Finance isn't just for finance teams. Whether you're leading a team, managing a budget or looking to progress into a more senior role, understanding the numbers is an important skill and knowing the basics will give you greater confidence and commercial credibility.
Join Avara Foods Chief Financial Offier Sarah Pollock for a practical session designed to demystify finance and help you feel more confident using financial information in your day-to-day role.
Key takeaways
Ideal for managers and aspiring leaders in operations, technical, HR, marketing, commercial, NPD, sustainability or any non-finance role looking to strengthen their commercial understanding needed to progress into more senior leadership positions.


Chief Financial Officer, Avara Foods
Sonia Pollock is Chief Financial Officer at Avara Foods one of the UK’s largest poultry companies, supplying Retail and Foodservice sectors. Sonia has been at Avara for 13 years, with prior experience in the dairy industry. At Avara she has significant experience of business change, development and integration. In early 2025 she was appointed CFO responsible for financial strategy and forecasting, treasury and external stakeholder management, governance and financial performance.
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