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The Redefined CFO - Sage's Latest Research - The latest and aptly named CFO 4.0 Report from Sage brings you the results from the latest study of global CFOs on how the role has developed. After the success of our joint panel at Accountex, we've invited Richard Moorin (Head of Finance, Sage) and Mark Jackson (VP of Medium, Sage) to discuss the findings on the podcast. 

This time the tables have turned and Mark takes over hosting the show whilst Richard and Hannah discuss the outputs. Topics covered in this week's episode include:

• The three personas that the Redefined CFO
• The increasing importance of ESG and value-led finance
• Some interesting and unusual stats that came out

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In this latest episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah Munro sits down with Alan Jagolinzer, Professor of Financial Accounting at Cambridge Judge Business School.

Alan is a member of the editorial boards of The Accounting Review and The Journal of International Accounting Research. In 2015, he was a Fellow of the International Accounting Standards Board, London.

Also covered in this episode:

• Alan’s background and his journey from Pilot to Professor of Financial Accounting at Cambridge Judge
• What are the risks within finance?
• Is it something CFOs should be concerned about?
• What can be done to mitigate exposure?
• Importance of bringing awareness to disinformation

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Alan's LinkedIn

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In this episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah Munro chats with James Owen, Global Chief Financial Officer at Kantar, about the Future Focused CFO,  and how to build a transformational mindset within your finance team.

Also covered in this episode: 

• James’ journey to becoming Global CFO of Kantar Profiles & his work with CIMA/AICPA
• How has the CFO role changed and how will the CFO role change over the next few years?
• How far away are we from where we need to be within the CFO role? 
• What is holding CFOs back from stepping into that role?
• How to build a transformational mindset within your finance team
• What are the challenges with managing a global team?
• What key things do you need in place to be a successful CFO?
• Understanding cultural differences within a finance team
• Critical changes finance leaders need to make for the future
• What James is doing to set his team up for success both now and in the future

Links mentioned in this episode:
James' LinkedIn
Kantar
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In this session, Hannah Munro talks about how you can re-design your Chart of Accounts (COA). Ideal for those who are thinking about or currently going through the process, we give you the methodology and the framework to ensure that you not only make no mistakes but that you design a robust COA that can deliver on your reporting needs, ensuring it is futureproofed so you won't have to re-do it again next year!

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In this episode, Clive Webb and Tim Barber join Hannah Munro to talk about the increasing importance of understanding and communicating value in finance.

Clive Webb, Head of Business Management at ACCA. Clive deals with business and technology-related matters from the perspective of the CFO. 

His research interests include the application of digital technologies to the finance function, and how they impact the people and processes they support. 

Clive has a particular interest in the personal developmental aspects of an organisation.

Tim Barber has worked in the Business Consulting arena for nearly 30 years, with UK, Australian, and Saudi Arabian consultancy practices, following 7 years of line management experience in logistics and operations. 

In June 2021, Tim was appointed a Visiting Fellow at Hull University’s faculty of Business, Law, and Economics, with a focus on exploring the potential for the employment of relevant systems thinking to support the successful adoption of social value principles into business. 

He is also currently on the advisory boards for a couple of new businesses that are focused on addressing the sustainability agenda. 

What else is covered in this episode?

• What is the change that we’re seeing in finance teams and what does that have to do with value?
• How do we define value?
• How value goes beyond economic impact
• What are the components of economic value identification?
• Examples of the value identification conversation
• What this means for the skills in finance

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Clive's LinkedIn
Tim's LinkedIn
ACCA Website

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In this episode of CFO 4.0, we have a return guest, Ash Noah, Vice President, CGMA External Relations at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association), representing AICPA & CIMA, to talk to us about finance, mindset vs skills, and how the existing workforce needs to adapt.

In his role as Vice President, Ash serves as a liaison to CFOs and CEOs to understand how finance teams are evolving and guides the Association’s initiatives to help management accountants create more value for their organisations. 

What else is covered in this episode?

• What new skills/mindsets does the finance workforce need for the future?
• What does the structure of this new organisation look like?
• What's driving the urgent need for change? What will happen if we don’t?
• Where is the next generation of finance teams going to come from?
• How does the existing workforce need to adapt?
• How do we address the non-technical skillsets needed?

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Clive Webb, Head of Business Management at ACCA, returns to the CFO 4.0 Podcast, to chat about the future of the CFO role, and discuss the key insights which came from Clive’s research.

Also covered in this episode:

• The gap of perception between what a CEO wants and what a CFO thinks a CEO wants in the role
• What are the areas CFOs aren’t focusing on, but they should?
• How to grow the next generation of CFOs?
• The virtual CFO and what they can bring to an organization
• What skill sets are valuable to a CFO?

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Clive's LinkedIn
ACCA Website

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Missed our last Financial Transformation Live session over on LinkedIn or YouTube?

No need to worry, you can listen to it here on our CFO 4.0 Podcast!

In this Financial Transformation Live session, Hannah covers how you can rethink and redesign your existing finance processes to improve productivity and allow your team to focus on the things that add value.

Also in this episode:

• How to identify where to focus your process improvement efforts
• Tools & techniques for brainstorming solutions to process problems
• Top tips for implementing process changes

Links mentioned in this episode

Learn more about Financial Transformation Live
PDF Presentation for this session
Getting started guide to streamlining your finance processes | Free download!
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In this episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah sits down with Fiona Hathorn, CEO of Women on Boards UK, to chat about balancing the cultural fit with bringing something different to the Board, and top tips on setting out on your Board journey.

Fiona is the CEO of Women on Boards UK alongside advising a number of different boards and organisations, including Advisory Panel Member for the FRC, Advisory Board Member to Spktral, advisor to Peel Hunt, and Chair of Hanx's Nominations Committee.

This episode also covers:

• What skills & knowledge do you need to be on a Board? And how do you get them?
• How to find and identify Board opportunities? And how to identify if it’s a good opportunity for you
• How to make yourself stand out as a potential Board candidate?
• What does a typical Board recruitment process look like?
• Top tips on interviewing well

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Fiona's LinkedIn
Women On Boards UK Website
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In this episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah Munro chats to Jeremy Foster to discuss the role of the CFO, and the benefits of not thinking like a traditional CFO.

Jeremy is Chief Financial Officer at Talroo. He has more than fifteen years of experience as a senior executive, mainly in the technology and banking field. Jeremy has been CFO or COO for 3 Inc. 5000 companies, two of which have made the Inc. 500. 

Also covered in this episode:

• Jeremy’s unconventional journey to becoming CFO
• Benefits of not thinking like a traditional CFO
• Optimising finance structure and team design to achieve an agile finance function
• Insights into financial and resource strategy for high growth
• Top tips on how to approach marketing investments
• Jeremy’s essential tool list to create agile finance functions  

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Jeremy's LinkedIn
Talroo

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