Steve Treagust

Steve is Vice President of Product Planning. He brings considerable and diverse experience to the role. Having joined IFS in 2015, he’s been working in the focus industries since 2000. At Babcock International, he was Transformation Programme Manager and previously Financial Controller, and he also spent some time as Lead Finance & Project Controller at Alstom Power. Earlier roles in finance, project management and IT in fields including aerospace and energy also lend weight to the skillset and experience he puts into daily play at IFS. 

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4 ways C-level execs can enhance corporate resilience during and post pandemic
corporate resilience

Executives teams have their hands full right now managing the day-to-day changes forced on their business by the global Covid-19…

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The 4 Pillars of Commercial Finance in Projects
Commercial Finance - Structure

Project commercial finance connects customers and contractors with operations, accounts and risk management. With construction and infrastructure margins so low,…

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2020: The year technology finally acts as a true enabler
2020 Business Strategy Predictions

Finance and human capital management (HCM) are the foundations of global business operations, and they are being affected by regular and unpredictable changes to business models,…

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AI in Project Finance is there when you outgrow Excel
Project Finance in Construction

Project financial control is often complex, multi-dimensional and prone to the unexpected, then why do project controllers rely so heavily…

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A smart approach to the ECJ time recording edict

In part one of this blog, I explored the recent ECJ ruling re-enforcing the recording of hours worked and breaks…

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Is a return to clocking the outcome of the recent ECJ ruling?

The old-fashioned chore of clocking in and out is the last thing you think about in a modern digitized business…

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3 tips for attaining project financial control in the construction industry
construction finance controller

Project financial control involves more than summing historic values, it needs the controller to map the consequences of potential events…

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The 6 S’s of success for Oil & Gas CFO’s navigating Globalization 4.0
6's of Success for oil & gas

As we enter an era of hyper connectivity, trillion-dollar corporations and artificial intelligence, industries and companies must adapt to accommodate…

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Strategic resonance is the 3rd of the 3 cornerstones reinforcing business longevity
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Sustainable, balanced and ethical practices are driving new opportunities for corporate strategy to resonate with stakeholder demands as global culture…

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Strategic positioning is the 2nd of the 3 cornerstones reinforcing business longevity
strategic positioning

The King is dead, long live the King! With change and renewal being the only long-term constant, business positioning and…

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Strategic timing is 1 of the 3 cornerstones reinforcing business longevity
strategic timing clock

Future relevance requires a strategy. No-one can predict the future except to say that it will be different from the…

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Industry predictions – How will technology triumph over turbulence in 2019 and beyond?
Photo by Philipp Birmes from Pexels_Treagust Predictions

2019 is already shaping up to be a turbulent year when finance departments take a more strategic role. After 10…

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