<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/727683/open_sms">Send us your thoughts</a>In this in-person conversation, Hannah Munro sits down with Matthew Robinson, Financial Controller at Zebra Pens, to explore the realities of running and transforming finance inside a small but ambitious business. This episode covers<ul><li>Why small-business finance needs pragmatism, balance and the courage to let go of total control </li><li>How Matt rebuilt finance around risk-based thinking, strong foundations and the ability to switch off at the end of the day </li><li>The hard lessons of a difficult first implementation </li><li>How Zebra Pens is moving towards 21st-century operations with integrated systems</li></ul>Links mentioned<ul><li><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-robinson-63148b23b/'>Matthew&apos;s Linkedin</a></li><li><a href='https://zebrapen.co.uk/'>Learn more about Zebra Pens</a></li><li>Zebra Pens Customer Story Coming Soon!</li></ul><ul> <li>Explore other CFO 4.0 Podcast episodes <a href='https://itassolutions.co.uk/sage-resources/cfo-40-podcast/'>here</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://itassolutions.co.uk/sage-resources/cfo-40-podcast/'>Subscribe to our Podcast!</a></li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/727683/open_sms"&gt;Send us your thoughts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this in-person conversation, Hannah Munro sits down with Matthew Robinson, Financial Controller at Zebra Pens, to explore the realities of running and transforming finance inside a small but ambitious business. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;This episode covers&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Why small-business finance needs pragmatism, balance and the courage to let go of total control &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How Matt rebuilt finance around risk-based thinking, strong foundations and the ability to switch off at the end of the day &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The hard lessons of a difficult first implementation &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How Zebra Pens is moving towards 21st-century operations with integrated systems&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Links mentioned&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-robinson-63148b23b/'&gt;Matthew&amp;apos;s Linkedin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://zebrapen.co.uk/'&gt;Learn more about Zebra Pens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Zebra Pens Customer Story &lt;b&gt;Coming Soon!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Explore other CFO 4.0 Podcast episodes &lt;a href='https://itassolutions.co.uk/sage-resources/cfo-40-podcast/'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://itassolutions.co.uk/sage-resources/cfo-40-podcast/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subscribe to our Podcast!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Send us your thoughts In this in-person conversation, Hannah Munro sits down with Matthew Robinson, Financial Controller at Zebra Pens, to explore the realities of running and transforming finance inside a small but ambitious business.  This episode covers Why small-business finance needs pragmatism, balance and the courage to let go of total control How Matt rebuilt finance around risk-based thinking, strong foundations and the ability to switch off at the end of the day The h...

CFO 4.0 - The Future of Finance

253. Data first, People first: The making of a modern finance function with Matthew Robinson

253. Data first, People first: The making of a modern finance function with Matthew Robinson

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