Podcasts about generation cfo

Collections teams are looking for innovative ways to improve the overall process efficiency and optimize working capital. Transitioning from traditional methods of operation to more data-driven, futuristic, and scalable digital solutions is the way forward. In this edition of the CFO Circle Podcast, we talk to Chris Argent, founder and MD of Generation CFO - a community for accounting and finance professionals, as he walks us through the ideal collections office set up for mid-market teams.

Is Microsoft Excel Dead? Lance Rubin from Financial Modelling Podcast sponsor Model Citizn, and Christopher Argent from Generation CFO resume their debate of whether this 35-year-old tool is the pocket knife for all tasks or past its prime.

Episode 98. In today's interview, "Data & Finance Analytics Services with Chris Argent." Chris Argent is Managing Director and Founder of Generation CFO. Frustrated by poor systems, poor reporting and lack of time to work within the finance industry, in 2009, Chris Argent set up a LinkedIn group looking for technology-minded accountants and finance professionals to help him out. After moving from SME CFO to Enterprise Finance Transformation Lead, Chris experienced advanced technology being used first-hand and saw massive potential. The demand for digital transformation and strategic finance business partnering continued to grow, with pressure on CFOs to create a more data-rich, digital finance function. Chris started to add content posted on his LinkedIn group onto his blog, Generation CFO. The aim was to bring digital native innovators in accounting together with the senior finance leadership change makers. He saw the need for a unifying framework that could bring together traditional accounting and finance and the new data-enabled digital finance function. So, he developed the Digital Finance Function Model (DFFM), initiated events, podcasts and networking meetups to establish GenerationCFO.com as the go-to platform. Today, Generation CFO is a community of over 100,000 members – and growing rapidly. We produce experiences, content and thought-leadership interviews on The Shift. By keeping accounting and finance professionals at the cutting-edge of finance function, we are creating heroes of the current and next generation. Key takeaways from this episode include: ➤ the importance of championing the finance leadership teams in industry ➤ why the accounting profession is in good shape despite the huge amount of change taking place ➤ why data and finance analytics are such vital areas for accounting advisors ➤ the biggest challenges for accountants wanting to offer their clients data analytics services ➤ the problems for accountancy advisors in controlling data as an asset which means they miss out on revenue opportunities ➤ what makes accountancy a creative role in providing information to clients that helps them make better decisions ➤ the science around data visualisation when it comes to analytics got accountants and finance professionals ➤ the biggest trends associated with data analytics in accounting and finance ➤ how accountants can stay on top of all the apps and innovations in data analytics ➤ why the billable hour doesn't really work for accountants when it comes to data analytics ➤ the value of real time data that cloud and technology brings to accounting advisors and their clients ➤ how security is one of the blockers in data management for accountants charged with assessing risk ➤ what is coming up for accountants and CPAs in the area of data and finance analytics ➤ words of encouragement to accountants fighting for relevance and mindshare in today's competitive marketplace NOTE TO LISTENERS: The Accounting Influencers Podcast is a CPE-accredited daily radio-style show with four segments coming out every Monday which are repeated on the other 4 weekdays as standalone episodes, plus a bonus 'from the client's perspective' episode on Saturdays. On Sundays, listeners get a short min trailer for the coming week's episodes. Every Tuesday the show gives you a relevant news topic from the accounting and fintech world with a direct application to accountants, CPAs and bookkeepers. Great to stay informed and build your commercial acumen. Every Wednesday and Friday, we feature an uncut interview with top authors, leaders, thinkers and performers in the accounting and fintech world. Every Thursday the show gives you a practical 'here's what works' tips concerning a key challenge, need or strategy for accountants, CPAs and bookkeepers. Great to stay current and keep your skills topped up. Finally, every Saturday gives listeners a bonus episode which focuses on the buyers of...

