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How to Prepare Your Finance Team for Growth 

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For instance, if one team member has mastered a new budgeting tool, they can lead a session to help others learn it too. Delegating significant responsibilities, such as leading a budget review or preparing a report for senior leadership, helps them build confidence and skills. Encourage scenario planning as part of your teams routine.

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Members’ Profile: Anne-Marie de Bruin 

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When facing professional challenges, my approach is centred around maintaining a problem-solving mindset and a proactive attitude. This helps in developing a well-informed strategy to tackle the problem. I completed all my degrees through part-time, online study while working full-time and raising children.

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Financial Reports That Don’t Age Like Milk: The Power of Real-Time Data 

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Now, picture the opposite: instant access to real-time financial insights, automated compliance checks, and AI-driven forecasts guiding your next move. Predictive analytics can also help companies forecast future trends, allowing them to prepare for risks and opportunities ahead of time.

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Members’ Profile: Thobile Dlamini

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This broadened her skills and highlighted the importance of cultural sensitivity, teamwork, and innovative problem-solving. The challenge of financial forecasts based on quantitative data was both stimulating and rewarding. Thobile’s roles in Botswana and Mozambique introduced her to multicultural teams from various backgrounds.

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Networking for Financial Leaders, Building Relationships That Matter 

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During the conversation, they were introduced to a treasury expert who had successfully implemented dynamic cash flow forecasting tools. For example, a South African CFO once assisted a fellow executive by sharing insights into their budgeting software implementation. The advice helped the executive save significant time and resources.

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Female Leadership in Finance: Pei Lu Lee from Warner Music Group

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Finance, having visibility across the entire organisation, is in a privileged position to drive initiatives that align with company’s goals, from assessing viability of new ideas, guiding budgets and resources allocation, through to conducting post-implementation reviews for future decisions.

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Members’ Spotlight: Charles Westermeyer

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Start with deepening your understanding of financial planning and analysis, budgeting, and forecasting to support data-driven decisions. The game combines strategy and problem-solving as I plan my defenses against quirky zombies while managing resources.

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