Bobby Lane

Bobby Lane, CEO at Factotum

Bobby is a CEO of the Multi Disciplinary Outsourcing Practice Factotum.

SAGE Global Business Influencer & Voted No 1 in the Top 50 most influential sources of finance news and information on social media by Economia.

Specialist in providing consultancy for growing businesses, assisting with startups and helping getting struggling companies back on track.

A chartered accountant with over 28 years’ experience in professional practice and as a CFO. He built the first multi award-winning SME outsourcing team at SSH before their sale to Azets in 2017.

An experienced keynote speaker, panellist and expert on all issues facing growing businesses. Bobby is a regular contributor to many trade and national media titles including The Mirror, The Times and Economia and previously BBC Radio London’s Business Agony Uncle. A regular judge on the Drapers Independents Awards and a judge on the Women in Accountancy and Finance Awards and Accounting Excellence Awards.

Former Member of The Accountancy Age Advisory Panel, Bobby has a large international network and was formerly a member of the Global Advisory Board of Abacus Worldwide. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a registered ICAEW Business and Finance Professional.

About Factotum

Factotum is the first truly Multi Disciplinary Outsourcing practice in the UK. Working with businesses of all sizes and stages of their journey. Providing experts to deliver flexible and scalable services in accountancy, payroll, HR, Marketing, IT, Talent Acquisition, Legal & ESG. Factotum allows business owners to focus on what they do best while they do the rest.