Hello, I'm Anna Featherstone
I've spent over 20 years working inside finance teams — which means I've seen pretty much every way a purchase-to-pay process can go wrong. (Spoiler: there are many.) I help small and growing businesses — and specialist finance teams within larger organisations — get their P2P processes running the way they actually should. Not the way they've always been done, not the way the last person set them up before they left, but properly. I'm also genuinely passionate about the technology that makes this easier. The right tools, in the right hands, with the right process behind them? That's when the magic happens. Whether you're working with enterprise systems or simpler tools, the principle is the same — technology should work for your team, not the other way around. Practical. Proportionate. Built around you.
Is this you?
Your business has grown quickly, but finance operations still rely on workarounds and manual processes.
You don't have complete confidence in the controls behind purchasing, approvals and payments.
Important information lives in spreadsheets, inboxes and people's heads.
The finance team spends too much time firefighting and not enough time adding value.
You're worried that growth is exposing weaknesses in processes that once seemed good enough.
You want greater visibility, stronger controls and confidence that your finance operations can scale with the business.
If two or three of those sound familiar, we should probably talk
How I can help
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A structured, independent review of your end-to-end purchase-to-pay process — from how you raise purchase orders through to how you pay suppliers.
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Training and setup are tailored to your team size and project scope, with sessions scheduled around your month-end close and critical deadlines. I ensure your core operations are never disrupted.
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Review and clean-up of your existing supplier master data — one centralised, accurate record per supplier. Design of a clear supplier onboarding process.
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End-to-end review of your current invoice processing workflow. Duplicate payment and error controls strengthened.
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A fixed number of hours per month. Regular check-in calls to review process performance. Support through periods of growth, staff changes, or system transitions.