What does a finance transformation journey look like? In this episode of Finance in 15, Adam walks you through PwC’s finance transformation with colleagues, Samir Bishara, Canada’s Finance Transformation Leader and Alaina Tennison, CFO of PwC Canada. Together they chat about how the transformation happened and the impact it had on the organization in a short period of time.  

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Show Notes:

• 0:00- Adam welcomes listeners to Finance in 15
• 0:35- Adam introduces today’s guests, Alaina and Samir
• 00:53- Alaina and Samir provide background on PwC’s finance transformation journey
• 2:39- Alaina provides info on how staff managed PwC’s finance transformation journey
• 4:17- Alaina and Samir share examples of how the finance transformation allowed staff to shift to higher value activities
• 5:56- Adam, Alaina and Samir discuss examples of obstacles of the finance transformation journey
• 7:12- Samir shares the keys to successful finance transformation
• 8:04- Alaina shares what is coming up for PwC’s finance transformation journey
• 10:00- Samir and Adam discuss how to manage a diverse team during a finance transformation
• 10:40- Adam, Samir and Alaina discuss how to manage team members who are resistant to finance transformation
• 13:12- Alaina provides tips to her fellow CFOs on how to get your executive team on board with a finance transformation
• 14:40- Adam lets us know what to expect from episode #3