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Why Great Controllers Can Get Stuck, and How to Make the Move Towards CFO
You’re trusted to get the numbers right, but you’re still not being considered for the CFO role. The better you...
How do you build an internal finance academy?
How can finance leaders build an internal finance academy that develops the skills their organisation actually needs?Building an internal finance...
Why “Waiting for the Right Role” Is a Career Trap
You find a CFO role you’d love to apply for, but a few requirements make you question whether you’re ready....
What Are the Best Corporate Finance Development Programs?
What should finance leaders look for when choosing the best corporate finance development programs and corporate finance course for their...
How do you build CFO-level credibility before you have the CFO title?
In a Deloitte survey of 200 CFOs, 39% say communication is the quality they value most in the next CFO....
What AI Skills Do Finance Professionals Need?
What practical AI skills do finance professionals need to succeed as AI becomes more widely used across financial services?Finance professionals...
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#303 The True Cost of AI: What CFOs Need to Know Ed Barrow Founder & CEO, Cloud Capital
For fifteen years the software P&L was a settled question: hosting was a rounding error, gross margins held above 80%,...
Guides
Contribute More Towards Strategy: The Essential Guide for Finance Leaders
Contributing towards strategy is one of the most important roles of a finance leader. This involves looking at the long-term...
How Can CFOs Make a Bigger Impact in Board Meetings?
A finance leader has two key objectives during a board meeting: to deliver a compelling CFO board report and to...
Build Stronger Relationships: The Essential Guide for Finance Leaders
Trusted relationships are integral to the success of finance leaders, especially in times of uncertainty. As a leader, it's important...
How Can Finance Leaders Communicate More Effectively?
Communicating effectively is fundamental to your finance leader role and significantly impacts everything that you do. It allows you to...
Change Your Perception: The Essential Guide for Finance Leaders
The role of a finance function has changed significantly in recent decades. Despite this, most finance functions still carry the...
Improve Your Gravitas: The Essential Guide for Finance Leaders
A large number of finance leaders highlight the need to improve their gravitas and perception. Many feel that they are...
Research
CFOs Want AI in Planning, But Not a Black Box
Table of Contents AI is rapidly changing expectations around planning, budgeting and forecasting. CFOs are being asked whether forecasts can...
Intelligent Finance Operations: From Manual Workflows to Supervised Execution
Explore how finance leaders are rethinking AP automation, procurement, SaaS governance, and AI-enabled spend management in 2026. This Tech Innovation...
The Future of the Finance Function
How automation, artificial intelligence and business partnering are redefining strategic finance. A GrowCFO research report benchmarking today's finance function and...
Spend Management and Accounts Payable
Explore how finance leaders are rethinking AP automation, procurement, SaaS governance, and AI-enabled spend management in 2026. This Tech Innovation...
Predictions
The Impact of Tough Market Conditions on Businesses and Their Finance Teams
The current market conditions are putting a lot of pressure on businesses. Inflation is causing prices to rise, interest rates...
Why Finance Leaders Need to Spend More Time on Non-Finance Activities
The role of the CFO is rapidly evolving and now requires huge focus on value creation and other impactful activities....
The Right Team: Why Finance Leaders Must Focus on People
It is no secret that the finance sector is under a lot of pressure. With the global economy in a...
Industry Insights
What Are the Most Valuable LinkedIn Posts for Finance Leaders?
Here are 10 essential LInkedIn posts for finance leaders, which will save you lots of time and help in your...
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