My Life in Treasury: James Kelly, Pearson

When James Kelly is recruiting for his team, he looks for people who can “defend against risk, control the agenda and pounce on opportunities.” And his top tip for new finance professionals is to capitalise on their fresh perspective. “Be demanding,” he advises. “Plenty of bad processes survive simply because they aren’t challenged.” How did […]

Redesigning Pearson’s Cash Flow Forecasting Using Artificial Intelligence

To improve Pearson’s cash flow forecasting, the London based learning company is rolling out a new, artificial intelligence based solution. It interfaces with the company’s key finance and ordering systems to provide a detailed cash flow forecast in a single dashboard. Treasury is now leveraging the dashboard as the backbone for its iterative forecasting process, […]