In this episode of Capital & Confidence, I go behind the scenes of one of the most important transitions in a finance executive’s career.

Joining me on this call is Mr. Olajide Adamolekun, a senior finance leader with experience that cuts across multiple sectors. Olajide also holds a special place in my own career journey as a mentor who supported me when I took on my first CFO role a few years ago.

Together, we explore the practical questions that may confront any newly appointed CFO:

* What should you look at first?

* What should you resist changing too quickly?

* What should you promise the CEO and the board?

* How do you assess the finance team?

* What mistakes can damage a new CFO’s credibility?

* What should a CFO accomplish by Day 30, Day 60 and Day 100?

This is a practical conversation about entering the CFO role with clarity, building trust, making the right early decisions and setting the foundation for the years ahead.

Welcome to Capital & Confidence, where we cut through the numbers and amplify the voices of finance leaders.

Accounting is changing.

The best finance professionals today do far more than record transactions or prepare reports. They understand business, influence decisions, navigate regulation, build trust and create value.

In the maiden edition of Capital & Confidence, I sat down with Afeez Balogun, a senior tax strategy and compliance expert, and Babatunde Adeniyi, a Big Four audit professional with experience across three continents.

We discussed what it really takes to build a great career in accounting and finance, including the transition from technical work to strategic influence, the value of tax expertise, the skills that travel across borders, working in international finance environments, becoming globally competitive from Africa, and navigating Nigeria’s changing tax and financial reporting landscape.

The conversation also got personal at some point discussing career decisions, mistakes, habits, lessons and a practical five-year roadmap for a young accounting graduate.

If you are starting or building a career in accounting, finance, tax or audit, this is a conversation worth watching.

Real stories. Practical lessons. Limitless possibilities.

In this maiden edition of the Capital & Confidence podcast, I had a big pleasure to sit with Afeez Balogun and Shakur Babs and discuss what it takes to build meaningful career in Accounting.