Helen Emmett

Helen Emmett

CFO Experian UK & Ireland
Helen Emmett

Hellen Emmet is the CFO of Experian UK, where she plays a key role in ensuring the Global Finance Service Centres (GFS) deliver a world-class finance offering in close collaboration with regional finance teams. A leader in finance transformation, Hellen drives process improvement, automation, and strategic offshoring to maximize efficiency and customer support. She is focused on building a strong financial control environment that enables business agility while maintaining robust accounting standards. Hellen is also passionate about creating a purpose-driven culture within GFS, defining clear strategy, fostering continuous improvement, and supporting the development and growth of finance professionals across the organization.

Agenda Day 1

9:00 AM From AP Manager to CFO: Growing Your Influence, Evolving Skills & Making the Leap - Panel Discussion

AP is a great launching point for many a finance leader, as it offers the opportunity to gain deep financial ops knowledge, understand how money flows through the business and become familiar with internal controls and compliance. However, as AP managers look to move up the career path towards AP Director, GPO and even CFO, there are many skills to develop. In this panel discussion we’ve gathered three finance leaders to give their input on: 

 

  • Traditional vs. modern pathways to CFO 
  • Evolving your skill-set from tactical to strategic 
  • Transitioning from managing processes to managing people and outcomes 
  • The CFO’s role in shaping corporate strategy 
  • Creating an action plan: How to make the leap