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Richard Francis FCA
FounderFounder at Spotlight Reporting
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
FoundedSpotlight Reporting
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About
Richard Francis is the Founder and CEO of Spotlight Reporting, a software company providing reporting, cashflow forecasting, dashboard, and multi-entity analysis tools to accountants and organisations, with offices in the UK, US, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. An FCA of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand, he also serves as a Director of Silverstripe and holds non-profit board roles at Chilton Saint James School (Chair), Independent Schools NZ, and the Hutt Valley Heart Trust (Trustee). He previously created and managed Xero Workpapers, which was sold to Xero in 2012, and founded the advisory and Chartered Accountancy practice Francis Consulting.
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Experience
- Spotlight ReportingFounder & CEOcurrent2010 — presentNew Zealand
- SilverStripeDirectorcurrent2004 — presentWellington/NZ
- Peoples Coffee NZChairman2012 — 2015
- Francis Consulting Business AdvisersFounder & Director2002 — 2015
- Workpapers (Xero)Founder & General Manager2011 — 2014Wellington, NZ
- Sustainable Business NetworkAdvisory Board2009 — 2012
- Audit Commission, UKSenior Specialist, Added Value Unit2001 — 2002
- Horwath WellingtonManager, Consultancy Services1999 — 2001
- District AuditSenior Auditor (on contract)1997 — 1999
- Horwath WellingtonAccountant, Audit Senior, Advisory1993 — 1997
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- Who is Richard Francis FCA?
- Richard Francis is the Founder and CEO of Spotlight Reporting, a software company providing reporting, cashflow forecasting, dashboard, and multi-entity analysis tools to accountants and organisations, with offices in the UK, US, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. An FCA of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand, he also serves as a Director of Silverstripe and holds non-profit board roles at Chilton Saint James School (Chair), Independent Schools NZ, and the Hutt Valley Heart Trust (Trustee). He previously created and managed Xero Workpapers, which was sold to Xero in 2012, and founded the advisory and Chartered Accountancy practice Francis Consulting.
- Where does Richard Francis FCA work?
- Richard Francis FCA is Founder of Spotlight Reporting.
- What companies did Richard Francis FCA found?
- Richard Francis FCA founded Spotlight Reporting.
- Where did Richard Francis FCA go to school?
- Richard Francis FCA studied at Victoria University of Wellington (BCA & BA, Accounting and Business/Management); Hutt Valley High School.
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Also worked at Workpapers (Xero)33
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