Transforming Expense Management in Higher Education
Featuring speakers from:
- University of Cambridge: Steven Kent-Taylor, Head of Corporate & Shared Services
- University of Portsmouth: Nicola Nestor, Deputy Director of Finance
- University of Warwick: Sally Hicks, Senior Management Accountant (Payroll)
We’re delighted to announce that NTT DATA Business Solutions, SAP and SAP Concur are joining forces to host an informative, in-person event for finance and HR representatives working in higher education across the UK on November 17th 2022, from midday until 5.30pm.
In these times of unprecedented change, rising costs and uncertainty, it’s never been more important for higher education institutions to ensure funds are managed as efficiently as possible, and to have complete, real time visibility of spend across their organisation.
Join us for a free to attend, half day conference and lunch at SAP’s head office in London, where we’ll be joined by guest speakers from Cambridge, Portsmouth and Warwick universities who will be talking about their financial transformation journeys and experiences managing travel, expenses and employee spend within their institutions.
Subject matter experts from NTT DATA Business Solutions and SAP Concur and will also be in attendance to discuss and address hot topics in the sector including:
- How cloud technology improves and manages visibility of budget vs. spend
- Why policy and compliance matters
- Maximising your research project budgets by utilising technology
- Cost containment with P cards
- Optimising faculty and student user experience
Agenda
Matt Clementson, Head of Commercial, SAP Concur and Nick Gibson, Head of Education and Research at NTT DATA Business Solutions UK&I
Nicola Nestor, Deputy Finance Director - Our finance department's business transformation journey
Steven Kent-Taylor, Head of Corporate and Shared Services - The University of Cambridge and Concur
Sally Hicks, Senior Management Accountant (Payroll) - Simplify, Collaborate - Deliver
Speaker Profiles
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University of Portsmouth – Nicola Nestor
Nicola joined The University of Portsmouth in February 2022 as their Deputy Director of Finance and has led multiple Finance functions and highly successful teams, across various industries during her career.
She is Lean Six Sigma qualified, leading on various and often challenging, operational transformation programmes, saving businesses significant sums of money. Leading many projects in a spectrum of roles, Nicola has been a project manager, a sponsor and formed part of a board and steering group, creating and becoming the Chair of Portsmouth Water Women’s Network “Elevate”.
Nicola is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-nestor-a2260322/
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University of Cambridge – Stephen Kent-Taylor
Stephen is the business lead on The University of Cambridge’s implementation of SAP Concur. He joined the Finance Division in 2009, and since then has had a variety of roles, including responsibility for Research Accounting and the University’s Shared Services function. Prior to working at the University he qualified as a Chartered Accountant and worked in various commercial companies.
LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenkt/
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University of Warwick – Sally Hicks
Sally has been working as a Management Accountant at The University of Warwick since 1998 and was heavily involved with the Warwick implementation of Concur in 2016/17. Sally has previously worked elsewhere in Higher Education and the NHS.
LinkedIn ID: not applicable
Register for your free place today
Date: 17th November 2022
Time: 12pm to 5.30pm GMT
Location: Floor 20, SAP, The Scalpel, 52 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AF
