Best FP Audio Podcasts (2025)

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AI for Finance Professionals: Turning Knowledge into Action with Marie Speakman and Kirsty Mackenzie 44:10

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9d ago44:10

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AI is rapidly transforming the finance function, but most teams still don’t know where to begin. Finance Innovation Now aims to change that, providing practical, accessible AI education and advisory services built specifically for finance professionals. In this episode, Anders speaks with Marie Speakman and Kirsty Mackenzie about how finance teams …

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Why FP&A Is the Future of Finance Careers, and What That Means for CFOs with Vishaka Taneja 33:32

23d ago33:32

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As the finance profession evolves, FP&A is emerging as the engine driving insight, strategy, and transformation. In this week’s #FinanceMaster, Anders sits down with Vishaka Taneja, finance professional and FP&A advocate, to explore why this field has become one of the most exciting paths in modern finance. We unpack what makes FP&A distinct from t…

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How CFOs Can Navigate Tariff Volatility with Thomas Mehlkopf 36:44

1M ago36:44

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Tariffs, trade wars, and supply-chain disruption are redefining how finance leaders plan and protect their businesses. In this episode, Anders Liu-Lindberg talks with Thomas Mehlkopf from SAP Taulia about insights from the new e-book “Impact of Tariffs on Finance.” They discuss how CFOs can build resilience through better liquidity management, pred…

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From Accountant to Finance Business Partner with Rachel Daly 35:27

2M ago35:27

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As finance evolves from reporting to real-time decision support, the role of the finance business partner is more important than ever. In this week’s #FinanceMaster, Anders speaks with Rachel Daly, Commercial Finance Manager and CIMA Committee Member for Northern Ireland, about how accountants can successfully transition into strategic business par…

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Demystifying Cross-Border Transactions with Katrina Nacci 36:07

2M ago36:07

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As global finance grows more interconnected, navigating cross-border accounting and GAAP conversions has never been more critical. In this week’s #FinanceMaster, Anders sits down with Katrina Nacci, CPA and technical accounting expert, to unpack the complexities of multi-jurisdictional conversions, U.S. IPO readiness, and working with global financ…

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Reinvesting Quote-to-Cash with AI Unlocking Growth for Modern CFOs with Riya Grover 43:55

3M ago43:55

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AI, Compliance, and the Future of the Finance Function with Steve Soter 49:39

3M ago49:39

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As AI moves beyond the buzzword stage, finance leaders are already using it to transform reporting, compliance, and decision-making. In this week’s #FinanceMaster, Anders sits down with Steve Soter, VP at Workiva and former Head of SEC Reporting at Overstock, to explore where AI is driving real impact for finance and accounting teams. We unpack the…

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Solving the Accounting Talent Crisis with Maura Teitelbaum 42:36

3M ago42:36

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As the accounting profession faces a mounting talent crisis, innovative solutions are reshaping how finance teams operate. In this week’s #FinanceMaster, we sit down with Maura Teitelbaum, COO of Elite Virtual Employment Solutions, to explore how offshoring is helping organizations address the accountant shortage. From why the Philippines stands ou…

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Learning about the SAP Business Suite with Christian Straub 24:54

5M ago24:54

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As digital transformation reshapes the finance landscape, understanding how to effectively use enterprise platforms is more critical than ever. In this week’s #FinanceMaster, we dive into the SAP Business Suite with Christian Straub — unpacking its relevance for finance teams, key starting points, and practical applications. We also explore how AI,…

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S14 Ep6: Is Finance Ready to be a Strategic Business Partner? 18:09

11M ago18:09

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As finance becomes increasingly complex, roles in finance teams must evolve with a stronger emphasis on specialization. This shift also intensifies the need for effective business partnering within finance. Finance professionals are not only required to have technical expertise but must also act as strategic advisors. There’s quite a gap to cover b…

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S14 Ep5: Are You Ready for Real-Time ESG Auditing? 17:32

11M ago17:32

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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors have become central to business strategy and stakeholder expectations. What was once a “nice-to-have” is now a critical part of how companies operate, attract investors, and comply with increasingly stringent regulations. Organizations must go beyond annual ESG reports to demonstrate real-time acc…

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S14 Ep4: The Rise of Hyper-Personalized Financial Management 28:16

11M ago28:16

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have always been the backbone of the global economy, driving innovation, job creation, and local economic growth. Yet, one of their most persistent challenges is managing their finances effectively. Limited resources, lack of financial expertise, and unpredictable cash flows often hinder their ability to co…

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S14 Ep3: How to Get Started With Circular Economy Accounting In Finance 23:15

