Catch up on our webinar series: Scaling with Xero: How far can you go? (APAC)

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Episode 1: Launch‍

We explore how high-growth businesses are pushing the limits of Xero, not by ditching it, but by extending it.

Hosted by Mayday’s Jack Thiel, we’re kicking things off with a top-tier panel to unpack the big question: Are we really outgrowing Xero… or just underutilising it?

Meet the panel:

• Andrew Hirst: Head of Sales, Partner Success & National Accounts at Xero
• Laurel Millar: National Manager, Digital Advisory at RSM Australia
• Mitchell Piper: Account Executive APAC & Africa at Syft Analytics
  

What to expect:

• Insights into when and why finance teams start questioning whether they’ve outgrown Xero
• When its best to stay on Xero, and when ERP is the answer
• How some of the most complex, high-growth businesses are scaling smarter with Xero at the core
• What Xero + Syft (and its ecosystem) is doing to support larger, more sophisticated businesses
• Real-world stories of businesses managing 50+ entities, hundreds of staff, and global operations—all while staying on Xero

Whether you’re already deep into the ecosystem or just starting to explore your options, this launch session kicks off the series, and begins the practical, transparent conversation focused entirely on what scaling with Xero really looks like!

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Episode 2: Solving Inventory for Product-Based Businesses

We explore how growing businesses with inventory-heavy operations are continuing to scale with Xero at the core, thanks to the right ecosystem apps.

Meet the panel:

• Andrew Gholizadeh: Director, Global Indirect Sales at Cin7
• Jeffrey Atizado: CEO at SMB Consultant
• ‍Lauren Howell: Finance & Systems Manager at Dinosaur Designs

What to expect:

• What can be achieved with Xero-alone, and when Xero's native functionality starts to fall short
• How CIN7 is helping multi-channel inventory-based businesses grow without needing to switch to an ERP
• Real-world examples of scaling inventory across channels, warehouses, and regions
• Where inventory complexity truly breaks Xero, and how to tell if you’re there

This is for product-based businesses, ops leaders, and finance teams who are managing stock at scale.

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Episode 3: Managing Multi-Entity & Month End

We unpack the multi-entity experience and demonstrate how to bring order and automation to your group’s month end close.

Meet the panel:

• Fiona MacDonald: CFO, EIA Investments
• Ernest Chunge: Financial Controller, Carbiz
• ‍Amir Mirshams: Director, Business Advisory, Vincents

What to expect:

• The early warning signs your month-end close is breaking
• How Mayday helps large Xero businesses with intercompany processes and manual close tasks
• Real-world stories from 50–100+ entity groups scaling with Xero
• When even Mayday + Xero might not be enough

Perfect for CFOs, finance managers, financial controllers, and anyone trying to close multiple ledgers without losing their sanity.

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Episode 4: Automating Consolidated Reporting

We explore how to tackle complex reporting and consolidation requirements, without moving to a costly ERP!

Meet the panel:

• Kevin Wiegand: Founder, dataSights
• Theresa Cantrell: Financial Analyst, Wizard Professional Services
• ‍Tyler Caskey: Partner, TheBeanCounters

What to expect:

• When Xero’s native reporting is enough, and when it isn’t
• How dataSights helps automate consolidation of financial/non-financial data
• The reporting & consolidation features most finance leaders aren’t taking full advantage of
• Best practices from teams reporting across 50+ entities

If you’re a data-driven CFO, analyst or finance professional wrangling reporting across multiple entities and sources, all while staying Xero-first, this one’s for you!

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Episode 5: Optimising Global Payments

We explore how to ensure visibility, control, and scalability, all without resorting to expensive enterprise software.

Meet the panel:

• Emily Yanay, Channel Partnerships Lead ANZ, Airwallex
• Lucy Winterbourn (CA), Finance Strategy Manager, Auror
• Will Buckley, Principal, Willb

What to expect:

• Why global banking has been such a challenge for so long
• How tools like Airwallex allow you to open international accounts with ease, and manage spend across your growing team
• What scaling businesses are doing to standardise cards, approvals, and foreign payments
• Lessons from CFOs managing global spend across dozens of staff
• Why moving to an ERP won’t necessarily fix your spend headaches

Ideal for CFOs, ops leads, and finance teams managing spend and payments across teams, countries, and currencies.