Alastair Barlow is CEO and co-founder at Flinder. He has experience working with fast-growth businesses, transforming finance functions, writing for AccountingWeb, and being a part of global accounting and technology panels. In this episode, Alastair and Stuart discuss data analytics, the current position of Flinder and what’s in store for the future. They also share some interesting thoughts about rugby, ski trips, and the importance of relationships with your clients and colleagues.

Together they discuss:

Six Nations rugby tournament (1:00)
COVID-19 impacting travel plans (1:50)
Accounting leaders going skiing (3:40)
Creative juices in an informal environment (4:30)
Flinder’s client and staff ski trips (5:20)
Relationship between Alastair and his co-founder Luke (7:00)
Where Flinder is today (8:40)
Plans for the future (10:00)
Investing in data analytics (12:30)
Realm of verticals (14:30)
Laboring and finding staff (17:00)
What it’s really like to work at Flinder (18:50)
Working with challenging but interesting businesses (20:50)
Strategy for 2022 (22:50)
Complex data reach sectors (25:20)
Complexities of expanding verticals (26:20)
Developing an internal team of experts (28:20)
Prediction for rugby in February (29:40)

What it takes to grow your company, expanding verticals, and application of data analytics with Alastair Barlow