Building Trust In A Digital Age. With Allister Manson of Opus Restructuring LLP

"Clearly, the companies that respond the quickest are the ones
that are going to be most TRUSTED, most liked by their customer
base".


(#99). Accounting and finance professionals work with
numbers as well as people, and sometimes the situation with the
numbers can cause difficult, stressful conversations. We hear
from Allister Manson of Opus Restructuring LLP about tech, trust
and transparency. He discusses how business and accounting
professionals are integral to building trust – not just trust in
financial information, but also trust in the integrity of the
code and in the collection, retention and security of our data
and personal information.


 


TALKING POINTS.


How does an accountant or an auditor maintain the trust of a
client in stressful situations?

When trying to do the best for everyone involved, how do you
make this clear when things can get difficult?

How does one build trust when offering or supporting a
service or technology that's new? 



 


OUR GUEST.


Allister Manson is a qualified chartered accountant and
insolvency practitioner who heads the dedicated technology
division for Opus Restructuring LLP, a UK-based national
corporate services practice.


Currently the country's only technology specialist Insolvency
Practitioner (IP), he has 20 years insolvency and restructuring
experience, supporting businesses from start-ups to established
software, hardware and tech service providers.


Allister previously worked at PwC, Smith & Williamson, and
KPMG in the Cayman Islands. With tech experience that also comes
from 5 years’ managing and advising Fintech companies in Latin
America, he also supports up-and-coming tech businesses as a
mentor at the Startupbootcamp. Connect with him on
LinkedIn. 


 


RESOURCES.


Bookmark the AICPA Technology  Resource hub at
https://www.aicpa.org/technology

Skill up with 'trust'-related material on the CGMA Store

See more Human Intelligence Learning Programmes and
Trust-related resources on the AICPA store website. 



 


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