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The programme is specifically tailored for ambitious finance professionals working in the Recruitment Industry who want to accelerate their career by taking ownership of their own personal development and learn what it takes to run a high performing Finance team and operate with impact as an FD at board level.

You’re on your way to becoming a rockstar FD!

Finance Leadership Programme

6-month programme​

6 x half-day modules​

100%

In-person sessions

6-8

People/programme

Access to

External Advisors​

The Programme – Course Content

Module 1

The FD mindset & operating at board level

Module 2

Budgeting, reporting, remuneration & funding

Module 3

The importance of the FD in the exit process

Module 4

Creating & leading high-performance teams

Module 5

Management of other support functions

Module 6

The case study

  • “Aspiring FDs is an excellent course delivered in a highly engaging way, connecting you to industry experts and providing an invaluable peer network. I would strongly recommend it to any finance professional in the recruitment industry.”

    Sarah Brinkley, Verticality Ltd

  • “Paul is truly inspirational and holds a wealth of knowledge and experience. He is approachable, shows genuine interest in both personal development and progression and has a wealth of understanding of both the recruitment sector and finance.”

    Sarah Wilson, National Locums

  • “The course covered a broad scope of highly relevant, industry-specific material which I have found extremely helpful to apply to my day-to-day work. And I’ve built a great network of peers with whom I can share ideas, knowledge and experiences.”

    Louise Barker, Annapurna Recruitment

  • "Thoroughly enjoyable course. Paul is very engaging and helpful. Found it useful to be part of a network that is so relevant to what I am doing. Also good to hear others going through similar issues and that I haven’t made it all up!"

    Dan Ngai, La Fosse Associates

  • "Aspiring FDs was excellent, great content and a perfect mix of levels and understanding to enable good debate on all subjects."

    Lisa Morrison, X4 Group

  • "I was sold after the first paragraph of the course content and with further reading felt as though it was something I very well could have written for myself."

    Lisa Palowski, Forward Role Recruitment

  • "The course content, speakers and contacts throughout the course were invaluable. It has given me the confidence to implement a number of changes to positively impact all levels within the business."

    Birju Shah, Explore Group

  • "The post course support has been great. Paul is always available by email and phone. We have kept our Whatsapp group going which is great, as we regularly bounce ideas off each other."

    Bradley Adams, Austin Fraser

  • "I have found it all a great insight at what is needed to accurately and efficiently step up. The guest speakers also add a great ‘real life’ spin on what we are taught."

    Anonymous post session feedback

  • "Of course we picked up bits from Paul and his guest speakers, but the key was being able to build a network of peers to refer to."

    Anonymous post session feedback

  • "I am starting to operate at a higher level with the CEO and developing more of a business partnering relationship with him."

    Anonymous post session feedback

Why should my Finance lead join the programme?

Recruitment owners need strategic input from their finance team to drive profitable, stable and cash generative growth. The finance team are required to provide quality reporting, processes and structures to ensure the business is in good financial health especially if it is heading towards an exit. A top performing finance team also needs to be able to engage with the business at all levels and this should be driven by the FD.

Aspiring FDs contains all of the technical, industry specific knowledge required of a recruitment FD. However, maybe more importantly throughout the programme there is a focus on the softer skills required to embed best practice into the business. This includes how to create a genuine business partnering relationship with their CEO whilst enhancing relationships throughout the wider business.

What’s in it for the business?

Delegates undertaking the programme will leave with a strong peer network of like-minded finance professionals. The format of the sessions is designed to ensure this happens, it takes a conversational and interactive style, rather than classic classroom teaching. This enables discussions around relevant challenges and allows all participants to realise their peers are a network who face similar finance, regulatory and stakeholder challenges daily.

Throughout the programme Paul introduces the group to professional advisors who focus on the recruitment sector. These are people who have helped Paul throughout his recruitment career. Their interactions create a diversity of teaching across the programme whilst also teaching the delegates the importance of an external network.

What’s in it for them?