Alex Houghton
Practice Manager
Alex is a highly experienced and motivated consultant, with a keen interest in Performance Management. After spending a stint working in industry, Alex has returned to QMetrix as Practice Manager for the CPM team.
Graduating from Monash University with a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy), Alex took up a graduate role with QMetrix, where he has had the opportunity to further develop and explore his natural ability with IT systems, while utilising the knowledge gained from his degree. Alex is also passionate about mentoring and developing other members of the QMetrix and helping to shape our fantastic Corporate Performance Management team.
Alex has worked with a variety of industries, allowing him to bring a broad range of experiences and perspectives to all engagements. First and foremost, he is a passionate business consultant who strives to improve the working lives of his clients and team members.
Core areas of expertise
Industry experience
- FMCG
- Financial services
- Food services
- Healthcare
- Transport and logistics
- Manufacturing
- Mining
Alex has a love of coffee, and you will often see him working away at his latte art at the QMetrix office coffee machine. Alex also likes to stay fit and healthy, through running regularly and going to the gym.
“Fail to plan, plan to fail.”
Insights by Alex
10 Challenges for Life of Mine planning in Excel
Excel has its purpose in the planning process, but when modelling Life of Mine plans there are unique challenges. What are these challenges and how can the mining industry solve this?
Can you back your numbers and decisions?
Can you confidently explain how every number is derived or explain variance? Generating an accurate and useful financial budget is essential – here’s how finance teams can achieve that goal.
How to Prepare for a Great Budget Process
How can a finance team set up their Workday Adaptive Planning instance to ensure the budget season runs smoothly? Here are 6 key areas to focus on.
Meet Alex's team members
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