I swapped African sunshine for grey English skies.

I’m Michael. By day I’m a finance manager, making sure the numbers reconcile. Outside office hours I learn new skills; some practical, others less immediately applicable.

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Python for Finance

An introduction and seventeen parts, from installing Python to writing real scripts, with finance examples throughout.

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Modern Financial Controller

Ten posts on the controller role, drawing mostly on David Parmenter's work.

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Projects

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