Episode 70. In today's interview, "Accountants & CFOs Compared with Chris Argent." Chris Argent is Managing Director and Founder of Generation CFO. Frustrated by poor systems, poor reporting and lack of time to work within the finance industry, in 2009, Chris Argent set up a LinkedIn group looking for technology-minded accountants and finance professionals to help him out. After moving from SME CFO to Enterprise Finance Transformation Lead, Chris experienced advanced technology being used first-hand and saw massive potential. The demand for digital transformation and strategic finance business partnering continued to grow, with pressure on CFOs to create a more data-rich, digital finance function. Chris started to add content posted on his LinkedIn group onto his blog, Generation CFO. The aim was to bring digital native innovators in accounting together with the senior finance leadership change makers. He saw the need for a unifying framework that could bring together traditional accounting and finance and the new data-enabled digital finance function. So, he developed the Digital Finance Function Model (DFFM), initiated events, podcasts and networking meetups to establish GenerationCFO.com as the go-to platform. Today, Generation CFO is a community of over 100,000 members – and growing rapidly. We produce experiences, content and thought-leadership interviews on The Shift. By keeping accounting and finance professionals at the cutting-edge of finance function, we are creating heroes of the current and next generation. Key takeaways from this episode include: ➯ how a LinkedIn group of a few hundred turned into a global community of 100,000+ ➯ the similarities between Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and accounting professionals ➯ the challenge of meeting increasing business demands for CFOs and accountants ➯ how the role of CFOs and accountants has changed over years from a historical to a future-oriented focus ➯ how many finance and accounting services have become under-valued and commoditised ➯ the challenge of pricing and valuing finance and accounting functions for CFOs and accountants ➯ the importance of credibility for CFOs and accountants who need to gain buy in for their advice at boardroom level ➯ what CFOs and accountants must do to support decision making and avoid being seen as just the finance or numbers person ➯ how complacent CFOs and accountants are challenged to upskill and provide more value to stakeholders ➯ what makes 'digital' a core concern and area of skill upgrade for CFOs and accountants ➯ the problems with data overload and a lack of analytical skills with CFOs and accounting professionals ➯ the mistake some CFOs and accountants make in reporting just the lagging indicators or KPIs, not the leading ones ➯ why knowledge and skills in digital CFOs and accountants need not be all around technology and coding ➯ the origins of Generation CFO and how it serves its community of CFOs and accountants ➯ where CFOs and accountants really gain their market intelligence and fintech knowledge from (it's not product reviews) ➯ why change is merely structured learning and how peer learning plays into that with communities for CFOs and accountants ➯ why business conferences and events can be massively overwhelming for CFOs and accountants ➯ the problems with information that comes out from professional institutions and associations for CFOs and accountants ➯ what both online and offline events must do to remain relevant for CFOs and accountants ➯ the big secrets of facilitating face to face networking amongst CFOs and accountants at business events ➯ the journey accountants, CPAs and CFOs must go on to drive change in their areas of influence ➯ why most accountants, CPAs and CFOs are unsung heroes in this challenging pandemic world ➯ what needs to change for accountants, CPAs and CFOs in coming years Outside work, Chris is a trained masseur and loves the...

On our newest episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah sits down and chats with Chris Argent, Founder of Generation CFO.In 2009, Chris was frustrated by poor systems, poor reporting, and lack of time. It was in 2009 that he created Generation CFO. It started off as a small group over on LinkedIn, and is now a huge community with almost 70,000 members!What else is covered in this episode?Chris's journey to Generation CFOThe shift in finance Chris has seen during his time at Generation CFOWhat changes are happening in finance teams today?Importance of people to the technological shift that's happeningFixing processes vs automating themGetting started on your transformation journeyLinks referenced in this episodeJoin the Generation CFO Group on LinkedInFollow Chris on LinkedInFind out more about Generation CFO here

In this episode Ben and Dave chat with Chris Argent, MD and founder of Generation CFO. They discuss the Digital Transformation and the five gaps identified in a modern finance team.   https://generationcfo.com/  

Organisations are increasingly needing to respond rapidly to changing customer requirements. This requires agility to adapt in order to survive. What role should the finance professional play in this. In their joint report the strategic partners ACCA and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, together with Generation CFO explore the key issues. This introductory podcast with the report authors considers why it is important for the finance professional to play an active role.

Organisations are increasingly needing to respond rapidly to changing customer requirements.  This requires agility to adapt in order to survive.  What role should the finance professional play in this.  In their joint report the strategic partners ACCA and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, together with Generation CFO explore the key issues.  This introductory podcast with the report authors considers why it is important for the finance professional to play an active role.

Organisations are increasingly needing to respond rapidly to changing customer requirements.  This requires agility to adapt in order to survive.  What role should the finance professional play in this.  In their joint report the strategic partners ACCA and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, together with Generation CFO explore the key issues.  This introductory podcast with the report authors considers why it is important for the finance professional to play an active role.

Organisations are increasingly needing to respond rapidly to changing customer requirements. This requires agility to adapt in order to survive. What role should the finance professional play in this. In their joint report the strategic partners ACCA and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, together with Generation CFO explore the key issues. This introductory podcast with the report authors considers why it is important for the finance professional to play an active role.

