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Finance teams

A profession most people have never had explained.

Finance careers are shaped by exams, routes and firm names that nobody outside the profession understands. A short session from somebody inside it is worth more than any amount of published guidance.

Session length
30 minutes
Cost to the mentee
Free
Reporting
Live
The benefits

What finance gets out of it.

Clarity for people choosing a route

ACA, ACCA, CIMA or none of them. A mentor can explain the trade-offs in ten minutes.

Communication practice for your team

Explaining finance to a non-specialist is a skill every senior finance role needs.

A visible pipeline

People who understand the route apply better and stay longer.

Countable social value

Hours and sessions are recorded for reporting and tenders.

What mentees ask

The questions that come up.

  • Choosing an accountancy qualification

  • Moving from practice into industry

  • Getting into investment or corporate finance

  • Stepping up to finance manager

  • Explaining numbers to people who fear them

What your people can teach

Subjects only finance can cover.

How to read a payslip and a tax code

Deductions, pension, student loan and what to do when the numbers look wrong.

How a business makes and loses money

Take a mentee through a simple P&L so they understand the organisation they are joining.

Routes into finance and accountancy

Apprenticeships, ACA, ACCA, CIMA: what each involves and who they suit.

Personal money in the first job

Budgeting, saving, pensions and the choices that matter early.

How it runs

Four steps, no programme to build.

  1. 01

    Pick the programme

    Give across the finance function.

  2. 02

    Invite colleagues

    One message, no new system.

  3. 03

    Sessions get booked

    30 minutes each, chosen by the mentor.

  4. 04

    Report the hours

    Live, exportable, audit-friendly.

Programmes

Three ways to fund it.

Give

Open mentoring across your workforce, funded as an ongoing commitment.

Grow

One cause, one target, one deadline, for a focused internal push.

Redirect

Offer a session to candidates you turn down, so a rejection still helps.

Questions

The things people ask first.

Is this only for qualified accountants?

No. Anybody doing the job can explain it.

Does it count as volunteering?

Yes, and the hours are recorded automatically.

Can we cap participation?

Yes, programmes are sized to your numbers.

Ready to put this in front of your finance team?

Tell us the size of the team and what you want out of it, and we will come back with a price and a launch date.