Format

This course will be delivered via Zoom on 8 September 2025 from 11am to 12pm. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants the day before the course is due to take place.

Who should attend 

This session is ideal for CFOs, FDs, financial controllers, and finance managers in mid-sized organisations. It suits professionals looking to modernise finance operations, increase automation, and play a more strategic role. It is less suited to those in audit, tax, or early-stage transactional finance roles.

Course overview

• Key trends redefining finance today
• What automation in finance really looks like (beyond buzzwords)
• Examples of automation across AP, AR, GL, and reporting
• The finance maturity model: where are you and where can you go?
• How to shift from monthly cycles to real-time insights
• The evolving role of the finance team
• How automation supports better internal control and compliance
• Case studies from real finance transformation projects
• Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
• Where to start: a practical checklist for change

Key learning outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to>

• Understand how automation is reshaping finance
• Identify opportunities for automation in their own function
• Explain the difference between digitisation and true transformation
• Map their current finance maturity and plan the next step
• Discuss the changing skills and roles within finance teams
• Outline a high-level automation roadmap
• Recognise key success factors in finance transformation
• Describe the impact of automation on compliance and reporting
• Reference examples of best practice from real-world clients
• Evaluate their current systems in the context of strategic automation

Speaker Bio

Conor MacManus - Conor is a Director at Eaton Square, part of HR Path—a global technology and consulting firm, where he leads the Finance Transformation & Technology practice. With over 20 years’ experience spanning global corporates, the public sector, and high-growth firms, he has delivered thousands of systems across a wide range of industries.

In the past two years alone, he has led over 100 new finance system implementations—transforming how CFOs and finance teams operate through automation, AI, and real-time insight. Conor also sits on advisory boards for Enterprise Ireland, Dublin City, and Fingal Councils, offering practical perspective on what works - and what doesn’t - when modernising finance functions.

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding this or any other CPD course or requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3930