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CFO 4.0 - The Future of Finance — 275 episodes
280. CFOs CFO | How to Delegate Like a CFO: Strengths, Ownership & Fractional Support with Sara Daw
279. How AI, Demographics and Change Are Reshaping Finance Careers with Clive Webb
278. CFO 4.0 Revisited | Driving Change in Finance: Unleashing the Power of Transformational Leadership with Ilana Esterrich
277. First 100 Days as a CFO: The Career Strategies Every New CFO Needs to Know with John Lees
269. CFO 4.0 Revisited: Accelerating your impact as a CFO with coaching with Catherine Clark
268. CFO 4.0 Revisited: Integration, automation and finding your niche with Cécile Parker
267. CFO 4.0 Revisited: How to make your next digital transformation project a success with Mark Lockton-Goddard
266. CFO 4.0 Revisited: How technology can enable hybrid working for finance teams with Paul Lee
265. CFO 4.0 Revisited: Navigating Financial Planning in a Dynamic Business Environment with James Owen
264. CFO 4.0 Revisited: A CFOs Guide to Writing Annual Reports That Your Investors Actually want to Read with Claire Bodanis
263. CFO 4.0 Revisited: Connecting the dots between data and insights through storytelling in finance with Brent Dykes
262. CFO 4.0 Revisited: How Funding is Like Ice Cream with Martin Spiller
261. CFO 4.0 Revisited: Making the shift from CFO to Board with Fiona Hathorn, CEO of Women on Boards UK
260. Financial Transformation Live: New Years Resolutions for Finance
259.CFO 4.0 Revisited: Soft Skills and the importance they have in Finance Teams with Howard Tunnicliffe
258. Pricing Without Guesswork: Using Behavioural Economics to Drive Better Decisions with Etinosa Agbonlahor
257. The Readiness Challenge: What Project Readiness really looks like with Hannah Munro and Neil Lynchehaun
256. 2025 Highlights: Transforming Finance Conversations with Today's Finance Leaders
255. PE Backed: How to survive and succeed as a CFO in Private Equity with Omar Choucair
254. First 100 Days as a CFO: From Diagnosis to Direction with Nicolas Raynaud FCCA
253. Data first, People first: The making of a modern finance function with Matthew Robinson
252. Financial Transformation Live: Transformation Trouble-shooters November Special
251. CFO 4.0 Revisited: What are Boards looking for in a CFO? with Patrick Dunne
250. Beyond the Buzz: Agility, AI and the Future of Finance Tech with ACCA
249. Financial Transformation Live: Stop Shopping, Start Transforming
248. Automation in Motion: How Finance Keeps Getting Faster and Smarter with Daniel Healey
247. CFO 4.0 Revisited: Delivering a Successful Digital Transformation Programme with Phil Raynor
246. Close Faster, Decide Better: Process, People, and the Right Tech with Grow CFO's Kevin Appleby
245. Financial Transformation Live: Transformation Trouble-shooters September Special
244. CFO Stories: Acquisitions, Due Diligence & Building Trust with Charlotte Crowley
243. The 90-Day Finance Transformation Playbook with Hannah Munro
242. Resilience, Honesty & Communication: Leadership Lessons for Change Management with Susana Serrano-Davey
241. Financial Transformation Live: Planning a Successful Project
240. AI in Finance: From Complex Workflows to Scalable AI Solutions with Tariq Munir
239. PE Backed: The CFO’s Balancing Act Between Growth and Governance with Ian Pugh
238. CFO Stories | Cashflow, Credibility & Creative CFOs: Scaling Startups with Andrew Brummer
237. Finance Transformation Live - Transformation Troubleshooter
236. Mastering M&A | M&A Without Mayhem: Structure, Stakeholders & Surprises with Andy Mellor
235. First 100 Days as a CFO: Mastering the 60–90 Day Window as a CFO with Jeremy Earnshaw
234. The CFO as a Storyteller: Making KPIs Count with Matt Topham
233. Finance Transformation Live - Future Proofing your Finance Software Architecture
