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CFO Leadership Council Highlights Our First 10 DEI Ascend Honorees

CFO Leadership

The CFO Leadership Council proudly highlights our very first ten Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ascend Honorees! The Ascend program is an opportunity for Senior Finance Executives from underrepresented groups to join The CFO Leadership Council. Fisher Senior VP & CFO American Hospital Association.

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Does the accounting industry have a diversity problem?

The Charity CFO

The accounting industry currently and historically does have a diversity problem. According to the most recent AICPA Trends Report (2021) , 41% of accounting graduates are nonwhite while only 23% of professional staff identify as nonwhite. Encourage mentorship and engagement of young accountants and CPAs of all backgrounds.

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Breaking the bias in Asia’s workplace

Future CFO

This is particularly so for leadership. It is during these times that leadership changes are most frequent. According to the Russell Reynolds Pitchbook analysis from 1995 to 2021, CFO turnover in 2021 surpassed the churn rates of the previous two years 2020 and 2019. “In The pandemic remains a test of mettle. Russell Reynolds.

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CFO Perspective: Owning the map

Future CFO

More recently, it has also encompassed establishing and fostering relations with senior management and external partners and stakeholders. And in addition to working with HR, the CFO now adds IT and governance into his or her portfolio of responsibilities. But when you are a start-up, do you actually need a CFO?

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Why the old-school CFO’s days are numbered

Future CFO

The numbers don’t lie -- or so the saying goes – but they rarely tell the whole story either, just like how the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) encompasses more than just finance and accounting. Once upon a time, “CFO” was a reasonably prescriptive, even possibly slightly intimidating title. There I was, a CFO at 40 years old.

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APAC’s journey towards environmental responsibility

Future CFO

In 1994, British management consultant and sustainability guru, John Elkington coined the phrase " triple bottom line " to measure performance in corporate America, working on the premise that a company can be profitable and also socially and environmentally responsible. Lee Thong Tan, CFO practice lead, Asia, Workday.

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Connecting With Ultra-HNW Heirs By Fostering Family Trust

CFO News Room

” Incentives could be things like, “If you have a summer job, we’ll match whatever you made into your account,” for example. I’m not a tax accountant, so I can’t say 100% sure. And there I learned how to create those cultures, I learned how to coach leadership and management.