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

CFO 4.0 Podcast · 2025-12-02 · 44 min

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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 hard lessons of a difficult first implementation How Zebra Pens is moving towards 21st-century operations with integrated systems Links mentioned Matthew's Linkedin Learn more about Zebra Pens Zebra Pens Customer Story Coming Soon! Explore other CFO 4.0 Podcast episodes here .

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