232. The Private Equity CFO | Myths, Mistakes & Misconceptions with Richard Sanders
231. The Fractional CFO Files | Mastering Financial Models & Fractional Life with Karl Lloyd
230. CFO Stories | Strategic Growth in Creative Industries – A CFO’s Perspective with Karla Smith
229. Financial Transformation Live - Finance Record to Report Maturity Model
228. First 100 Days as a CFO: Influence & Delivery in Your Second Month as CFO with Jeremy Earnshaw
227. AI in Finance | Preparing for the AI Revolution: Abundance or Catastrophe? with David Wood
226. Shared Service Centres, Incremental Change, and Finance Transformation with Rob Jackson
225. The Private Equity CFO | Culture, Control & Closing the Books Faster with Richard Sanders
224. Finance Transformation Live: Understanding the P2P Maturity Curve
223. First 100 Days as a CFO: What to Get Right from Day One with Jeremy Earnshaw
222. Confidence, Communication & the Modern CFO: A Conversation with Susana Serrano-Davey
221. CFO Stories: Behind the Numbers Leading Finance in High-Growth SMEs with Gemma Doran
220. Financial Transformation Live: Improving the Quote-to-Cash Process
219. The Private Equity CFO: Make an Impact in the First 100 Days with Richard Sanders
218. AI in Finance | From Generative AI to Reinforcement Learning: The AI Trends Shaping Finance with Peter Morgan
217. The CFO’s Next Chapter: Mastering the Transition to NED with Jeremy Earnshaw
216. Financial Transformation Live: The Finance-Driven Approach to Smarter Business Processes
215. PE Backed: Mastering Investor Relations & Private Equity with Phil Moses
214. The Private Equity CFO: Unlocking Value & Managing Risk in PE Transactions with Richard Sanders
213. CFO Stories: Navigating Deep Tech & Venture Capital with Stuart Mellis
212. Mastering M&A: The Art of Being Acquired with Jeremy Earnshaw
211. CFO Stories: CFO to NED: Insights on Strategic Growth and Leadership with Alwyn Jones
210. The Private Equity CFO: Delivering a successful first 100 days as CFO with Richard Sanders
209. CFO Stories: From Investment Banking to Start Up CFO with Danyaal Shah
208. Mastering M&A: Preparing for a Business Sale with Jeremy Earnshaw
207. CFO Stories: SaaS Success & Leadership Lessons with Mark Blakemore
206. The Private Equity CFO | Private Equity 101: Structures, Strategies, and CFO Expectations
205. Shaping Finance in 2030: Insights with Clive Webb
204.Financial Transformation Live: Assessing Your Current Financial Systems
203. Mastering M&A: Doing Acquisitions Right with Jeremy Earnshaw
202. Resilience, Leadership & Cash Flow Mastery with Tom Miller
201. CFO Stories: Inside an IPO; Challenges, Choices, and Insights with Phil Richards
200. Financial Transformation Live: Building a Future Proofed Reporting Architecture
199. CFO Stories: Building Sustainable and Scalable FinTech Teams with Tatiana Okhotina
198. Navigating Hypergrowth and Volatility with Byron Cowie
197. E-Invoicing Across the Globe: Navigating Compliance and Efficiency with Alex Baulf
196. CFO Stories: Funding, Growth and Avoiding Narcissistic Founders with Brad Channer
195. Financial Transformation Live: Ensuring a Successful Finance Systems Implementation Project
194. Leadership, Liquidity, and Navigating High-Pressure Stakeholders with Jeremy Earnshaw
193. CFO Stories: The Art of Acquisitions and Capital Raising with Josh Schenker
192. Why Technology Projects Fail: 10 Pitfalls to Avoid in Your Finance Transformation with Hannah Munro
191. Financial Transformation Live: Presenting The Business Case
190. Building Trust in AI: A Conversation with Sage CTO Aaron Harris
189. CFO Stories: Scaling Success: Navigating Growth and Funding with Luigi Testa
188. From Data Quality to Change Management with Alex Ladd
187. Financial Transformation Live: Calculating the Financial Benefit of Your New Transformation Project