Tanbir Jasimuddin shares his experience with digital finance. Tanbir and his team at family law firm Vardags have recently won an award. Transformer of the year at the Generation CFO Digital Finance Function Awards. He is also an author of white papers for the FP&A trends group. About Tanbir Jasimuddin Tanbir graduated with a chemistry degree and qualified as an accountant, then moved into management consulting (Capgemini, KPMG and then McKinsey). He's now back on the coal face. Tanbir is currently the Director of Finance of a small family law firm called Vardags. How is the family law business at the moment? Business has been tough as we navigate Covid. For some reason, there's a reluctance among the general population to initiate divorce proceedings whilst locked down. However, we are optimistic that there will be a strong bounce back. The firm has big growth plans, and 2020 will simply be a small blip on the chart. The Vardags digital finance team Tanbir leads a small finance team at Vardags. It's quite a young and relatively inexperienced team but the people are very bright. They are mostly high calibre graduates and several are studying for CIMA qualifications. They were winners of the Generation CFO digital finance function awards last month Tanbir has transformed finance at Vardags. His challenge is to take away the routine and repetitive tasks from his team and free them up to do more value-adding and challenging work. They are an ambitious bunch and Tanbir needs to give them all career paths that can keep them engaged and grow their skills. https://youtu.be/QIJjOsKZ8Ow Developing digital finance The transformation brought together activity analysis, process improvement and automation. Power BI has been implemented and is one of the biggest tools for providing insight into the business. Some facts according to McKinsey: over half of finance processes can be automatedanalytics is vital, and analytics leaders outperform their peers- These areas are often known as digital finance. Tanbir isn't keen on this term. "We've been doing this for a long time. What's changing is the tech toolkit available to us". Should finance be the custodians of data? Maybe that was a good idea in the past, but there's now so much data that one team cant own it all. Data governance is important though. We must make sure there's a single source of the truth. Does Excel have a place in digital finance? Tanbir is on the anti-Excel side of the discussion. Excel is flexible and everyone knows how to use it. But it's a barrier to scaling your data (no controls, no workflow, no audit trail, limited functionality). There was a time when finance was the analytics expert in the organisation. We are still stuck in our spreadsheets, whereas our marketing colleagues have embraced big data Tanbir's work outside Vardags Tanbir is building his personal brand within the industry. There are plenty of networking groups out there. He admits to suffering from webinar and Zoom fatigue at the moment! Tanbir is involved in the FP&A trends group. He's currently working on a white paper for them on data visualisation. Tanbir has also presented for them on topics such as integrated planning and zero-based budgeting

In this podcast, ODI’s Business Director Stuart Coleman is joined by Dame Wendy Hall DBE, FRS, FREng, Regius Professor of Computer Science, Associate Vice President (International Engagement) and Executive Director of the Web Science Institute at the University of Southampton, Helen Crooks, Chief Data Officer Ofgem and Ambassador for AI and Data Economy for Innovate UK, Christopher Argent, Founder and Managing Director, Generation CFO, and Abubakar Suleiman, CEO, Sterling Bank. Fields like accountancy, finance, medicine and law are all highly professionalised, and have formally recognised training, (e.g. Certified Public Accountant – CPA; CFA – Certified Financial Analyst, etc.) that adds a credibility stamp to their expertise. This increases their trustworthiness within their network. We tend to trust people in white-collar professions because they are certified by a credible and highly respected third party. They have well established ethical codes of conduct, like the Hippocratic Oath for medical professionals. Such a credibility stamp doesn’t exist in data. We have no way to tell if people in data have the same level of credibility. Not having data professionalised could be a threat to all of us, customers, clients, organisations and society as a whole. Low trust or a lack of it can compromise an organisation’s reputation and stifle innovation. Data needs to be professionalised in order for Chief Data Officers, Chief Information Officers and Chief Technology Officers to demonstrate and build trust with their internal and external audiences. What businesses need to do with data must be codified – there is a lack of clarity around what people should be doing – around skills, ethics and infrastructure. That gap might be indicative of the low professionalisation of the field. In this episode the panellists will explore whether a lack of formal AI and data literacy in the boardroom is a significant risk to an organisation’s reputation. This podcast was recorded remotely over Cleanfeed. This is one of an occasional series of webinars and podcasts.

In this episode we talk to Chris Argent, founder and strategic advisor at Generation CFO, an online network seeking to help finance professionals adapt, grow and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.

In this episode we talk to Chris Argent, founder and strategic advisor at Generation CFO, an online network seeking to help finance professionals adapt, grow and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.

