Welcome to the first edition of smarterCFO, our new quarterly magazine for finance leaders in EMEA.
CFOs have always had a big job, one where expectations are high and risks even higher. Over the past few years, expectations have increased beyond just maximising shareholder value, to meeting the expectations of a broader set of stakeholders and becoming the architects of value creation. With so much changing on the CFO’s horizon, we hope smarterCFO will provide valuable insight, helping finance leaders to navigate change and uncertainty, transforming their roles along the way.
Each quarter, we’ll share the latest insights for finance leaders, creating a space where they can share knowledge and learn from each other.
In this edition we’ll be tackling the questions we know loom large for finance leaders: can technology help you overcome volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity?; how did the pandemic help leaders reimagine the finance function?; and can the CFO become the driver of digital transformation, while also taking on the role of value creator for their organisations?
We’re focused on providing you with the very best peer insight. We know how valuable it is to learn from CFOs and finance leaders as they tackle the issues facing business today and undergo transformations of their own. In this issue we hear from Nigel Bryan, Head of Financial Control at NFU Mutual, and recent winner of Insurance Brand of the Year at the Which? Awards 2022.
We also have insights from finance leaders at Germany-based neobank N26, Ireland-based software company Kainos, and ÏDKIDS, a French-based community for children and parents.
We’re also delighted to feature insight from award-winning journalist Oliver Pickup, as well as thought leadership from Workday partners Accenture and Deloitte.
Our hope is that this and subsequent editions of smarterCFO provide you with the insights, opinions and conversations you need to help navigate the shifting world around you and become a changemaker in your organisation.
Grant CurrieEditor-in-Chief
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Give your finance teams the digital tools that could save your business
Award-winning journalist Oliver Pickup on the digital tools finance teams need in this time of uncertainty
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Inside view: A finance leader’s perspective on digital transformation
Nigel Bryan, Head of Financial Control at NFU Mutual, gives his take on transformation and the importance of partnering with IT
Masters of change: The CFO transformed
Tim Wakeford, Vice President of Product Strategy at Workday, on how CFOs can transform from business partner to value partnerRead Now
High tech CFOs:Evolving into the future
Anne Peabody, Eric Noren and Michael Di Stefano from Accenture highlight the opportunities for high tech CFOsRead Now
How European finance leaders are preparing for a post-pandemic world
Steve Dunne, EMEA Staff Writer at Workday, shares insights from his conversations with finance leaders from Atlas Professionals, ÏDKIDS, Kainos, KPMG, N26 and Veolia
Finance as a driver of transformation: What CFOs need to enable organisational change
Bruno J Navarro, Staff Writer at Workday, on how CFOs can be a driving force for change
