We've been senior finance leaders, but our methodology comes directly from our experience in sales and marketing.
I’m Andy Shambrook. I used to be a finance business partner, struggling to build relationships and influence alongside reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.
When I became finance director I wanted to make time for genuine business partnering. So I put all reporting, budgeting and forecasting into a FP&A team. And created a few genuine, dedicated FBP roles.
Then I became a sales director. and saw a whole new perspective on finance business partnering.
In sales I learned to communicate clear messages, sell my ideas, and negotiate for win-win outcomes. I realised that these are the missing ingredients for finance influence.
In 2014 I founded The Finance Business Partner, and over the last 5 years I've worked with over 5,000 finance people and over 100 companies across the World in every sector.
All my partners are finance leaders with experience outside of finance, who train and consult from direct experience, not text books.
andy@thefinancebusinesspartner.com
Andy Shambrook FCA, Founder and Managing Partner
Hi, I’m Iain Dewson. I’m a FCA and I’ve held senior finance roles across retail, investment banking, advertising, marketing services and insurance.
Most recently I was Head of Finance Academy at TUI (in the group HR L&D function) leading global finance learning for 3,500 people in 40 countries.
In 2019 I joined The Finance Business Partner, specialising in helping teams build better relationships, bring numbers to life and influence decisions.
My style is very conversational and relaxed. I get people on their feet in my workshops, talking, sharing and applying learning.
iain@thefinancebusinesspartner.com
Iain Dewson, FCA, Partner
Over the last 5 years we've worked with over 5,000 finance business partners across over 100 companies all over the World.
You are more than welcome to contact any of our clients to get a first hand view of how we helped them.