CFO News

MARCH 16, 2024

Authored by Hardik Navdhare, Executive Director at Target Publications, this piece explores how modern CFOs navigate a tech-driven landscape, leveraging technology, data, and strategic innovation for financial success.

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CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 23, 2024

Ask any CFO about their career-building years, and they will likely attribute their success to their adaptability and ability to render strategic insight. He navigated through these turbulent waters by leveraging his deep understanding of the company’s financial backbone and by building strong relationships with the new management.

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CFO Thought Leader

DECEMBER 18, 2023

However, he credits much of his leadership style to his time at Red Bull, where he learned that real development comes from hands-on experiences, insightful feedback, and formal training, a philosophy that he has carried forward throughout his career. Now, we also have a higher-caffeine version of it with 222 milligrams.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Although we are not integrating the businesses with Marsh, we are able to leverage the value of our respective capabilities and intellectual capital in those instances where there is a compelling case for collaboration between MMA and Marsh. About The CFO Leadership Council. appeared first on CFO Leadership.

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CFO Thought Leader

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Sam Kemp emphasizes the importance of understanding the gap between a business’s formal operating model and the actual, informal ways it functions. Recognizing this gap is crucial for new leaders to gain leverage quickly within an organization or a new division.

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CFO Talks

MARCH 20, 2024

The modern CFO: Guardian, Change-maker, Manager, Planner To help new accountants get ready for a CFO role at large companies, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO) and Queen’s University conducted extensive research on the roles of the CFO. The study details the CFO’s four main jobs: Steward.

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CFO Thought Leader

MARCH 11, 2024

Jakson Peters’s journey from humble beginnings to becoming a global CFO is a tale adaptability, and continuous learning. With the latter in hand, Peters returned to Brazil to serve as a member of Mondelēz International’s FP&A team before stepping into a number of CFO roles with midsize firms.

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CFO Thought Leader

MARCH 26, 2024

This relationship deepened her expertise in operational excellence and marked a decisive step toward achieving her eventual CFO ambitions. I used to think that a CFO was the ultimate expert in all things finance. The strongest CFOs surround themselves with people who can help to bridge knowledge gaps.”

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CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 11, 2024

Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Luigi Testa of LinkSquares emphasizes the importance of expecting the unexpected in any role, especially in a CFO role. Testa mentions that in the current business environment, CFOs are often tasked with doing more with less and reducing the cost structure of the business.

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CFO Thought Leader

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Read More At SOCi, CFO Jenny’s data-driven approach has led to pivotal decisions, such as focusing on enterprise clients, that have showcased his adeptness at steering the company through the complexities of the digital marketing landscape. We have raised over $230 million to date, and there have been a series of rounds to get here.

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CFO Thought Leader

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Leet concludes: “My team and I had this sense of ownership, in that we took personally the success or failure of the acquired companies—and because of this, we were able to step up and play a broader leadership role.” ” – Jason Leet, CFO, Zylo CFOTL: Tell us about Zylo … what does this company do, and what are its offerings today?

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CFO Thought Leader

MARCH 12, 2024

Such was his destiny, though, as after a 5-year stint with the investment bank in London and New York he began to fill in his itinerary with positions in both the automotive and alcohol industries—most recently, as the CFO at DRINKS, a company at the forefront of e-commerce solutions in the beverage alcohol space.

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CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Pioneered by Perry Wiggins, a thought leader in annual reporting leadership, the Metric of the Month approach offers a fresh perspective on how CFOs can enhance their annual reporting performance. By focusing on specific key performance indicators (KPIs) each month, CFOs can drive efficiency, accuracy, and strategic decision-making.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Siang Leng Tay , CFO and head of FP&A for QBE Asia , summed it up by adding that the biggest change is the need to respond quickly to rapidly changing economic conditions/business challenges as well as being the co-pilot to senior management and Boards for strategic decision making. So where do we go from here? Siang Leng Tay.

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CFO Thought Leader

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Leadership doesn’t have to have all the answers,” she adds. Jack Sweeney “Leadership doesn’t demand having all the answers; often the most successful outcomes come from embracing humility, asking questions, listening to diverse voices and challenging assumptions.” It was a remarkable 3 days.”

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CFO Thought Leader

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Kemp then explained how the strategy would no longer be about short-term gains but about leveraging the acquisition to expand the company’s presence and to push profit pools into other connected categories. .” As the somewhat revolutionary slide illuminated the room, a collective focus sharpened among those at the table.

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CFO Thought Leader

JUNE 19, 2023

Former Microsoft NA CFO John Rex recommends formulating initial thoughts on how to address the opportunities and problems identified during the listening tour. And don’t forget to leverage your unique expertise or genius to identify quick wins that can establish early credibility and create momentum for success over time.

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Generation CFO

JANUARY 13, 2022

The biggest challenges facing ambitious current or future CFOs can be narrowed down to three categories: people, data and digital. Generation CFO has made it their quest to make them the heroes of the next generation of sustainable, high-performing businesses. Chris Argent – Founder, Generation CFO. Time: 14:00 BST.

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Future CFO

JULY 5, 2022

A Gartner study finds that only 29% of 3400 surveyed employees report that their leaders exhibit human leadership. Although these qualities may have been important for good leadership in the past, today they are non-negotiable – particularly to compete in today’s new talent landscape,” she advised.

