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The Future of Financial Leadership: Aligning Operational and Strategic CFOs

The Finance Weekly

The CFO role traditionally has two high-level leadership archetypes: strategic and operational. An operational CFO optimizes performance by combining data from various departments with financial data. It involves analyzing financial statements and data from different business units.

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The Future of Finance and Sustainability with Elizabeth Burns

CFO Talks

The Future of Finance and Sustainability with Elizabeth Burns The evolving demands of sustainability and financial performance are reshaping the role of CFOs in the energy sector. Elizabeth Burns, CFO of Gas du Cameroon (GDC), exemplifies this balance, demonstrating how strategic financial leadership can support environmental responsibility.

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Member Profile: Rajesh Bux

CFO Talks

With over 15 years of experience spanning finance, risk, procurement, and executive leadership, Rajesh brings a unique blend of technical acumen and business foresight to the CFO role. He has developed advanced budgeting and project finance models and led large-scale system implementations to drive operational excellence.

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5 Excel-heavy Pain Points still Dragging down finance teams in 2025

The Finance Weekly

Some 41% of finance teams have issues Identifying and correcting errors, 31% have problems finding and gathering necessary data, 24% have challenging questions on sources of data, 23% face challenges tracking multiple Excel versions, 20% have a bugbear of broken formulas, 19% are far from confident presenting this data to non-finance leadership.

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Why PE-Backed Companies Struggle with FP&A—and How to Fix It

E78 Partners

Overextended FP&A leaders with tactical burdens The Challenge: FP&A leaders often spend excessive time on manual data aggregation and spreadsheet maintenance, limiting their ability to provide strategic financial insights. Solution: Invest in automation tools to streamline reporting and free up FP&A capacity.

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Elevate Middle-Market Business Growth and Performance with Advanced FP&A

E78 Partners

Creating a ‘Single Source of Truth’ for Financial and Operational Data Accurate and reliable financial information is essential. This capability offers a significant advantage in today’s competitive environment, where agility and foresight are vital for maintaining strong financial health.

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Running the Numbers Without Running from the Truth

CFO Talks

When financial decisions are grounded in integrity, they tend to be more robust, less reactive, and ultimately more sustainable. Ethical leadership is no longer a moral footnote; it is central to long-term value creation. Similarly, financial systems should support transparency, not obscure it. It is a cultural mirror.

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