The human side of finance transformation with Continuate

Event information

Despite massive investments in technology, around 70% of digital transformation initiatives fail to meet their objectives—a statistic underscored by research from McKinsey and BCG. The reason? It’s rarely about the technology itself, and more about people, culture, leadership and change management.

Join us as we host a panel of transformation experts from Continuate and BlackLine, who bring decades of experience in delivering real change across finance functions. This session will explore how to create a culture of automation that not only improves efficiency but also drives meaningful adoption, engagement, and employee well being.

This webinar is tailored for senior finance professionals seeking practical strategies to embed automation into daily operations and unlock the full potential of their teams.

Key benefits

• Find out how to build a finance culture that embraces change and sustains adoption.
• See where automation delivers the greatest value—both to the business and your teams.
• Learn real-world lessons from transformation programs: successes, challenges, and insights.
• Recognise the critical role of leadership, communication, and process in lasting impact.

About the speakers

Andy Hook, Transformation Lead and Co-Founder, Continuate Andy is a qualified accountant and finance transformation leader with a global track record of delivering Record-to-Report (R2R) programmes that balance process efficiency with cultural adoption. With experience as an RTR Global Process Owner and advisor across ERP selection, implementation and strategic change, Andy understands that successful transformation is as much about people as it is about technology. Andy’s career, which includes internal and external audit as well as vendor and SI selection, reflects a consistent commitment to making transformation relatable, inclusive, and human-centred.

Josh May, Partner Enablement Director, BlackLine Josh is an FCCA Qualified Accountant and brings over 21 years of hands-on accounting experience across diverse sectors including banking, leasing, and gaming. He implemented BlackLine while heading up the reporting team at Camelot and is now a certified implementor with more than 8 years of solutions-consulting experience. He collaborates with a global partner network to train, educate, and support various projects.

CPD hours

ICAEW's revised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Regulations bring in new CPD requirements. This includes a minimum number of hours and an ethics requirement. Attending this webinar could contribute up to 1 hour of verifiable CPD, providing you can demonstrate that the content is relevant to your role.

A copy of the webinar booking confirmation email is accepted as evidence of verifiable CPD. You will need to save the email as a JPEG or PDF before uploading it to your record. Click here to use ICAEW’s self-assessment tool to help you work out how much CPD you will need to fulfil each year.

Costs

There is no charge to attend this event. ICAEW members and non-members are welcome to join.