186. From Corporate Giants to SMEs: The Fractional CFO Revolution with Sara Daw
185. CFO Stories: Mastering the Art of CFO Communication with Jason Godley
184. Making Transformation Work: Expert Advise From Hannah Munro
183. From Dance to Finance: A Journey at The Lowry with Michelle Pendergast
182. Financial Transformation Live: Designing Effective Reporting/Data Structures
181. 2024 Mid-Year Highlights: Transformative Conversations with Finance Leaders
180. Scaling Up FACE off: Breaking Venture Capital Barriers with David B. Horne
179.Blueprints for Transformation: Revamping Finance with Chris Lloyd-Mostyn
178. Financial Transformation Live: Navigating Process Improvement on the Maturity Scale
177. Data-Driven Decisions: Insights from 'Winning with Data Science’ with Howard Friedman and Akshay Swaminathan
176. Navigating Global Expansions and Cultural Integrations in Finance with Ajit Kumar
175. From Local to Global: Mastering US GAAP for International Success with Katrina Nacci
174. Financial Transformation Live: The New Normal in Finance- Future-Proofing your Finance Team
173. Navigating Sustainability in M&A: Insights from ACCA's Clive Webb
172. Global Expansion Tactics: Finance Strategies for Success with Marie Charpentier
171. Beyond Numbers: Cultivating a Business-Focused Finance Mindset with Andy Burrows
170. Financial Transformation Live: Maximising Efficiency - Achieving More with Less
169. Balancing Acts: Performance Management in Finance with Christian Frantz Hansen
168. PE Backed | The Evolution of a Finance Leader: Journey Through Audit, IPO, Acquisitions to Private Equity with Tory Bauman
167. AI's Role in the Future of Finance with Nicolas Boucher
166. Financial Transformation Live: Navigating the Budgeting Process for Transformation Success
165. PE Backed | Insider Information on the Recruitment of CFOs in Private Equity with Jamie Irwin
164. Leadership Evolution: Transforming from CFO to CEO with Hannah Williams
163. Sneak Peek! Choosing the Right Sage Software: A Comprehensive Guide to Consolidation Tools with the itas Consultant Team
162. Financial Transformation Live: Ensuring your system passes audit
161. Navigating 2024: Agility, AI, and People-Centric Finance with Chris Ortega
160. Transforming Numbers into Stories: The Power of Financial Communication with Soufyan Hamid
159. A Leadership Journey at Purplebricks – Insights into Cash Burn, Resilience, and Transformational Triumphs with Dominique Highfield
158. The Road to IPO: A Bitcoin Depot Story with Scott Buchanan
157. Fulfilling Dreams: The role of Finance at Make-A-Wish with Sarah Watson
156. Transforming Organisations Through Diversity with Simon Fanshawe
155. PE Backed | Unlocking Success in Private Equity: A CFO's Guide with Dana Price
154. Finance Transformation Live: Building a Business Case for Your Finance System
153. Financial Modelling Excellence: Top tips from The FP&A Guy, Paul Barnhurst
152. PE Backed | Working in Private Equity: From Legacy Systems to PE-Backed Growth with Kim Dziuk
151. From Curiosity to Courage: Navigating the Finance Business Partner Journey with Andi Lonnen
150. Financial Transformation Live: Building Out a Set of Requirements for your Finance System
149. CFO Stories: Developing a Programmatic Approach to M&A with Rob Clay
148. CFO Stories: Leading Global Teams Through Financial Transformation with Marco Torrente
147. The Transformation of Finance: From Financial Gatekeepers to Value Creators | ACCA Live Panel Event
146. Aligning Procurement & Finance in the Digital Age with Thomas Siersbæk Heller-Njor
145. Transforming Finance: Building Out a Strong Finance Business Partnering Function with Andi Lonnen
144. CFO Stories: From Start-up to Scaleup, a CFO's Guide to Navigating Growth with Sylvia Ionita
143. Financial Transformation Live: Building Out Your Finance Data Strategy
