The CFO Show

Global Growth, Integration and AI: Lessons from Grant Thornton’s CEO

Growth often looks impressive from the outside. New markets, new capabilities and new headlines. But as organizations scale, leaders quickly discover that growth is the v

How CFOs Build Resilient Careers: Lessons from Banking, M&A and GoFundMe

The path to becoming a CFO is rarely linear. In today’s environment of constant change, finance leaders are expected to move between strategy, operations, and capital mar

Business Agility in Finance: How CFOs Can Thrive in Volatility and Uncertainty

Business agility has become a defining capability for organizations operating in today’s environment of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). But whi

ERP Transformation Strategy: How CFOs Avoid Failure, Hidden Costs and Legacy Risk

One of the most consequential decisions a CFO will make is selecting and implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform. Yet beyond vendor comparisons and li

Managing Costs, Complexity, and Change in Healthcare Finance

Healthcare finance leaders are operating under unprecedented pressure. Rising costs, staffing shortages, payer complexity, and constant uncertainty.  Matthew Ennen, Seni

The Hallmarks of a Modern, Mature Finance Team

What separates good finance teams from great ones? In this special episode, host Melissa Howatson brings together insights from more than 20 finance leaders to answer one

Beyond the Close: How Financial Consolidation Creates Strategic Advantage

Financial consolidation has long been treated as a “back-office necessity,” but in today’s complex, data-dense businesses, it’s becoming a strategic engine.  Craig Schif

The FP&A Trifecta: How Finance, Data and Systems Drive Strategic Growth

Finance doesn’t need to chase a mythical “best-in-class” model; success comes from mastering the fundamentals.  In this episode of The CFO Show, Charlie X.W. Liu, Founde

What 35 Years in Finance Taught Kelly’s CFO About Change

Career growth isn’t always a straight line, and sometimes the biggest leaps come from taking a step sideways.     Troy Anderson, Chief Financial Officer at Kelly, share

How AI Is Reinventing Enterprise Finance

AI promises efficiency, automation, and smarter decision-making, but for large enterprises, the journey is far more complex than simply adopting the latest tool.  In thi

The Hidden Power of Procurement

Procurement is no longer just about cutting costs. It’s about creating value, building partnerships and helping finance teams make smarter, faster decisions.  On this ep

Integrating Finance and IT: Insights From the CIO of Brookfield Residential

In this episode, Brookfield Residential  CIO Brandon Sharp joins host Melissa Howatson to share his unique career journey and to reveal why tighter alignment between fina

From Series C to G: Carta’s CFO on Adapting to Change

How do you scale finance operations to keep pace with a business that’s doubling in size every few months? In this episode of The CFO Show, Carta CFO Charly Kevers shares

ERP Migration Without the Chaos: What Finance Leaders Need To Know

ERP migration can make or break your finance function. From outdated systems to cloud-based solutions, the stakes are high, and the risks are real.  In this episode of T

Balancing Stability and Innovation: The CFO Playbook From Thumbtack

What does it take to lead a high-growth company through economic uncertainty, while still innovating for the future?  Larry Roseman, Chief Financial Officer of Thumbtack

What Makes a Top-Tier Private Equity CFO?

Stepping into a PE-backed CFO role? You're not just signing up for financial reporting; you're stepping onto a burning platform.  Scott Engler, CEO & Co-founder of Sync

Annual Planning: Beyond Numbers to Business Growth

Are you leveraging the full potential of strategic finance in your annual planning process?     In this episode of The CFO Show, Igor Stelea, Director of Strategic Fina

Beyond Silos: Uniting FP&A and Controllership for Impact

What if the secret to financial agility lies in reimagining the relationship between FP&A and Controllership? Tom Seegmiller, CFO at Texada Software, returns to explore t

How Finance Teams Are Learning to Lead with AI

Are you leveraging AI to its full potential in your finance department?  In this episode, we dive into the practical application of AI in finance with Anton Medvedev, fo

From Fear to Framework: Safe AI Implementation for Businesses

In this episode, host Melissa Howatson welcomes Steve Browning, VP of Data Privacy and Corporate Security at Vena, and Kaz Takemura, Managing Director of FP&A Technologie