Improving Your Finance Processes Through Remote Process Automation & AI
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Debbie Preacher
Chief Product Officer
BST Global
Debbie is BST Global’s Chief Product Officer, and a member of the BST Global Executive Management team. In her role, Debbie sets product vision and strategy for all BST Global software products worldwide. She leads a team of product directors and user interaction designers who are dedicated to delivering the most meaningful and effortless software experience possible.
Debbie also sets the vision and timing of all BST Global product releases to ensure that the release roadmap aligns with current business strategies and client and market demands, as well as delivers high-quality and timely product releases.
Debbie joined BST Global in 1999 as Head of the Americas Client Support Group, and in 2007, she was named Business Line Director of Finance and Accounting Management. In 2009, Debbie assumed her dual role as Director of Release Management, where she has played a significant role in shaping and leading the release program for all BST Global software products worldwide. In 2017, Debbie was named Chief Product Officer, which further broadened her area of leadership to include the product management, user-experience design, and project and release management.
Prior to joining BST Global, Debbie worked for Environmental Science & Engineering, a 3,000-person environmental and engineering consultancy, from 1988 to 1999 in a number of financial roles, culminating in her role as Corporate Controller.
Debbie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and an MBA from St. Leo University in St. Leo, Florida.

Debbie Preacher
Chief Product Officer

Alison Kirkland
Global Controller
BST Global
As Global Controller at BST Global, Alison is responsible for all global accounting including financial reporting, tax, payroll and treasury. Additionally, she's stepped in to assist as a Product Manager for the FAM team. Since joining BST Global in 2016, Alison has lent her unique experience to consulting and assisting clients, developing new modules and testing new functionality in both BST8 and BST10.
Prior to joining BST Global, Alison was the Controller for 10 years at Matrix Solutions in Calgary, Canada, where she was responsible for all accounting functions. She was integral in Matrix’s 2007 implementation of BST8, and in the Early Adopter Program for BST10 in 2014. She has led implementations for process improvements, module rollouts and system upgrades in her roles.
Alison holds a Bachelor of Management degree from the University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. She also holds Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation.

Alison Kirkland
Global Controller
ABOUT THE SESSION
Join us in this roundtable think tank on how remote process automation and AI can be used to make your finance processes more efficient.