dr. Mirea Raaijmakers, who worked as Global Head of Behavioural Risk Management at ING, explains how developments in big data analytics and behavioural science are driving modern-day risk management within financial services. Mirea, who was one of the main architects of the Dutch Central Bank's pioneering approach of behaviour & culture supervision, also discusses how supervisors could be more up-close and personal with financial institutions when it comes to...
Published 12/15/23
This podcast explains how HMRC Compliance staff will work under the HMRC Charter with taxpayers including their Agents.  We’ll be covering what the Compliance Professional Standards, how they link to the HMRC Charter and what taxpayers and agents should expect under each of the standard headings:Getting things rightBeing aware of taxpayers (and agents) situationBeing responsiveTreating taxpayers fairlyLet us know whether you found this podcast interesting and what other topics you would like...
Published 12/05/23
In this episode, Dr. David Cooper, Cooper Limon, talks about evaluating leadership and how it influences behaviours and relationships in today's brittle and complex world. As both an accountant and a psychologist as well as a member of ACCA's Risk Culture Special Interest Group, David explains how accounting professionals need to recognise the inherent blind-spots of the financial ‘lens’ and how a wider view can help detect leadership risk hot spots.
Published 10/16/23
This is the latest episode in a series looking at what risk culture means and to what extent we understand its impact on organisations and the behaviours of the people within them. Hilary Sutcliffe, Director of a London-based not-for-profit organization, SocietyInside, introduces us to the concept of a "Pro-Society" approach to innovation and regulation and explains how this gives stronger incentives for corporations to reverse-engineer innovation from societal demands rather than simply...
Published 09/01/23
We continue our discussion on how accountants are best placed to support small businesses to access funding. Glenn Collins, Head of Technical and Strategic Engagement at ACCA, continues his conversation with Simon Goldie, Director of Advocacy at the Finance & Leasing Association and FLA Board member and Managing Director of SME Finance at Paragon Bank, John Phillipou.  This time we focus on the top tips in gaining a swift and successful funding application. Let us know whether you found...
Published 07/31/23
This is the latest episode in a series looking at what risk culture means and to what extent we understand its impact on organisations and the behaviours of the people within them. Dr Roger Miles, a behaviour at risk specialist, talks about the cognitive shifts caused by AI, how accountants play an important role in ‘foraging for the truth’, and why we need to dig deep beyond our limitations of knowledge if we are to make the most of the disruption. 
Published 07/17/23
Helping small businesses access the right funding is vital to them staying match fit.  In this podcast, Glenn Collins, Head of Technical and Strategic Engagement at ACCA, is joined by Simon Goldie, Director of Advocacy at the Finance & Leasing Association and FLA Board member and Managing Director of SME Finance at Paragon Bank, John Phillipou, as they uncover how small businesses can get the right finance at the right time in increasingly testing times. Let us know whether you found this...
Published 07/11/23
This is the latest episode in a series focused on what risk culture means and how it affects performance. Julia Graham, the chief executive of Airmic, the risk management trade body, explains why and how an organisation's social purpose is key to building an effective risk culture. 
Published 06/16/23
This is the latest episode in a series looking at what risk culture means and its impact on corporate performance. David Rodin, Founder and Chair of Principia Advisory, talks about how to integrate ‘organisational ethics’ in governance and culture.  
Published 05/12/23
This podcast is the first in a series looking at what risk culture means and its impact on corporate performance. In this episode Christian Hunt, risk culture and conduct specialist and author of ‘Humanizing Rules: Bringing Behavioural Science to Ethics and Compliance’, discusses how risk and accountancy professionals could think more about the human beings they are trying to influence. Presented by ACCA’s head of risk Rachael Johnson.
Published 04/27/23
Internal control is one of the fundamental concepts used by entities to achieve important objectives, improve performance and build reputation, especially in disruptive and uncertain times. Internal control forms a core part of the activities of accountancy, finance and internal audit professionals, assisting them in ensuring that entities operate effectively. Yet the nature of the business model is changing for many.Transformation, including the adoption of digital enablers, is changing the...
Published 07/06/22
In this podcast Narayanan joins Jenny Knott FCCA for a wide ranging discussion about her path into fintech, the key trends in fintech as we look ahead, opportunities for professional accountants and the role of ESG and purpose.Jenny Knott FCCAJenny Knott is both a board level investment banker with over 30 years’ experience as well as a leading innovator in financial technologies. Jenny has extensive prudential board experience having served on Boards of Global Investment Banks, Financial...
Published 05/29/22
Mid-tier businesses play a fundamental role in global supply chains, yet many of them are running on legacy systems and processes, facing long-term underinvestment in skills and technologies and have a very strong case investment that is not being addressed.  In this podcast Clive Webb Head of Business Management at ACCA’s Professional Insights, discusses the technology considerations for mid-tier organisations, with Adam Freeman, Director of Buyer Enablement at the Access Group and Tony...
Published 02/21/22
Supply Chains are increasingly an area of focus for organisations. In a recent report ACCA, IMA and CIPS have explored the key issues from the perspective of the finance professional. In this podcast, Clive Webb, ACCA's Head of Business Management one of the report authors is in conversation with Aleksandra Zaronina-Kirillova, a fellow member of ACCA's Professional Insights team, about the key themes of the report.
Published 02/19/22
Peter Hogarth leads PwC’s UK Accounting Consulting Services team.  He advises the firm and its clients across a wide range of financial reporting topics, dealing with both UK GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. He is a principal author of the firm’s Manual of Accounting and is closely involved with many of the firm’s initiatives concerning the future of corporate reporting. He is a member of the FRC’s UK GAAP Technical Advisory Group.
Published 02/16/22
In this special edition, Julie Hotchkiss, Executive Director – People and Transformation, ACCA and Louise Fowler, Chief Transformation Officer, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) discuss with Charlotte Evett of CA ANZ, how their respective professional bodies are transforming in the context of a transforming profession. 
Published 11/18/21
What does transformation look like from the perspective of a finance leader who has successfully delivered change.  In this podcast Andrea Naylor, Group CFO of Namos Solutions and James Best, Managing Director of Precision Finance Consulting share their personal perspectives and provide insights for the finance professional.
Published 11/12/21
Whilst many focus on the concept of digital transformation, technology and data can only ever be enablers.  Having an agile and transformative culture is essential if organisations are to succeed.  Brendan Sheehan, CEO of White Squires and Stephen Dowling of etm-unlearn, discuss how to establish an organisational culture that supports this rapidly changing world.
Published 11/12/21
The rapid nature of organisational change is one of several reasons why finance professionals struggle with traditional business cases.  In this podcast two leading experts, Tim Barber of the University of Hull and Chris Carter of orgshift Solutions Inc, discuss how finance professionals should address evaluating transformation and the resulting benefits.  The key is taking a value-based approach.
Published 11/12/21
Organisations are increasingly needing to respond rapidly to changing customer requirements.  This requires agility to adapt in order to survive.  What role should the finance professional play in this.  In their joint report the strategic partners ACCA and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, together with Generation CFO explore the key issues.  This introductory podcast with the report authors considers why it is important for the finance professional to play an active role.
Published 11/12/21
The collaborative nature of the response to the pandemic in many organisations has reinforced the role of the finance business partner.  The provision of insights, often in real time, by finance teams has helped organisations manage the changing scenarios. As part of the series to accompany ACCA and PwC's report Finance Functions: Seizing the Opportunity Dev Ramnarine, a partner at Thrudheim Advisory Services in US and Harry Shuttleworth, Director, Finance Transformation at PwC in the UK,...
Published 08/10/21