About

Director of Finance Online is a new online resource for Finance directors and senior financial decision makers. The site provides comprehensive editorial, news and other content from a network of top journalists, analysts and business experts.

Our goal is to provide fair and unbiased information to senior financial professionals through relevant, in-depth and interesting content, which is focussed across six key subject areas or channels:

Accounting
The very latest developments in accounting standards, statutory and regulatory reporting, auditing as well as breaking accounting stories from the UK and around the world.

Governance
News, features and interviews relating to corporate governance, business ethics, corporate social responsibility, compliance, quality management, corporate relations and alliances and more to help organisations understand how they are performing against their plans and targets.

Strategic Finance
This section focuses on strategic business development, with content ranging from raising venture capital to franchising, from mergers and acquisitions to IPOs and overseas expansion.

Economy
General financial and economic news, whether it relates to the latest inflation figures, UK business conditions and globalisation or breaking news from the Bank of England, can be found in this section.

Management
A collection of articles that covers the day-to-day decisions involved in running a business, naturally from the perspective of finance directors. 

The Management channel includes: 

1) Property -  What is the best location for your business and should you lease or buy?
2) Personnel - If your team is a key asset within your organisation, this area gives you the lastest news, tips and resources relating to managing and developing employees.  
3) Technology -  Advances in technology and its implementation in the workplace is of utmost importance to financial decision makers. This channel contains valuable insights regarding the systems that affect businesses.
4) Workplace - The office environment and management of the most valuable resource of all, employees, is a growing area of focus for successfully run companies. This area includes information and debate on Human Resources, payroll and the workplace.
5) Fleet Management - This section covers the decisions faced by financial directors when it comes to fleet management, car hire and managing costs, offering a wide range of expert opinion.
6) Travel - Frequent travellers need to stay abreast of the latest trends and available options. This channel offers an informative look at business travel and management of employee travel arrangements.
7) Energy - Energy saving has come under the spotlight as environmental concerns have become everybody’s responsibility. How should financial directors in particular tackle the issue? This is a collection of articles offering practical tips and advice on energy management for decision makers.