Welcome to another episode of Generation CFO, this time with Henri Taipale – CEO and founder of Qvalia. Sponsored by SSON Week - http://bit.ly/SSONCFOCHAT In this episode, Henri talks about Qvalia and his career journey. He also shares about digital transformation and automation, pros and cons of RPA, accounting and transactional processes. Henri started in a very entrepreneurial journey working with taxation. In his experience, he found out that various organizations have problems in taxation as well as managing transactional processes. Henri and I talk about the need of creating a systematic way in finding these mistakes in taxation which is relative to the purchase and sale transactions of any business. Moving forward to digital transformation and RPA, Henri mentions that organisation must be able to clearly identify why they need automation. Data is probably the most important asset of an organisation because the success of automation depends on it. Organisation must understand what specific technology to use for which specific business function. Henri’s company, Qvalia, specializes on the procurement or sales side and consolidating the information in that process. Their goal is to improve and automate financial processes. Episode Quotes "Finance professionals needs to be with the operations and be more customer oriented" "The success of automation depends on the quality of the data" "Before doing automation, look at first the information you are managing and why" "Providing customer value should be the driving force for every team in the business" "The more that information is automated, the more that it is entangled" "Centralised data is extremely good because it is efficient and fast" "Organisations need to understand what specific technology to use for which specific function or solution" Listen to Learn 00:25 Introduction about the episode topics 06:10 Getting to know Henri Taipale - career journey 09:48 Do CFOs need to be entrepreneurial? What are the benefits? 12:10 The role of accounting in the business 15:15 Taxation, automation and data 17:25 Robotic Process Automation (RPA) - when is it necessary? 22:04 Remarkable changes because of automation, How CFOs can adapt to it 23:21 The impact of automation in supplier management 25:40 Overview about Qvalia 28:20 Henri's take about Blockchain 33:00 What does the finance team looks like 10 years from now?

Hello everyone! Welcome to Generation CFO! I am joined by Simon Cole to talk about his finance career journey and the trends around his move to start up! Do not isolate yourself, go out, talk to the people and understand how the business works! Talking about data and automation, Simon points out that data is always going somewhere, and finance needs to be collecting it and turning it into information for the rest of the business to use. As a finance professional, one should understand the marketing, sales team, and the different functions of the company. New talents, ideas, and technology are great, as long as the leadership knows how to exploit it. Listen as Simon and I talk about how CFOs drive the vision of the business, startups and the rise of millennial's. Episode Quotes "The best thing I ever did was get involved in a company where I have had genuine interest in" "Do not isolate yourself, you have to go out and talk to the people and understand how the business works" "As a CFO, just make yourself invaluable. Getting another strength like technology is a good place to go" "There is an incredible talent out there but I think there are a lot of people who are shortcutting" "You have so much power and it is kind of down to you where you want to work your way into it" Listen to Learn 00:01 Getting to know Simon Cole - finance career journey 04:02 What behaviors to take on to have that broader role as a finance professional? 05:55 The controller role, data analytics and automation 10:22 Describing the career path of a modern CFO 13:50 How do I as a CFO drive the vision of the business? 15:42 The future of the positional power of a CFO 19:00 Startups and the rise of millennials/digital natives in the business 24:38 User experience and its impact to the business 27:45 The essence of credibility for finance professionals 29:53 Where is the biggest opportunities and right path for finance professionals?

Hello everybody! Welcome to another episode of Generation CFO. Joining me today is Mark Neil – VP Finance at A+E Networks UK. With more than 25 years of experience working in media and telecommunications companies, Mark has a lot in store for us about finance, CFOs and technology. “You are not just the finance guy” - Finance professionals must understand the business Finance is the fulcrum of any business. Being a finance professional is not just about presenting spreadsheets and charts. It is understanding the business as a whole and knowing what the business wants. As what Mark says, “The quicker we can provide strong and correct information then we are more ahead of the game.” And this will only happen if you have a reliable team. It is about the right people doing the right jobs. Join us in this episode as Mark and I discuss about automation of finance roles, building a team that you can rely and trust, and hear Mark’s advices for young accountants when it comes to accelerating their career path. Episode Quotes "Once you have a foundation and professional qualification like accountancy, it does make you very mobile" "It is trying to understand the context of someone's question. If they give you the context, then you can provide the answer much quicker" "Sometimes finance can be seen in a very old school way - pay bills, collect money among others" "Finance is a value adding function... It is the fulcrum of any business" "Automation frees individuals to do other things, and those things should be value adding" "The quicker we can provide strong and correct information then we are more ahead of the game" "Finance can fail if you do not have the right people doing the right jobs within the team" "Get out of your finance mindset and start to understand what the business wants" "I still believe that you have to put the time in. There are no shortcuts" "I do not think there are any limits unless you limit yourself" Listen to Learn 05:49 Getting to know Mark Neil - career journey 10:58 Neil's experience working outside the finance department 13:30 Working in the telco industry (Blackberry) 16:10 Critical moment in Neil's career path 18:28 High 5 Questions 21:11 Neil's daily functions as a finance professional 24:54 Strategic business partnering 27:36 Automation of finance roles 33:07 Dynamic culture and innovative workplace 36:55 Building a team that you can rely and trust - right people doing the right jobs 38:15 Understanding the business - "You are not just the finance guy" 42:28 Neil's career path advice for finance people/young accountants 47:24 Where does the CFO role going in the next 10 to 20 years?

