{"id":1417,"date":"2018-05-11T15:25:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T15:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accountinginsightnews.co.uk\/?p=1417"},"modified":"2019-04-26T11:45:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T11:45:56","slug":"caroline-plumb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accountex.co.uk\/insight\/2018\/05\/11\/caroline-plumb\/","title":{"rendered":"‘As Virginia Woolf said: a woman must have money and a room of her own’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caroline Plumb, founder and CEO of <\/strong><\/em>Fluidly<\/a><\/strong>, talks to Accounting Insight editor Ian Moss about her life and accounting times.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The here and now\u2026.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

What are your favourite early career memories, Caroline?<\/h3>\n

Starting a business aged 21 and pretending we had a switchboard, building the first computers, finding my first customers and growing it! Oh and beckoning over Richard Branson in a restaurant to ask for business advice….<\/p>\n

How did you get into this business?<\/h3>\n

After running my first business for 15 years I was fed up with late payments, forecasting cashflow on spreadsheets and receiving endless offers of finance when all I wanted was better working capital in the form of my debtors paying! I also really missed technology having studied engineering and always loved knowing how things worked, so I spotted an opportunity to use data and AI to predict and optimise cashflow and decided to start another business! (I\u2019m still non-exec in my first, but it\u2019s grown so much it really didn\u2019t need me any more!)<\/p>\n

What can accountants and finance professionals learn from you, in a nutshell!?<\/h3>\n

I\u2019ll be sharing what AI is – demystifying some of the terminology like machine learning or deep learning – and talking about how we can put it to practical use in finance and accounting. Plus hosting a panel with awesome speakers like Heather Townsend, Paul Bulpitt and Steven K\u00fchn on the role of real-time for advisory.<\/p>\n

Does the idea of information overload concern you?<\/h3>\n

There is such a lot of information today but I find it exciting knowing that an answer is out there! \u00a0You certainly don\u2019t have to know it all or feel overloaded – the skills that matter today are about knowing what you don\u2019t know (and how to find out the answer) and having curiosity to experiment and explore new ideas.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s on the horizon for you and the sector?<\/h3>\n

New capabilities powered by new technology! At Fluidly we like to think we\u2019re building an autopilot for business finances. Autopilots continuously monitor all sensors, plot a course, dynamically optimise and alert to upcoming threats. Importantly, they don\u2019t take away from human pilots – they are always in charge and always required – but they provide new powers and possibilities. I think systems of intelligence like Fluidly will do the same for business finances – starting with getting paid faster and forecasting cashflow.<\/p>\n

What are your expectations for Accountex 2018?<\/h3>\n

Bigger and better than ever before I\u2019m sure! There\u2019s so much happening now, unlocked by new services and more access to data. Exciting times ahead!<\/p>\n

Early Days<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Where did you grow up?<\/h3>\n

Manchester<\/p>\n

Were you any good at maths at school?<\/h3>\n

I love maths! And I went on to study engineering at university which used a lot of maths in a more pragmatic way.<\/p>\n

Trivia\/Miscellany<\/strong><\/h2>\n

What\u2019s your favourite film? (you\u2019re allowed more than one)<\/h3>\n

Impossible to even narrow it down, not least because I\u2019m hopeless at remembering films and their plots. I\u2019m more of a Netflix box set girl!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favourite book? (you\u2019re allowed more than one)<\/h3>\n

My favourite business book lately is Play Bigger<\/em> by Al Ramadan and others. It\u2019s a great book on category creation and disruptive innovation.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favourite type of music?<\/h3>\n

Anything I can do ridiculous dancing to late at night with friends.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your ideal day out?<\/h3>\n

By the sea with my family and kids throwing stones in the water and looking for pretty shells.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your ideal holiday?<\/h3>\n

Multiple ideal days out (see above!) in a row!<\/p>\n

Is money the root of all evil?<\/h3>\n

As Virginia Woolf said – a woman must have money and a room of her own.<\/p>\n

Do you support a football team?<\/h3>\n

The Claygate Royals U7s<\/p>\n

Caroline will be delivering a session on AI at Accountex on Wednesday 23 May at 12noon, and taking part in a real-time advisory panel discussion on Thursday at 3pm.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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