Off the Books

By Workiva

Surfing the uncharted waters of accounting, finance, and wherever else the waves take us. Have a question or an idea for a show? Write us! [email protected]... more

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The podcast currently has 185 episodes available.

Off the Books episodes:

December 07, 2023 Gotta Keep ‘Em Regulated
Arthy Kumar, Workiva Industry Principal for Investments and Financial Services, stops by to answer producer Mike’s questions about the SEC! What’s the deal with the SEC private fund regulations? How is it changing the private fund industry? What’s the SEC approval process for naming funds? Find out:
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14min
November 30, 2023 Get That Job: How to Become a Financial Controller
When Thermon Inc. Vice President and Corporate Controller Greg Lucas plotted his course for becoming a CFO, controller, or finance leader, he thought about it from the perspective of a hiring manager.
“I wanted to almost take away every excuse that a hiring manager would have not to hire me,” he quipped.
Steve and Catherine asked Greg to share his list of six things hiring managers look for when filling accounting and finance roles. Listen in!
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23min
November 16, 2023 Q3 Earnings Wrap-Up with Nick Mazing: Pumpkin Spice Edition
Nick Mazing of AlphaSense returns to talk about surprise appearances in companies’ earnings calls and disclosures this fall. Diet drugs, for one! Steve and Catherine ask what other trends Nick is seeing. Listen in!
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20min
November 09, 2023 How to Assess the Materiality of a Cybersecurity Event
Steve and Catherine ask Workiva General Counsel Brandon Ziegler how he would handle a cybersecurity incident. How would he assess if the incident is material and needs to be disclosed? Listen now.
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17min
November 02, 2023 Capital Markets Trends with Mike Nordtvedt and Josh Gertsch
Mike Nordtvedt, partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and unofficial Off the Books co-host Josh Gertsch stopped by the studio at the Workiva Amplify conference to dish about the state of capital markets and what companies can do to get ready to go public. Listen in.
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14min
October 26, 2023Straight Tea with Accounting, ESG, Audit, Risk, & Compliance Experts
Off the Books set up a studio in the middle of the action at the Workiva Amplify conference and interviewed accounting, finance, ESG, and GRC leaders like you. Hear from:
Rachael Staab, ESG
Tiffany Leiva, internal audit
Maria Siglin, internal audit
Jonathan Gregory, accounting and finance
Jeffrey Pullen, accounting and finance
Ana Sheikh, ESG
We asked them about their careers, what they’re looking for in the year ahead, and how to get the most out of conferences like Amplify. Listen in!
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32min
October 19, 2023 Fallout from Fines at a SPAC Audit Firm
Show notes:
Read more from Nicola and Bloomberg on the soaring IPO and SPAC markets that ensnared two audit firms.
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20min
October 12, 2023Getting Comfortable with Climate Disclosures
Show notes:
Join the SEC Professionals Group to attend events like the one featuring Emily. Membership is free and open to people who are members of financial reporting teams, even if your organization is not a public company. Learn more.
Follow Off the Books to catch all upcoming episodes.
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22min
September 26, 2023Unite to Ignite: Workiva Amplify 2023
View select sessions from Workiva Amplify 2023 on demand. Sign up for the virtual conference to gain access.
Learn more about Amplify Asia Pacific and Amplify EMEA.
If you’re in the Americas, watch this space for more information about how to join us at Workiva Amplify 2024 in Denver.
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27min
August 31, 2023Generative AI Goes to Accounting Class
Show notes:
Read the paper David co-authored for more details of how Uniper used ChatGPT for internal audit tasks
Hear more about generative AI for accounting, finance, risk, audit, and ESG professionals at Amplify
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35min

FAQs about Off the Books:

How many episodes does Off the Books have?

The podcast currently has 185 episodes available.