11M ago23:15

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As sustainability becomes a non-negotiable business imperative, finance teams will increasingly need to account for circular economy models. This includes tracking carbon credits, measuring the financial impact of recycling efforts, and integrating sustainability metrics into financial KPIs. In this week’s #FinanceMaster we look at how finance team…

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S14 Ep2: AI-Driven Strategic Finance, Is It a Thing? 21:53

12M ago21:53

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While AI has been used for automation and basic analysis in recent years, the trend in 2025 shifts towards AI as a strategic advisor. Finance teams will increasingly leverage AI for automation and strategic tasks like scenario planning, risk management, and decision-making support. Tune in to this week’s #FinanceMaster Show and get the latest insig…

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S14 Ep1: Trends in Finance & Accounting in 2025 25:00

1y ago25:00

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With Viktor Mendel, a strategic finance transformation expert, we will discuss the main trends for finance and accounting in 2025. Tune into this week's episode of #FinanceMaster Show to learn more about AI-driven Strategic Finance, Circular Economy Accounting, Hyper-Personalized Financial Management Tools for SMEs, Real-Time ESG Auditing and Assur…

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S13 Ep5: How Valuable Is It To Know Your Company's Future Outlook? 13:29

1y ago13:29

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If you invest in stock, you would know that most of a company’s value is based on future expectations of the company. All you need to do is not disappoint these expectations. However, how do you influence the expectations and ensure you don’t disappoint? We will discuss your company’s future expectations as the fourth and final driver of shareholde…

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S13 Ep4: Is Your Balance Sheet Creating Value? 19:14

1y ago19:14

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No one cares about the company’s balance sheet but Finance. That’s a shame because all value creation in a company passes through the balance sheet before it is distributed to company shareholders. That’s why we also need to bring this to the attention of decision makers. We should ensure our assets are highly utilized, that we collect our money an…

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S13 Ep3: Who's Better to Drive Down Costs Than Finance Professionals 15:57

1y ago15:57

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The answer is “No one!” Sure, finance professionals don’t always execute cost savings programs, but they’re often tasked with finding efficiencies, facilitating decision-making, and following up to see if savings are realized. Further, they conduct benchmarking and spread good ideas across the company. Join the next episode of the #FinanceMaster…

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S13 Ep2: How Finance Professionals Should Drive Growth 13:22

1y ago13:22

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Who’s in charge of growth in your company? Most would probably say it’s the Chief Commercial Officer (or similar position). No one would argue that Finance holds this responsibility. That’s entirely fair. However, it shouldn’t stop finance professionals from being part of the growth conversation. In fact, we would argue that Finance plays a critica…

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S13 Ep1: How Finance Professionals Drive Value Creation 15:32

1y ago15:32

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Is the finance function a cost center or a value driver? This is a fundamental question with a complex answer. If you ask a random person in a company, they would like to say, “cost center,” and that has been the stereotype for ages. However, for the past twenty years, there’s been a movement to try and create a different narrative. In this first e…

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S12 Ep8: The Dawn of a New Age in the Finance Function 13:49

1y ago13:49

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Think ten years into the future. What will it be like to work in the finance function? There are no guarantees, but it will likely be different from today. How can we recognize these changes? That’s the tricky question we set out to answer in this week’s show. It’s the final episode in our Finance 2035 series, where we have predicted the future of …

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S12 Ep7: A Look At the Finance Professional of 2035 17:59

1y ago17:59

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What happens when artificial intelligence can autonomously manage the finance function? Will it be the end of the finance professional as we know it? The answer is “Yes!”. That’s probably scary to some, but it may not be as bad as you think. In this week’s #FinanceMaster Show we break it down for you. What’s important to the younger part of the wor…

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S12 Ep6: The Finance Tech Stack of the Future 24:17

1y ago24:17

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No one can predict what technology will be available in 2035. The best way to make such a prediction is to start with what’s available today and extrapolate those capabilities. Next, we can look at emerging technologies available today but not used on a large scale. Finally, we can consider technologies currently being built or imagined and guess h…

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S12 Ep5: How Finance Will Serve the Company in 2035 15:57

1y ago15:57

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We can assume some basic principles will apply even further into the future. One of these is that there’s a finance function to serve a business. What the services are and how they’re delivered, though, is constantly evolving. In this week’s show we will look more closely at the finance function value chain and what service business leaders can exp…

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S12 Ep4: How Finance Functions Should Operate in the Future 19:20

1y ago19:20

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How does an AI-first finance function operate? This is THE key question to answer when trying to predict how the finance function will look in 2035. In this week’s show, we will start making more granular predictions to draw a concrete picture of how we see the finance function will operate in 2035. Listen to this week's #FinanceMaster Show to shar…

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S12 Ep3: Your Finance 2035 Strategy 20:01