142. The Balancing Act: Risks, Ethics, and the Lessons Learnt from Failing with Shaun Hayes
141. CFO Stories: Navigating Financial Planning in a Dynamic Business Environment with James Owen
140. CFO Stories: A CFO's Guide to Building Successful One-to-One Relationships with Susana Serrano-Davey
139. Mastering the Art of Influence: Building Your Finance Brand with Rob Brown
138. Financial Transformation Live: Designing Your Finance Systems Architecture
137. From Numbers to Impact: The CFO's Evolution into a Chief Value Officer with Clive Webb
136. Navigating M&A and Investment Strategies in a Changing Landscape with Bill Fink
135. From CFO to CEO: Igniting Passion and Driving Growth with Hannah Williams
134. CFO Stories | Driving Change in Finance: Unleashing the Power of Transformational Leadership with Ilana Esterrich
133. Financial Transformation Live: 12 Months to a Faster Close
132. CFO Stories: A CFO's Guide to Navigating Risk with Isaac Strulowitz
131. Key Takeaways from the GENCFO Summit: A Look into the Future of Finance with Chris Argent
130. Flipping the Script: Hannah Munro hops into the Guest Seat on Mark Gandy's CFO Bookshelf
129. Mastering Finance Business Partnering: The 9 C's to Elevate Your Impact with Andi Lonnen
128. The Future of Finance: Cultivating Skills & Adapting to Change with Oliver Deacon
127. CFO Stories: Driving Success in Start-ups as a Portfolio CFO with Alysha Randall
126. Financial Transformation Live: Top Tips Before Starting Your Finance Systems Implementation Project
125. The ESG Revolution: Embracing Sustainability in Finance and Accounting with Ash Noah, CIMA & AICPA
124. Transforming Finance: People, Processes & Technology with Mark Laine Toner, FD at Evri
123. Accelerating your impact as a CFO with coaching with Catherine Clark, Lead CFO Mentor at GrowCFO
122. CFO Stories: Navigating the World of Private Equity – Insights from Seasoned CFO, Edward Knighton
121. The positive impact of applying for finance and business awards, live panel event with Hannah Munro & ACCA
120. Financial Transformation Live: How to Map Out Your Finance Integration Project
119. CFO Stories: Finance’s hierarchy of needs with Darren Woods, CFO of Freedom Fibre
118. Handling conflict and friction effectively in finance with Dr. Jon Gruda
117. CFO Stories: Integration, automation and finding your niche with Cécile Parker, Group CFO at Vital Energi Utilities
116. Financial Transformation Live: Flash Reporting - Everything you need to know!
115. The Future of the Finance Function – ACCA Research Discussion with Clive Webb
114. CFO Stories: Challenges a Bootstrap CFO faces with David Brandeis, CFO of PowToon
113. Stepping away from a traditional Finance mindset with Chris Ortega
112. Managing stress and burnout in your finance team in 2023 with Tony Martignetti
111.The World of Football through a Finance Lens with Stefan Gamble, CEO of Walsall Football Club
110. What does 2023 hold for finance teams with Kevin Appleby, GrowCFO
109. Financial Transformation Live: Building Your 12-Month Transformation Plan
108. How Finance can use Technology to deliver on their mission with Sarah Watson, Director of Finance & Technology at Make-A-Wish UK
107. How a transformational mindset can benefit finance teams with Chris Argent from GenCFO
106. Financial Transformation Live: How to Approach Automating your Finance Processes
105. Financial Transformation Consultant Insight – Challenging the status quo in Finance with Hannah Munro & Michael Ryan
104. Agile Finance and Fundamental Management Skills - A live podcast with Chris Argent from GenCFO Academy
103. CFO Stories: The importance of an effective Finance Business Partnering Function with Alwyn Jones
102. Financial Transformation Live: Integrating your finance systems
101. Financial Transformation Consultant Insight – Transformation vs software implementation with Hannah Munro & Michael Ryan
