CFO GUEST: Julie Swinney of Zendesk Julie Swinney, CFO, Zendesk reflects back on a career chapter at Intel Corp. when she stepped into a General Manager role after a GM departed the company. Swinney, a career finance executive, stresses the importance of an enterprise mindset, which involves putting the company’s interests first, instead of just […]
894: The Opportunity That Everyone Must See | Julie Swinney, CFO, Zendesk
By the time the general manager of Intel’s data center chipset business parted ways with the company, Julie Swinney had already advanced into one of their coveted business unit CFO positions. To Swinney—who had already served in a series of senior finance roles—the GM’s departure seemed to leave a startling void in a business that…
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Confronting Difficult Decisions | Craig Conti, CFO, Verra Mobility
CFO GUEST: Craig Conti of Verra Mobility
893: Smart Mobility’s Fast Lane | Craig Conti, CFO, Verra Mobility
Among the keepsakes that Craig Conti collected during the more than two decades of his finance career, the item to which he refers simply as “the list” remains one of his most prized career souvenirs. Having graduated from General Electric’s Financial Management program in 2001, the 20-something Conti had only recently been assigned to GE's…
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885: Landing Your Career’s “Pivot Position” | Robert Mitchell, CFO, Zepz
Robert Mitchell had been sizing up new venture opportunities for PayPal for roughly 3 years when the door to an operations role swung open. Impressed by his financial modeling know-how, Mitchell tells us, PayPal’s credit bosses “handpicked” him to create a framework for launching and monitoring new credit offerings. For Mitchell, there was no turning…
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091: A World at Risk, Tarun Chopra, CFO, Clements Worldwide
How can a company measure its business exposure in all parts of the world? Join us as Tarun shares his CFO mind-set and the steps he took to rebuild a finance team and establish a function that incorporates three key skills. Sponsors BlackLine Systems Financial Close Suite helps finance executives rapidly reconcile millions of transactions per…
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090: On Lowering the Costs of Facilities, Healthcare, Barak Ben-Gal, CFO, Findly (Part 2)
Looking for novel ways of eliminating waste? Join us as Barak recalls how his team identified WiFi usage as a key measure of office activity when determining the costs of different office space across Findly’s operations. Sponsors BlackLine Systems Financial Close Suite helps finance executives rapidly reconcile millions of transactions per minute. View a free demo…
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089: Building a Strategic FP&A Function, Barak Ben-Gal, CFO, Findly (Part 1)
How do you lay the foundation of a strategic FP&A function? Join us as Barak shares his CFO mind-set and recounts the steps that Findly has taken over the last year to establish a robust financial planning and analysis function. FP&A: Under the Hood “This is our first year, so we have focused on obtaining the…
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087: CFOs Share Their Book Picks
“What book would you recommend to aspiring finance leaders?” This is a question we frequently pose to our CFO guests, and we felt that it was about time that we collected a number of the more illuminating responses for your reference shelf. Sponsor BlackLine Systems Financial Close Suite helps finance executives rapidly reconcile millions of transactions…
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086: Lean, Mean, and At Risk: A Growth Advisory for Middle-Market Firms
How do you know when your firm’s operations are too lean? Join us as author and consultant Robert Sher explains how certain midsize firms mistakenly curtail critical planning in order to keep themselves lean and mean. Sponsor BlackLine Systems Financial Close Suite helps finance executives rapidly reconcile millions of transactions per minute. View a free demo…
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085: What’s Exciting You About Business & Finance? Seven CFOs Share Their Passion for Business
What's exciting you about finance and business right now? Join us as seven of our CFO Thought Leaders explain how disruptive changes driven by technologies and globalization are elevating the finance function as it defines new strategic roles for its people. Sponsors BlackLine Systems Financial Close Suite helps finance executives rapidly reconcile millions of transactions per…
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084: When Family Matters, Marc Elliot, CFO, Corrigan Moving Systems
What's it like to work as part of an executive team largely made up of family members? Join us as Marc shares his CFO mind-set and the values he embraces and leverages to advance as a leader inside a family-owned company. Sponsors BlackLine Systems Financial Close Suite helps finance executives rapidly reconcile millions of transactions per…
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