1y ago20:01

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We’ve set out on the ambitious mission to predict what the finance function will look like in 2035. Part of this work is also to help you create a concrete plan to get there. In this week’s show we discuss how you could shape up a new finance transformation strategy to embark on the journey. We do this with the outset in the new vision for Finance …

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S12 Ep2: A Vision for the Finance Function in 2035 13:58

1+ y ago13:58

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A lot can happen in a decade and especially with the advances within artificial intelligence it’s very exciting to look ahead. We will formulate a vision for the finance function in 2035. It will cover what a finance strategy should include, a new operating and service delivery model, the technology landscape, a capability deep-dive, and a re-imagi…

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S12 Ep1: Finance 2030 – How Far Have We Progressed? 23:00

1+ y ago23:00

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We're almost halfway into the 2020 decade and it's time for a status of the predictions made by McKinsey, BCG, Deloitte, and others about the finance function at the beginning of the decade. This is the first show in our new series "Finance 2035" where we make our predictions of what Finance will look like ten years from now. Are we making enough p…

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Harnessing the Power of Business Partnering in the Middle East 57:16

1+ y ago57:16

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Finance Business Partnering is top of the agenda for most CFO’s It’s time for Finance to transform from a cost center to a profit driver. We do so by elevating ourselves from transactional activities to becoming value-adding business partners. In this episode, Syed Zeeshan Pervez, CFO of FLOW Progressive Logistics in KSA, Bahrain and UAE will discu…

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S11 Ep8: The Futuristic Annual Wheel of the Finance Function 20:46

1+ y ago20:46

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It’s easy to predict what work needs to be done in the finance function. We can just look at the annual wheel. It includes annual reporting, month-end close, quarterly forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning. It should prompt us to imagine life in a futuristic finance function where work is done very differently. In this final #FinanceMaster…

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S11 Ep7: Continuous Improvement in Finance - Lets Free Up Time! 21:05

1+ y ago21:05

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The annual wheel doesn’t allow for much free time regardless if you’re in accounting or finance. Still, it’s important to carve out time for improvement projects and in this week’s show we’ll look at when and how. If you don’t improve the processes in your annual wheel you might as well buy a hamster wheel and run it day and night – it’ll be the sa…

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S11 Ep6: Strategic Planning - Is Your Finance Team Involved? 17:39

1+ y ago17:39

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Strategic planning happens at least once per year but mostly finance teams just consolidate the data. In this episode, Anders presents a process for how to get involved in strategic planning. It’s much more than just an update to your strategy – it’s a chance to change course or emphasize on actions that are working. Finance should bring the insigh…

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S11 Ep5: Quarterly Forecasting - Your View to the Future 14:41

1+ y ago14:41

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Most companies have started to do quarterly forecasting as they recognize the budget won’t work as a forecast for long. The challenge is that in some companies the forecasting process has become almost as lengthy as budgeting. Let’s explore how to do it differently as you should be able to do it in a week in this week's episode of #FinanceMaster.…

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S11 Ep4: The 100-year-old Management Process - Budgeting 14:58

1+ y ago14:58

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Enough bad has been said about budgeting – let’s explore the good parts. You can use it to drive in-depth dialogues about business developments with business leaders. Don’t use it as the ultimate truth about the future, nor should you allocate 100% of your resources. In this week’s show we will discuss how to optimize the process by ensuring manage…

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S11 Ep3: Month-End: The Dreaded Never-Ending Finance Cycle 14:30

1+ y ago14:30

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Month-end reporting is a never-ending cycle but what’s the purpose? In this week’s #FinanceMaster Show Anders explores that further. At the core it’s about informing management about past performance and discussing actions for future performance. Too often we’re stuck in the past though so we’ll give you some hacks to improve the process by breakin…

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S11 Ep2: Hacking the Annual Report - The Holy Grail of Finance 12:01

1+ y ago12:01

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If you’re as old as me, you probably remember the song “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer. Another thing we cannot touch, at least in finance and accounting, is the Annual Report. It’s almost like the Holy Grail or pinnacle of the work we do in the finance function. If we were to suggest any radical changes to the notion of publishing an annual repo…

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S11 Ep1: Hacking the Annual Wheel in Finance 21:22

1+ y ago21:22

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Finance is a function of traditions. Every year we repeat the same old processes. Annual reporting, budgeting, month-end close, etc. We try to do things more efficiently, utilize technology where possible, and move our time spent to more value-adding activities. Yet, fundamentally we’re still doing the same as we’ve done for decades. In this episod…

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Is It Time to Let AI Run Your Forecast? 27:37

