CFO Leadership

AUGUST 12, 2021

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. Meet Our First 10 Ascend Honorees. Joy Harper, Cloud Finance, Google.

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CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 8, 2025

CFO Kfir Lippmann began his career at Ernst & Young in Tel Aviv, auditing high-growth tech clients and navigating the intricacies of IPO-bound businesses. His approach to finance leadership emphasizes transparency and data-driven decisions across all functions, not simply being the bad guy, Lippmann tells us. Salt Security www.

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CFA Institute

APRIL 3, 2024

Through his involvement with Girl Power USA, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Forcadell champions financial education and fosters opportunities for women entrepreneurs in emerging economies. A graduate of Georgetown University, he held leadership roles at Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and Scotiabank.

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Future CFO

JULY 8, 2024

Editor’s note: Audit is much more than a compliance requirement and is definitely not a declining industry, said Narissa Chen (pictured), Partner, Head of Audit & Assurance, Forvis Mazars in Singapore. She shared with FutureCFO what a career in audit offers and how female professionals can become audit leaders.

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E78 Partners

JUNE 16, 2025

If those systems remain siloed post-close, leadership may lack accurate data for key decisions, and finance teams could be stuck reconciling figures manually. A structured communication and change management plan, anchored by leadership alignment and transparent messaging, can reduce attrition and protect institutional knowledge.

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CFO Talks

MAY 14, 2025

Member Profile: Scott Farrell In this edition of our CFO Spotlight series, we profile Scott Farrell, a seasoned Group Chief Financial Officer and academic whose leadership journey spans more than two decades and multiple continents. His mantra: Formal education will get you a job, self-education will make you rich.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

She is driven to deepen her expertise in digitalization, AI, and machine learning , applying them to improve financial wellness and business efficiency and aims for international leadership roles that contribute to the economic development of Africa and values cross-disciplinary collaborations for impactful projects.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This makes them versatile tools in various fields such as education, customer service, and even creative writing. AI driven automation is expected to extend to more complex tasks such as, audits, risk management, and financial planning and analysis. For instance, could financial statements generated by ChatGPT withstand audit scrutiny?

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CFO Talks

OCTOBER 28, 2024

I was appointed at Unisa School for Business Leadership to teach MBL Financial Management in 2008, after that I did my CFO(SA) as it was related. As an investor, since 1969, I had to work through audited financial statements. Share your favorite leadership lesson. Can you share some career highlights and defining moments?

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CFO Talks

JANUARY 22, 2025

With over two decades of professional experience spanning finance, accounting, and leadership, Henk’s journey began in high school, where his passion for numbers was ignited by managing his own small business and assisting with his fathers bookkeeping. The obvious choice for tertiary Education for me was a BCompt degree.

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CFO Talks

JULY 16, 2024

Unveiling the 7th Annual CFO Africa: A Showcase of Financial Leadership and Innovation The 7th Annual CFO Africa event was a dynamic gathering of financial leaders, industry experts, and innovative thinkers. Pieter highlighted the importance of fostering collaboration and sharing best practices among CFOs globally.

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Bramasol

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Importance of Education: Education is a fundamental human right and a key driver in economic development. Prioritizing education and skills development is necessary to remain resilient in a rapidly changing world and help bridge the digital divide in under-resourced communities.

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Future CFO

JUNE 24, 2024

The budget and forecast should reflect the Company’s plans, visions, expectations and educated guesses on the market trends. This will be an ongoing challenge with AI as there should always be a means to review and audit the system and results. Results should be traceable to specific data and decision-making logic.

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 24, 2022

The education first department reported Inconsistencies to the USDA in 2020. And in early 2021, the department labeled Feeding Our Future “seriously defective” due to incomplete financial audits and lapsed IRS nonprofit registration. Participate in a financial statement audit. How was this fraud uncovered?

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Future CFO

AUGUST 6, 2024

As the focus has started to shift to re-education on what neurodiversity is, and how to provide support for these individuals, organisations are now faced with the task of considering design principles for business processes that are inclusive for all – regardless of their neurotype. Education is key.

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Future CFO

APRIL 27, 2025

My schedule is quite dynamic, although structured; it varies from early morning and late-night calls with my US/European counterparts, to strategy meetings with our APAC leadership, or discussions with regional and country sales leads, as well as team meetings/coaching, during the day. My days are somewhat "atypical".

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CFO Thought Leader

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I had worked my way through Boise State in an Albertsons grocery store, which actually paid for a lot of my education,” explains Gafford, who upon graduating with an accounting degree would end up nabbing a job with Deloitte’s Boise office. and getting these metrics out to every branch.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This makes them versatile tools in various fields such as education, customer service, and even creative writing. AI driven automation is expected to extend to more complex tasks such as, audits, risk management, and financial planning and analysis. For instance, could financial statements generated by ChatGPT withstand audit scrutiny?

