SUMMARY For finance leaders, reducing the time their team dedicates to mind-numbing transactional work is no longer an aspirational action item. Growing numbers of CFOs are already marching in step with the robots as they evaluate and automate the processes that will allow their team to refocus on becoming exceptional analysts and strategic advisors, rather […]
316: The Color of Money | Vincent Manier, CFO, Ecova
Over the next decade, Vincent Manier believes, growing numbers of finance leaders will adopt the dictums of "green finance," extending the influence of finance leadership well beyond its traditional role. Simply put, green finance characterizes the financing of investments that generate environmental benefits as part of a broader strategy to advance resilient and sustainable development.…
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315: Making Pricing a Priority | Eric Johnson, CFO, Nintex
Eric Johnson, CFO, Nintex, accepts our invitation to update us on the workflow automation firm's adoption of a subscription business model and its recent addition of an inside sales organization. Johnson explains how finance played a central role in developing the pricing model behind a new joint selling model involving both inside sales and established partners.…
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314: Back to the Future with ASC 606 | Joe Consul, CFO, Xactly
As the complexity behind new revenue recognition standard ASC 606 discharges a cloud of angst and consternation over many accounting departments, a growing number of SaaS technology firms have begun to help their customers address the burdensome standard and allow their finance teams to sharpen their customer focus. Perhaps few SaaS firms tout software offerings more…
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313: In Pursuit of Actionable Data | Tim Steinkopf, CFO, Centrify
How to recognize actionable data and turn it into high-value information that a workforce can instinctively leverage must be a primary focus of finance organizations today, explains Tim Steinkopf, CFO of Centrify—a fast-growing cybersecurity firm. Join us when Tim identifies the career milestones that prepared him for multiple tours of duty inside high-growth firms. Learn…
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312: Seven CFOs Get Up Close and Personal
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311: A CFO’s Innovation Management Framework | Nitin Gupta, CFO, Siemens Molecular Imaging
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308: Finance Pivots to the Cloud | CFO Larry Begley, CloudHealth Technologies, Albert Pang, Apps Run the World
As digital transformation pressures are redrawing the map of the business world, finance executives are embracing the latest Cloud technologies to help make these strategic initiatives a reality. Fasten your seat belts as Larry Begley, CFO of CloudHealth Technologies, and Albert Pang, president of Apps Run the World, explore some of the most innovative use…
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306: Expanding Your Operational View | Ron Shah, CFO, Hodges-Mace
Join us when Ron Shah, CFO, Hodges-Mace, provides us with an update on his priorities as a finance leader and shares the details behind his efforts to advance finance deeper into the benefits firm's operations. "Well, we want to look at realigning the client experience. In the past, we had very segmented teams that were…
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302: Why Courage Matters | Declan Guerin, CFO, Rolls-Royce Marine
Join us when CFO Declan Guerin explains that while many finance organizations excel at marching in step with their company's planning cycles, they sometimes avoid making hard strategic decisions. According to Guerin, finance leaders must have the courage to forfeit the cover provided by rigorous planning to make hard decisions and execute on those decisions.…
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For CFOS, It’s Only the Lonely | Alan Haughie, CFO, ServiceMaster
What do you wish someone had told you at the start of your CFO career? “I don’t expect any sympathy for the following statement: It’s a lonely job. It actually is. And that’s why, I think, something like this that you’re doing here is a great forum because generally CFOs don’t get to talk to […]
301: More Scalable, More Profitable, More Valuable | Lynn Atchison, CFO, Spredfast
When asked to identify what attracted her to multiple finance leadership roles over the past 25 years, Lynn Atchison says that the attraction very often involved new business opportunities that were triggered by a change in consumer or business-to-business behavior. Join us when Lynn reveals how a mix of intuition, ambition, and networking savvy propelled her career…
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