1+ y ago27:37

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The application of AI in business is long gone as a philosophical question. AI is driving business decisions daily worldwide and there’s much to gain by AI-enabling your business processes. However, in many finance functions, the application of AI is still in its infancy. This leaves finance professionals frustrated as they are overworked running c…

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S10 Ep10: Improving Cross-Functional Collaboration 19:31

1+ y ago19:31

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This episode of #FinanceMaster, sponsored by Jedox, uncovers different frameworks and approaches finance teams can use to boost collaboration with other functions. Whatever their current opinion of Finance, we see an open-door invitation to come and contribute to driving the business. Business leaders want to make the best possible decisions, so wh…

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S10 Ep9: CFO, How Are You Planning for Success? 28:05

1+ y ago28:05

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CFOs need to do company planning and forecast the future. CEOs need this and are willing to accept best guesses and reprioritization whenever necessary. However, it has proven challenging for CFOs to accept the new reality. In this episode of #FinanceMaster, joined by Jan-Philipp Menke, Principle Value Architect at Jedox, the sponsor of today’s sho…

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S10 Ep8: It's Time for CFOs to Get On Top of Data 14:31

1+ y ago14:31

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Companies have struggled with their data infrastructure for years, and the CFO and CIO are often at the center of it. Why is it important to get on top of the data challenge? There are two main challenges. First, with the advent of Generative AI and an increasing amount of AI applications, they must be built on quality data. Second, we use data to …

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S10 Ep7: How CFOs Can Win the War for Talent 15:54

1+ y ago15:54

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The world of work is changing. Automation and AI are taking over many tasks previously done by humans. That’s particularly true in Finance, where much transactional work is rule-based and can be done faster and better by machines. This could lead you to think that abundant talented finance professionals would be available. That is not the case. In …

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S10 Ep6: CFO, your days as a co-pilot are over!

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It’s been a popular saying for the past 20 years that the CFO should become the co-pilot of the business. With Generative AI, the game is changing. In this episode of #FinanceMaster, Anders explores the capabilities of Generative AI for CFOs and discusses what comes next since the co-pilot role is now spoken for.…

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S10 Ep5: How CFOs Can Drive Down Debt Levels 13:50

1+ y ago13:50

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In recent years, low or negative interest rates led to increased company debt levels, with CFOs enjoying plentiful resources for funding investments. However, the current environment sees rising interest rates and tighter capital markets, necessitating CFOs to act swiftly. With debt reduction, enhanced productivity, and optimized resources key driv…

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S10 Ep4: CFO, are you on top of your ESG reporting? 27:18

1+ y ago27:18

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CSR was a topic for the Sustainability and Communication departments five to ten years ago. Now, Finance is moving into this space as well. But why is that important for CFOs? In this week’s episode of #FinanceMaster, sponsored by Jedox, Anders is joined by Wolfgang von Loeper Jedox’s Solutions Advisory Consultant, to delve into how CFOs can levera…

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S10 Ep3: Driving Growth for CFOs 16:16

1+ y ago16:16

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In the past, the role of CFO has been associated with optimizing profitability rather than driving company growth. Many believe that CFOs have actually hindered growth within organizations, focusing more on risk mitigation and cost-cutting rather than building the business. In this episode of #FinanceMaster, Anders explores the growing need for CFO…

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S10 Ep2: Strategic Leadership for CFOs 22:28

1+ y ago22:28

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In this week’s episode of #FinanceMaster, Anders discusses the pivotal role of CFOs in driving strategic decision-making and value realization within companies. While the CEO typically oversees strategy formulation and execution, the CFO plays a crucial role in facilitating these processes. Listen now to discover how CFOs can step into the role of …

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S10 Ep1: Managing the Next Normal as a CFO 16:37

1+ y ago16:37

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In a world of rapid change and unprecedented scenarios, businesses struggle to predict and navigate the future. Business leaders seek insights to support decision-making, placing a heavy responsibility on CFOs and finance teams. In this episode of #FinanceMaster, Anders addresses the uncertainties of the ‘Next Normal’ and explores how CFOs can be p…

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S9 Ep6: Examples of the Modern Finance Function 26:08

1+ y ago26:08

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In our series of The Modern Finance Function so far, Anders has explored and discovered the successes of the modern finance function. In the final episode of the series, Anders highlights some of the successful techniques companies have used to achieve their ambitions for their Finance function.By #FinanceMaster

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S9 Ep5: Benchmarking the Finance Function 24:09

2y ago24:09

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Benchmarking is an essential tool for assessing the status quo, driving performance, and gaining a competitive advantage. This week’s episode of #FinanceMaster explores how evaluating the value-add of the modern Finance function can yield a competitive advantage, while also identifying areas for improvement and setting new objectives, delving into …