100. CFO Stories: How to become a data-driven CFO with Glenn Hopper, CFO & Author of Deep Finance
99. The First 90 Days as a CFO: Managing Leadership during change with Jon Gruda
98. CFO Stories | Fundraising: Prepare for the worst & hope for the best with Chris Roling
97. Financial Transformation Live: Assessing your current finance systems
96. Finding the Silver Linings in Challenging Times with Becky Glover
95. Recession, Inflation and Volatility – Dissecting the latest quarterly CFO Survey with Ian Stewart
94. CFO Stories: Balancing the need for high growth with regulation in a start-up FinTech with Rajesh Gupta
93. Financial Transformation Live: 5 Things to think about before your next Financial Transformation project
92. Top reads for CFOs this summer with Mark Gandy, host of CFO Bookshelf
91. What VCs want from a CFO with David Foreman, VC Managing Director at Praetura Ventures
90. Startup CFO to COO – Funding, Scaling and Recruiting in a startup world!
89. The First 90 Days as a CFO: Building Exceptional Finance Teams
88. The First 90 days as a CFO: Building strong and healthy relationships with your finance team
87. Financial Transformation Live: Breaking the Year-End Stress Cycle
86. How to do Financial Transformation Successfully with Michael Ryan, Founder of Finance Transformation UK
85. CFO 4.0 The evolution of the finance leader - Sage's Latest Research
84. The Rise of Disinformation and the Increasing Risk to both Finance and Business, with Alan Jagolinzer, Professor of Financial Accounting at Cambridge Judge Business School
83. CFO Stories: The Future Focused CFO - James Owen, Global CFO at Kantar
82. Financial Transformation Live - A Framework for Building a Future Proofed Chart of Accounts
81. The Increasing Importance of Understanding and Communicating Value in Finance - with Clive Webb, ACCA, and Tim Barber, University of Hull
80. Why Finance Needs to Invest in its People - with Ash Noah, CIMA & AICPA
79. Future of the CFO Role - Research Discussion with Clive Webb, Head of Business Management, ACCA
78. Financial Transformation Live - Re-engineering your Finance Processes
77. Making the shift from CFO to Board with Fiona Hathorn, CEO of Women on Boards UK
76. CFO Stories: The Unconventional CFO with Jeremy Foster, CFO, Talroo
75. The Pandemic and Beyond with Clive Webb, Head of Business Management, ACCA
74. Financial Transformation Live - Getting started with mapping out your finance processes
73. How to deal with shifts and transformations within finance teams with Chris Argent, Founder of Generation CFO
72. CFO Stories: Getting that first CFO role with Billy Scanlan, CFO at The Marketing Practice
71. Building an impactful & commercially focused finance team with Monica Arora, EVP of Commercial Finance, Sage
70. The connection between sustainability and finance | with Lilly Miller, CFO at Planet Mark
69. Financial Transformation Live - Reduce Your Month-End Close Time
68. Connecting the dots between data and insights through storytelling in finance | with Brent Dykes, Chief Data Storyteller, AnalyticsHero
67. Building a global and scalable finance function – with Andrew Collis, CFO at Moneypenny
66. 5 Steps for Getting Started with your ESG Strategy | With Victoria Gillespie, JTC
65. Financial Transformation Live - Breaking the Excel Addiction
64. The Research Behind Successful Transformation Projects
63. CFO Stories: Finance Resolutions for 2022 - Getting the right people, processes, and systems in place with Nick Rose CFO of Enable
62. The Final Episode of 2021 with Hannah Munro
61. Soft Skills and the importance they have in Finance Teams with Howard Tunnicliffe
60. Managing Accountability Successfully in Finance with Colin McDonagh, FD of TTM
59. Building an internal Framework for Financial Modelling with Ian Schnoor, Executive Director at Financial Modelling Institute
58. The Digital CFO - Research Report from Sage – with Monica Arora, EVP Commercial Finance at Sage
57.Creating a Growth Mindset as a CFO with Tony Shafar
56. CFO Stories: The Curious CFO with Paul van der Walt, CFO, greenHat
55. Shifting from Maps to a Satnav World – Understanding the shift in the way that Boards make decisions | with Patrick Dunne
54. Building a Transformation Mindset in Finance | with Rob Jackson, VP of Finance Operations at Sage
53. Leading on Diversity in Finance - with Kay Formanek
52. How technology can enable hybrid working for finance teams - with Paul Lee, Partner at Deloitte
