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!

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.

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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Read more from Nicola and Bloomberg on the soaring IPO and SPAC markets that ensnared two audit firms.

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• 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.

• 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.

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