Welcome to another episode of #CFOchat aka the Generation CFO podcast. This time we explore the new world of collaborative innovation and ideation and what benefits it gives finance teams and organisations.  Sponsored by Shaping the Future, ACCA Conference London Resources on this pod - Find new ideas by asking your network - LinkedIn Group and Nexus Club - My collaborative innovation article - Wade in on our Big Questions

"This change is people first, then technology, and not the other way around". We're focusing on Robotics and Process-Automation this month, and our guest is just the man to outline how Human Intelligence should accompany RPA to transform a business at scale. Chris Argent talks to AICPA & CIMA's Kyle Hannan about the challenges faced by high performers. Chris will be a speaker at our forthcoming "Finance Transformation" conference in London and offers a deep and valuable experience of change in the profession.   OUR GUEST: Chris Argent is a Business Intelligence and Analytics Programme Lead for Vodafone. He has moved from finance into finance transformation so is perfectly positioned to understand the challenges faced by high-performers in the profession as well as how they can develop themselves using what he calls a "loop of continuous improvement" Follow Chris at @ChristopherJLA and @GenerationCFO   WE DISCUSS: changes in the finance profession sparked by RPA plugging the education gap in the profession how professionals are learning and developing themselves via networks and peers The tangible value of 'intangible' data How technology can enhance 'Performance Management'   RESOURCES WE MENTION: Discover Gil Scott-Heron's seminal song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" via Wikipedia. The AICPA-CIMA '"Finance Transformation" Conferences Chris' online community Generation CFO   == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST ==  YOUR COMMUNITY. Interviews with our international experts are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, the insights will always be consistently useful. DON'T MISS OUT. Go here to get the latest show every week, automatically and free. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player.  TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at the AICPA Store and the CGMA Store. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social."  PERMISSIONS ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved    ===CAN'T SEE THE LINKS? TRY THESE=== * Project Homepage is https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. * AICPA Store is https://www.aicpastore.com/gobeyonddisruption * CGMA Store is https://www.cgmastore.com/products/disruption?utm_source=disruption-podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=cgmastore&utm_content=show-notes

Christopher Argent, founder of Generation CFO explains why people must come first, why Generation CFO is more relevant now than when it was set up 9 years ago, and why finance professionals should not start learning a programming language. #GenerationCFO #CFOchat #therolerevolutionwillnotbetelevised

Christopher Argent, founder of Generation CFO explains why we all need to understand the finance role revolution and what we need to learn to exploit the opportunity. This is a preview of what's to come in Season 1. #GenerationCFO #CFOchat #therolerevolutionwillnotbetelevised

There are two futures open to finance professionals and accountants, the first is where we remain functional and slowly but surely have our roles downsized, offshored, or even replaced by robots who can do the work much more cheaply and efficiently. Or the other future where we continue to be seen as relevant, are adding value to our businesses and those around us and in turn making an impact, creating more opportunities and having fun, rewarding and successful careers in accounting & finance. Well our guest mentor on this week's podcast is Chris Argent, a “Future of Finance” Thought Leader and Founder of Generation CFO which is one of the more active, ‘must-go-to’ peer groups for accountants and finance professionals on LinkedIn and has 66,000 members all over the world, which examines new trends in finance transformation, digital transformation, CFO role revolution and the growth of the modern strategic business partner. In this episode we cover: • How and why Generation CFO has grown to 67,000 members • The two baby steps we can take to keep Finance relevant. • Why we need to switch from a core Finance to a more Innovation pioneer one. • Some practical steps Finance can begin to become more tech savvy and start adding more value with digital finance technologies. If you enjoyed this episode, check out our time-stamped show notes, key quotes, resources and ways to connect with our guest mentor and more at sitnshow.com/podcast/040.