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🚀 A new blog is up on our website! We tell you all about the essential steps that can drive successful business transformation. 🌐 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eGD_yEJF #BusinessTransformation #DigitalTransformation #ProcessOptimization #Innovation #CustomerCentric #AIIntegration #BusinessGrowth #AlbaPartners #UK #UAE #Consulting #Leadership #Strategy

🤝🏻📣 Alba Partners is delighted to put a focus on Thomas Sharrocks, who is one of our Senior Consultants in our London office focusing on Financial Services. Tom specialises in delivering large and complex regulatory change projects and programmes, and he enjoys working closely with stakeholders to develop an understanding of their ways of working to help achieve a common goal. Tom has over three years’ experience in delivering change projects across several sectors, as a Project Manager, PMO, and Business Analyst, and has also helped to launch and develop Alba Partners’ capabilities and client offerings in Programme Delivery. “The senior banking advisors at Alba Partners are industry specialists and veterans who have a combined wealth of knowledge across the sector and I joined Alba Partners for the chance to learn and develop my consulting skills amongst these experts." #AlbaFamily #TheAlbaWay #ConsultingExcellence #PartnersinChange #ServantLeadership #Consultant

🤝🏻 Alba Partners will be hosting our next Breakfast Roundtable series on 9th July. We are bringing together a group of industry peers to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with modernising the 3 lines of defence model. In a rapidly evolving world, is the current model still fit-for-purpose and able to meet today's challenges? #Risk #OpRisk #OperationalRisk #Governance #RiskManagement #3LoD #3linesofdefence #PartnersInChange

Alba Partners is delighted to put a focus on Alex Margiotta, who is one of our Consultants in our London office focusing on Financial Services. 🚀🤝🏻 Alex specialises in the delivery of complex change programmes across financial services, retail, and channel partnerships. He is skilled in project management and business analysis, with a strong ability to deliver high-standard client engagements. His expertise includes PMO, Agile delivery, data analysis and imploring Excel automation within digital change projects. Alex excels in analytical reasoning and problem-solving, driving organizational efficiency and growth. Alexander Margiotta has over 3 years of consulting experience within some of the UK’s largest digital change programmes across a range of industries to deliver complex transformation as well as regulatory change with a particular focus within financial services.   “I joined Alba Partners back in 2022 as an exciting new challenge in my career, focused on enhancing my professional capabilities within the financial services sector. Alba presented me with an opportunity to work on high-impact projects and complex client engagements that aligned perfectly with my career aspirations. The organisation’s commitment to excellence, continuous improvement and fostering growth resonated with my professional values and I was drawn to the dynamic environment and people-centric culture that Alba had already instilled at the heart of the company. It has been a pleasure to be a part of Alba’s growth and I look forwards to the continued journey ahead for myself and the company.” #AlbaFamily #TheAlbaWay #ConsultingExcellence #Leadership #PartnersinChange #ServantLeadership

🏦 In June 2020, the German fintech company Wirecard became embroiled in a major financial scandal. Wirecard, once a darling of the FinTech industry, faced scrutiny when it admitted that €1.9 billion listed as assets in its accounts likely did not exist. This announcement followed an audit by Ernst & Young (EY), which failed to confirm the existence of these funds. The missing €1.9 billion were supposedly held in trustee accounts in the Philippines, but investigations revealed they were not there. The scandal led to the resignation and subsequent arrest of CEO Markus Braun, who was charged with fraud, embezzlement, and market manipulation. Wirecard’s COO, Jan Marsalek, was also implicated and became a fugitive, allegedly fleeing to Russia. The company's stock plummeted, losing nearly 90% of its value, and it eventually filed for insolvency. ☝🏼 Further investigations revealed that Wirecard had been involved in complex fraudulent activities for years, including inflating revenues and falsifying financial records to present a successful and solvent company. The scandal had widespread repercussions, including criticism of regulatory bodies like Germany's BaFin (Federal Financial Supervisory Authority) for failing to detect and act on the fraudulent activities sooner. The Wirecard scandal is considered one of the largest corporate fraud cases in post-war Germany, drawing comparisons to the Enron scandal in the United States. It exposed significant weaknesses in financial oversight and corporate governance within Europe’s largest economy. 🚀 Looking back, Alba Partners takes this event as a lesson in the critical importance of enhanced due diligence as well as Comprehensive Audits which would help to verify the existence of assets, scrutinise revenue streams, and examine the authenticity of reported financial transactions. By integrating these measures, Alba Partners could have significantly bolstered Wirecard’s internal controls, governance, and transparency, potentially uncovering and addressing the fraudulent activities before they escalated into a full-blown scandal. Author - Jacob Goatcher #FinancialServices #FS #ConsultingExcellence #FinancialScandal #Wirecard

🤝🏻 Alba Partners are currently attending Credit Week 2024! CEO Richard Jacobs and Senior Advisor Mark Thundercliffe will be there in person, so don’t hesitate to come up and chat. 🚀 Learn more about the event here: https://lnkd.in/dzZ-v58p #ConsultingExcellence #Networking #AlbaFamily #ConsultingEvent #CreditWeek

🤝 Harnessing the power of excellence in every project. Alba Partners is dedicated to upholding and promoting the Management Consultancies Association Consulting Excellence principles across all of our consulting and non-consulting activities. The 13 principles outline industry best practices and rules of integrity in Ethical Behaviour, Client Service and Value, Professional Development, Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, and Sustainability. 👉🏼 Learn more about our Consulting Excellence Declaration here: https://lnkd.in/eCwbC_7j #ConsultingExcellence #BusinessConsultancy #Declaration #TopNotch #MCA #managementconsultancyassociation

📣 Only 1 day left until our AI Masterclass. Sign up today to secure your spot and start leveraging AI for your business's growth. 📅 Jun 12, 8AM-10AM 🔗 Register Now: https://lnkd.in/d3bTd9CQ In partnership with British Chamber of Commerce Dubai (BCCD) 🤝🏻 #AI #CorporateStrategy #Leadership #Innovation #AIforBusiness #GoogleColab #OpenAI #ExecutiveEducation

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📣 Following our decision to relocate our global headquarters to Scotland, Alba Partners are delighted to have recently been accepted as suppliers on the #Scottish #Government ’s #Digital #Technology Framework.   👉🏼 Learn more about it here: https://lnkd.in/eSRKWEfP   We’re really heartened to see that Scotland has a clear strategy for Public Sector Digital Transformation, and critically that there is an emphasis on people and data as well as whizzy tech – we have learned from experience that all of these firm foundations are required for digital transformations to succeed.   Through the Digital Technology Framework, we can support any client across the public sector who is implementing digital projects or services, and also clients who need high quality resources for their projects.   The Alba Partners team can’t wait to get started with digital technology clients in Scotland. 📧 If you’d like to hear more about what we can do for you, don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Public Sector team. Edward.James@albapartners.co.uk #ConsultingExcellence #BoutiqueConsultancy #BusinessConsultancy