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The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Despite these challenges, CFOs must collaborate with their management teams to formulate practical solutions. In this article, we highlight the Top 10 Priorities for CFOs in 2024 1. Revamp Finance Operations As the , CFO's responsibilities grow, the finance function's impact also expands.

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E78 Partners

MAY 23, 2023

As investor activity continues to increase, the demand for strong executive leadership, particularly Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), is on the rise. Finding CFOs with the proven capabilities and appropriate mindset for a PE backed company, whether rapidly scaling, under-performing, or preparing for a transaction, can be challenging.

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CFO Thought Leader

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Back in June 2004, Lindroth was CFO of Memec when the firm’s management opted to file a registration statement with the SEC while anticipating a midsummer IPO. He shares his experiences, including the challenges faced during the dot-com crash, navigating the complexities of public accounting rules, and his transition to the role of CFO.

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CFO Thought Leader

JUNE 6, 2023

Sruthi Lanka is clearly not the only CFO who began her professional career at blue chip investment house Goldman Sachs. However, she may be one of the only CFOs—if not the only one—who can trace her career roots to Goldman’s technology engineering team.

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CFO Thought Leader

AUGUST 14, 2023

If Paystand CFO Scott Bennion were to break his three-decade-long finance career into different chapters, the software finance leader would likely agree that he and many of his peers have recently opened a new one. Also, I think that it will be very important to continue leveraging new technologies like AI and blockchain in our offerings.

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CFO Talks

JUNE 7, 2022

Due to this unique position, we need to ensure that the Finance Executive that earns our acclaimed CFO(SA) designation , is ready for the future of finance. In developing the CFO(SA) designation, we identified 34 competencies and four pillars that the Modern CFO needs to fulfill to excel in their leadership position.

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Additionally, given the significance of new technologies in today’s context of business, FCs need to know how to leverage technical innovations to manage risk and generate value. In this way, the FC can provide high-detail, granulated financial analysis that can be used by the CFO for broader financial planning.

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CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 7, 2024

This episode our Planning Aces emphasize the importance of leveraging one’s breadth of experience, stepping beyond traditional FP&A roles, and focusing on execution to bring significant value to organizations. Planful empowers finance, accounting, and business users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately.

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CFO Thought Leader

JUNE 10, 2023

Aronson’s key takeaway from the Blu-ray experience was the importance of understanding the role of finance and leveraging data to make better decisions across the business. ” –Taryn Aronson, CFO, Tovala CFOTL: Tell us about Tovala … what does this company do, and what are its offerings today?

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Michigan CFO

JUNE 7, 2023

In today’s ever-evolving business landscape, the role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has become crucial for effective financial management and decision-making. However, not all businesses have the resources or the need for a full-time, in-house CFO. This is where virtual CFOs come into play.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 11, 2023

EY recently announced the appointment of Jamie Miller as global CFO, and CFO of its proposed new public entity. . Previously, Jamie Miller joined Cargill in June 2021 as corporate senior vice president and CFO. . More People Moves stories The post EY announces global CFO appointment appeared first on FutureCFO.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The CFO role has evolved more apparently during dramatic changes brought by the pandemic, increased attention to social and environmental issues, and the accelerated adoption of technology to address myriad business and social problems, said McKinsey & Company recently when releasing results of a survey. Source: McKinsey & Company.

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CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 11, 2023

As did that of many of his CFO peers, Chrnelich’s early career appears to have weathered no shortage of economic hijinks, thanks to the dotcom bubble (2002) and Wall Street’s subprime mortgage crisis (2008). As did that of many of his CFO peers, Chrnelich’s early career appears to […] It’s just your firm and their firm.

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CFO Thought Leader

MAY 28, 2023

—perhaps I’d like to see myself in a prospectus someday,’” remarks Ackert, who after 6 years of serving Donnelley clients segued into a series of corporate finance jobs first by leveraging her printing operations expertise and subsequently by climbing the ranks as an FP&A all-star.

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CFO Thought Leader

JULY 23, 2023

” –Ken Bowles, CFO, WilsonHCG CFOTL: Tell us about WilsonHCG … what does this company do, and what are its offerings today? Then, of course, there’s leveraging some of this AI functionality to reduce some of the transactional aspects of our tasks so that we can be a little bit more strategically focused.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Tony Allen , chief technological officer at subscription management software and recurring billing platform Recurly , dives deeper into the critical partnership between the CFO and CTO. Common Business Understanding A strong relationship between the CTO and CFO builds a common business understanding.

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CFO Thought Leader

MAY 23, 2023

In the end, the client rewarded Healy with the project, a feat that speaks highly of Healy’s ability not only to pitch, but also to negotiate—which the CFO admits may well be his greatest skillset. Says Healy: “I’ve negotiated in 12 different countries and on four different continents. One time, I even negotiated for 76 hours straight.”

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Future CFO

JANUARY 25, 2024

These contradictory demands form paradoxes that are inherent in the CFO role.” Source: 2023 EY Global DNA of the CFO study The three challenges The 2023 EY Global DNA of the CFO study found three challenges for CFOs across Southeast Asia that arise from the evolving role. Respondents could select all areas that applied.

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