GBD170. How CFOs are transforming their finance teams for the digital world.

GBD170. How CFOs are transforming their finance teams for the digital world.

Author: AICPA & CIMA September 17, 2021 Duration: 34:50

"Collectively, ALL of these changes are transforming finance professionals into digitally-effective finance business partners".

We look at how CFOs are transforming their finance teams for the digital world, and provide some new understandings of which past, present and future skills need to be fused together. We're joined by a returning guest, Aubrey Joachim FCMA CGMA MBA, who became the first CIMA President from outside the UK and Ireland. 

Talking Points. In this episode, we discuss:

  • how finance professionals are becoming data-scientists,
  • the road ahead for emerging CFOs,
  • what the finance leaders of tomorrow need to be learning today,
  • resources and tools that CFOs could use to assess themselves and their teams, and understand how this applies to the digital world.

Resources. Use these links to find out more about this topic, or to access free and paid-for resources to implement in your own team or organisation.

Our Guest.

  • Based in Sydney, Australia, Aubrey Joachim FCMA CGMA MBA is a past President of CIMA and owner of Leading Edge Change. 

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About Our Podcast. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful.

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