What Does a CFO Do?

CFO, CEO, CRO, CMO, COO, it seems like the list never ends for these C-level executives. Knowing what role each person plays in the company can be challenging, whether it’s your first day or your fifteenth year.  If you have set your heart on the CFO position, but you aren’t…...

How To Recruit And Keep Top Talent

Each year, I talk to business owners and CFOs all over the country, and when I ask them what their biggest challenge is, the answer is almost always the same: How do I find and keep the best talent? Especially for businesses that are looking to scale operations but maintain…...

The New Essential CFO Skillset

The role of the CFO within the organization has long been changing—a process which was turbo-charged by the digital transformations and enhanced business challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a recent Q&A, Omar Choucair, CFO of financial software company Trintech, and I discussed the new essential CFO skillset in the…...

Closing the Diversity Gap

The accounting profession in the United States, encompassing public accounting and management accounting (accounting and financial professionals working in organizations), faces a crisis of growing proportion—a diversity gap—particularly at the leadership levels. This crisis contributes to the various challenges that prevent the profession from achieving longer-term sustainability, greater innovation, and…...

How to Attract More Women into Finance

It’s no secret that financial services is yet another sector in need of a gender re-balance.  Despite recent successful campaigns, evidence indicates that women occupying senior positions in finance are largely represented in support functions, rather than fee-generating roles.  This suggests that gender diversity remains an issue and that there…...