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CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The IEC, under her leadership, has received a clean audit for the past two financial years. She was also a board member of Cricket South Africa and a member of the audit committee of CATHSSETA, as well as the CFO of the Road Agency Limpopo, a state-owned enterprise. That must put a lot of pressure on the CFO.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2022

CFOs are some of the highest-paid finance professionals because they have experience and networks and excel at financial leadership. They also often guide major life events, like saving for retirement or a college education. Financial Manager. Average salary: $134,180 per year. Budget Analyst. Average salary: $53,690 per year.

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Future CFO

MAY 5, 2024

Boardroom leadership, including chief financial officers, needs to manage artificial intelligence risks to drive trust, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

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The Charity CFO

JULY 10, 2022

They also educate the rest of the board on their duties and responsibilities to the organization. . Meanwhile, audits, financial management, and risk mitigation fall under the purview of the Finance or Risk Management Committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee takes on the essential task of board development.

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Future CFO

JUNE 26, 2023

Greater awareness and education. Strengthen cybersecurity leadership. Organisations in APAC should focus on improving their cybersecurity leadership and governance structures by appointing qualified professionals with expertise in cybersecurity to executive positions and boards of directors.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 22, 2024

Assist with risk management, audits, and research. Attend board meetings and provide detailed financial reports and recommendations to company leadership. Training To prepare for this role, individuals typically undergo a combination of formal education and on-the-job training in lower-level positions.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

We’re talking about the share of women and women of color in leadership ranks in business. And in the workplace, you, you mentioned some of the statistics about women not holding large percentages of leadership role, CEO roles and, and organizations. But we often don’t talk about that. But what we’re doing is changing the culture.

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The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 7, 2023

leadership position at a nonprofit organization is to have a dependable board. Tim also reminds us to reevaluate expectations for an audit, as he will often see audits for greater than $20,000. They are busy enough, so for an organization to supply them with the pieces they need to perform the audit can go a long way.

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Global Finance

JULY 31, 2024

AI can also be used to conduct periodic audits to review access logs, identify anomalies, and ensure compliance with security protocols. Additionally, through its learning platform, Springboard, Infosys extends cybersecurity education to communities beyond its organizational boundaries.

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CFO Thought Leader

MAY 16, 2023

Nearly 20 years later, Simone Nardi became a benefactor of GE’s media aspirations when he traded a senior manager position on GE’s audit team for a unit CFO role inside GE’s plus-size media holdings enterprise, NBCUniversal. by hand-delivering a bowl of fruit to GE’s executive brass. by hand-delivering a bowl of fruit to GE’s executive brass.

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CFO Talks

JUNE 2, 2022

Today’s podcast is sponsored by Draftworx, which provides automated drafting and working paper financial software to more than 8000 accounting and auditing firms and corporations. Prior to that, he was a senior manager at Ernst & Young with deep roots into the audit business. Welcome Dean, where are you at the moment?

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Future CFO

AUGUST 14, 2023

“Generative AI was the second most-frequently named risk in our second quarter survey, appearing in the top 10 for the first time,” said Ran Xu director, research in the Gartner Risk & Audit Practice.

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Centage

MAY 8, 2023

You then have your financial statements – cash flows, performance, budgets and audits. As the CFO of your nonprofit, you are in the unique leadership role to take all the financial information and data, know it inside and out, and turn it into meaningful knowledge that will lead to better strategic decisions.

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CFO Talks

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This includes having clear approval processes, regular audits, and transparent financial reporting. Creating a Risk Culture in Your Business As a CFO, you’re not the only one responsible for managing risk—your entire leadership team and staff should be involved. Internal Controls : Make sure your internal controls are robust.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Noymer said the GBFB has approximately 25 corporate cards in the hands of the organization’s senior leadership and mid-level staff. The corporate cards are most often used to purchase educational materials like pamphlets or nutritional guides for food pantries. The ‘Game of Keystrokes’ Strategy.

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CFO Talks

JUNE 8, 2022

CFOs will be expected to provide a robust ESG audit trail to boost investor confidence in the near future, including underlying assumptions, models, and a paper trail of the internal controls underpinning the information provided.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 5, 2023

Educate the staff and board on critical issues triggered by certain gifts. It also involves staying up to date on the latest auditing standards, tax regulations, and IRS filing requirements. It is not just about the money–it’s about strategy, governance, and leadership. Help manage donors’ expectations respectfully.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The CFO role requires certain traits and skills, said Woranat Dumrongsiri (pictured), Country CFO, Deloitte Thailand and Deloitte Laos during an interview with FutureCFO for the publication’s Female Leadership in Finance Series. This made me decide to pursue my education in accounting. My financial career is quite a long journey.

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CFO Talks

JANUARY 31, 2023

Before joining SANAC, Nonhlanhla was the CFO of the Education Training and Development Practices SETA, the Acting CFO of the Office of the Public Protector South Africa and the Central Energy Fund, and an Audit Manager at the Auditor-General’s office of South Africa. The Deputy President of South Africa chairs this council.

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