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We make life easier for small and medium-sized businesses with AI-powered software. From automating invoices to supplying business insights, our technology removes friction for millions of people worldwide. read more

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TOTAL RATINGS: 9615

CEO: Steve Hare

Jonathan Howell — Chief Financial Officer at Sage

Executive Bio

Jonathan joined the Board as an independent non-executive director on 15 May 2013 and served as Chairman of the Audit Committee from November 2013 until December 2018. Jonathan was subsequently appointed Chief Financial Officer of Sage on 4 December 2018, having recently left the role of Group Finance Director of Close Brothers Group plc which he held for 10 years. Prior to that he held the same position at the London Stock Exchange Group plc since 1999. Jonathan has also been a non-executive director of EMAP plc and Chairman of FTSE International. The early part of his career was at Price Waterhouse where he qualified as a chartered accountant.

Chief Financial Officer Impact on Finance Department's Culture

Jonathan Howell holds the highest position within the Finance department at Sage — Chief Financial Officer, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Finance department. The average employee described daily life within the Finance department as a Comfortably fast paced and challenging 8 hour day, stating that they are happy with their work life balance. Employees within Sage's Finance department are invested in Sage's goals, and feel as though there is space for career growth.

Answer	Percent
Yes	93%
No	7%

Are you challenged at work?

Answer	Percent
Yes	100%
No	0%

Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?

Answer	Percent
Yes	60%
No	40%

Are you satisfied with your work/life balance?

Answer	Percent
Positive	94%
Negative	6%

Is your work environment positive or negative?

Answer	Percent
Great	7%
Good	47%
Average	40%
Poor	6%
Horrible	0%

How would you rate the value & quality of meetings at your company?

Answer	Percent
Yes	80%
No	20%

Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?

Executive Team Culture Ratings from Sage Employees

TOP

Sage's Executive Team scores in the Top 5%
of similar sized companies on Comparably

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Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

95% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Department - Admin 100/100

Department - Customer Success 99/100

Department - Communications 98/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Tenure - 2 to 5 Years 63/100

Department - Executive 72/100

Tenure - Less than 1 Year 83/100

Sage's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 576 ratings, Sage's employees are very satisfied with their Executive Team and give them an “A+” or 91/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the Admin department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Executive department.

Sage's Executive Team ranks in the Top 5% of other companies in Atlanta and Top 5% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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