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The Sweeping Change in Finance: The environment we find ourselves in today validates how important it is that we continue to accelerate the adoption of the trends noted in this article. Some of our businesses won’t survive unless we do. Learn where your CFO suite fits into these trends and what you can do to accelerate them. Decision support is moving finance beyond the traditional governance model. There are big changes afoot in finance. Accounting, Finance and Treasury departments are moving forward by creating value for the businesses they serve. Technology, better developed models, broader training and the eclectic nature of today’s finance professionals have put this movement into full gear.
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CFO Talk: The CFO and Finance Transformation with Vineet Jain

Welcome to CFO Talk, the podcast where we dive deep into the world of finance and leadership. In this episode, we have a special guest, Vineet Jain, a leading authority on finance transformation and a director at Genpact, sharing his insights and expertise on finance transformation.

Vineet Jain
Director, CFO Services at Genpact

Steve Rosvold
Founder and Chief Learning Officer at CFO.University

Does Your CFO View You As An Asset Or An Expense?: The rate of change impacting many of our enterprises and industries continues to escalate. Of the many jobs within our organisations, one in particular has become much more demanding. It’s the role of the CFO. The person responsible for ensuring the organisation they serve is growing both sustainably and profitably. So then, how do CFOs decide who to hire into their finance organisations to meet and overcome these challenges?
Andrew Codd
Founder and Lead Producer at The Strengths in the Numbers Show

Dave Sackett
Chief Solutions Architect

Dave has held CFO and CIO roles with private companies where he actively managed the Finance, Accounting and IT functions as a lean operation. He currently is the Head of Operations - Boston Office at Pixelette Technologies . His main leadership goal is to help clients improve profitability by carefully selecting investments in technology. He delegates tasks and coaches staff to become a high performance, problem solving team. He takes a serious approach toward continuous professional development.

Tariq Munir
Managing Partner, Finspyr

Tariq is the Author of Reimagine Finance (Wiley), a thought leader in AI and digital transformation, a LinkedIn Top Voice, and an international keynote speaker. With over 20 years of experience across Fortune 500s and other global firms, he is a trusted advisor to the C-suite. Tariq specialises in crafting strategic digital roadmaps, fostering digital-first cultures, and leading responsible AI transformation.

Governance & Controls – structure and controls.

Transaction Recording – systems, transaction processing and closing the books.

Reporting - efficient, timely and accurate information for decision making and meeting compliance requirements.

Business Planning - provide the financial roadmap for the company with supporting analytics.

Financial Forecasting - integrate the company’s current performance relative to budget with the real-time business environment.

Investment Analysis - the framework to analyze new opportunities as they present themselves.

Cash Management - the discipline to ensure cash is available to operate the business normally.

Funding - Planning for and raising funds to meet the needs of the business.

Risk Management – Identification and mitigation of key business risks.

Self-Awareness - Internal.

Team Building - External.

Strategy & Culture – Motivate people to follow you.

Four Pillars of Executive Expertise

CFO.University is built around the Four Pillars of CFO Success. These Pillars are supported with Core Competencies. Our framework allows you to master your role as a senior financial officer. The Four Pillars are made up of:

Accounting – Governance & Controls, Transaction Recording and Reporting

Finance – Business Planning, Financial Forecasting and Investment Analysis

Treasury – Cash Management, Funding (Capital Raising) and Risk Management

Leadership – Self Awareness, Team Building and Strategy & Culture

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