51. Keeping the ethics in finance through challenging times - Interview with Director of Finance at Mama Shelter
50. Hiring CFOs and the changing face of recruitment during COVID - with Phil Scott, MD at FD Recruit
49. What does the future of AI look like for finance teams moving forward - with Raj Harash, Director of Sales at YayPay
48. Dealing with change in finance projects and teams – with Alexandra Bond-Burnett, Executive Coach, Speaking Ambition
47. Survey of CFOs reveals the importance of automating finance - with Chris Beeley, embracent
46. CFO survey reveals the economy is in buoyant mood - with Ian Stewart, Deloitte
45. Managing a restructure whilst navigating COVID - CFO Stories with Oxfam's CFO Jane Cunliffe
44. The rewards and pitfalls of being a non profit CFO - with Tosha Anderson, The Charity CFO
43. The methods of a disruptive CFO - with Victor Wong, Flipp CFO
42. The essential mindsets you need to be successful in your new CFO role - with Ash Noah, AICPA & CIMA
41. How to make your next digital transformation project a success - with Mark Lockton-Goddard
40. How the economic climate is impacting CFOs – Ian Stewart, Chief Economist at Deloitte
39. Managing your team through change as a CFO - with Robert Bendetti
38. Securing the future of finance with better business partnering - with Anders Liu-Lindberg
37. Advance your finance career despite COVID-19 uncertainty - with Rhymer Rigby
36. How CFOs can use new finance automation tech to their advantage - with Jack McCullough & Hannah Munro
35. FC to Female CFO: Talking about shifting into CFO role for the first time - with Niki Heim
34. Getting that first CFO role! with Andrew Waters
33. How CFOs can use Storytelling to Bring a Strategic Vision to Life with Jack Sweeney
32. Transitioning from CFO to CEO - A Board's Perspective with Patrick Dunne
31. Reducing the Risk of Fraud in your Finance Team - with Robert Brooker
30. A CFO’s Guide To Measuring Marketing ROI – and it isn’t by MQLs! with Chris Walker – Refine Labs
29. Dealing with a Psychopathic CEO: The CFOs Survival Guide - with Jack McCullough
28. CFO Stories - Life as a Portfolio CFO for Start-ups with Aarish Shah
27. Understanding the ROI of Employee Wellbeing - with Gethin Nadin
26. A CFOs Guide to Writing Annual Reports That Your Investors Actually want to Read - with Claire Bodanis
25. What do the Elite CFOs do Differently to Drive Impact? - CFO Now Research with Aneel Delawalla, Accenture
24. Avoiding Burnout When Managing Your Remote Finance Team - with Shauna Moran, Founder of Operate Remote
23. How Funding is Like Ice Cream with Martin Spiller, Paladin Partners
22. Use Humour to Your Advantage as a Finance Leader with Dr. Vanessa Marcie
21. The 3 Pillars of Financial Transformation - with Hannah Munro
20. What are Boards looking for in a CFO? with Patrick Dunne
19. Using Positive Psychology to Build a High Performing Finance Team with Strengthscope MD, David Lincoln
18. Building Your Personal Brand as a Strategic Finance Leader - with Amelia Sordell, Founder of Klowt
17. Top Tips on Finding and Getting your Perfect FD/CFO Role with Andrew MacAskill
16. Your First 90 days as a CFO and 2021 Predictions for Finance with Jack McCullough, President of The CFO Leadership Council
15. CIMA's Latest Research On Building Business Resilience with Dr Ian Selby, Vice President Research & Development, AICPA & CIMA
14. What Start-ups & Scale-Ups are looking for in a CFO with Dr Chris Sier, Chairman of Clearglass
13. How Technology is Changing the Role of the CFO with Mark Green
12. Developing the Next Generation of Finance Leaders with Gareth John President of ICAEW Anglia
11. Rockstar CFOs in Times of Crisis with Jack McCullough
10. Building an Engaged Finance Team with Dr. Jeff Smith, PhD
9. CFO Stories with Jonathan Howell, CFO of Sage Group
8. Becoming a Transformational CFO with Shawn Fitzgerald, IDC
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7. Dealing With Conflict In Your Finance Team with Louisa Weinstein
6. Becoming an Effective Finance Leader During Volatile Times with Sydney Finkelstein
5. Data Compliance News - The CFO Update - Autumn 2020 with Stuart Davenport
4. Speaking to Deloitte about the CFO Signal Survey with Steven Gallucci
3. Understanding Your Own Strengths to Build a Stronger Finance Team with Tracy McEachran
2. What Employers and Employees are looking for in a CFO with John Smith
1. Delivering a Successful Digital Transformation Programme with Phil Raynor
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