Katie Collin : Beyond the Balance Sheet
Podcast Description
Welcome to Katie Collin: Beyond the Balance Sheet, the podcast that lifts the lid on the financial realities of life as a medical professional in the UK. Hosted by Katie Collin, partner at Ramsay Brown LLP and specialist medical accountant, this show goes deeper than the numbers. From NHS pensions and tax planning to GP practice management and policy shifts, Katie shares expert insights, candid conversations, and real-world guidance tailored for doctors, practice managers, and healthcare professionals. Whether you're navigating your annual allowance, planning a career move, or running a thriving partnership, this podcast is your essential companion to making informed, confident financial decisions. New episodes drop regularly. Follow now and take control of your financial future.
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The podcast focuses on essential financial topics for healthcare professionals, including NHS pensions, tax planning, GP practice management, and policy changes. For example, a debut episode discusses the implications of the Employer's National Insurance increase on GP practices, addressing costs and operational impacts, while future episodes will cover incorporation and its effects on medical practices.
Welcome to Katie Collin: Beyond the Balance Sheet, the podcast that lifts the lid on the financial realities of life as a medical professional in the UK. Hosted by Katie Collin, partner at Ramsay Brown and specialist medical accountant, this show goes deeper than the numbers. From NHS pensions and tax planning to GP practice management and policy shifts, Katie shares expert insights, candid conversations, and real-world guidance tailored for doctors, practice managers, and healthcare professionals. Whether you’re navigating your annual allowance, planning a career move, or running a thriving partnership, this podcast is your essential companion to making informed, confident financial decisions. New episodes drop regularly. Follow now and take control of your financial future.
This is one of our biggest episodes of Beyond the Balance Sheet so far.
Katie Collin is joined by Kate Hayward, Managing Director of Xero UK, for a conversation that goes well beyond software. Together, they discuss accountancy, leadership, small business pressure, AI, financial literacy and why good advice still matters.
Kate shares her route into accountancy, from studying biology to training as an accountant, working in strategy and operations, and now leading Xero in the UK. She also reflects on mentorship, confidence, leadership and the people who backed her career along the way.
Katie and Kate discuss the pressures small businesses are facing at the moment, including rising costs, cashflow, late payments and the challenge of making good decisions when the numbers are not clear.
They also explore the role of Xero, digital accounting and AI in helping accountants and businesses work more efficiently. The conversation looks at where automation can save time, where human judgement is still essential, and why technology should create more space for better conversations between accountants and their clients.
For Ramsay Brown’s healthcare clients, many of these themes will feel familiar. GP practices, consultants and medical businesses are not just clinical organisations. They are also employers, business owners and financial decision-makers. Clear numbers, strong systems and proactive advice are essential.
In this episode, Katie and Kate discuss:
• Kate Hayward’s career journey and route into leadership
• what small businesses are facing in the current economy
• cashflow, late payments and rising cost pressures
• why financial literacy matters
• how Xero is using technology and AI
• the role of Claude and AI in accountancy
• why accountants are moving beyond compliance
• the importance of professional judgement and client relationships
• leadership, mentorship and women in senior roles
• why good advice still matters
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-hayward-77ab6848/
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