Welcome to the second edition of smarterCFO, our quarterly magazine for CFOs and finance leaders in EMEA.
Since launching at the end of 2022, we’ve received so much encouraging feedback. Amidst such uncertainty, finance leaders clearly value the opportunity to learn from their peers and gather insights that help them to navigate the road ahead.
In this issue, we’ll explore the theme of uncertainty and what it means for finance leaders. Through the insights we’ve gathered, we hope to answer questions like: How can you drive strategy and innovation in times of uncertainty? Can technology help you take on the role of value creator? And how can you improve organisational agility to thrive in a changing climate?
We know how valuable it is to hear the perspectives of other CFOs and finance leaders as they tackle the issues facing business today. So with that in mind, this edition features Matt McManus, Group Head of Finance at Kainos, Magdalena Gonzalez, CFO at Monex, and Peter Keery, Finance Transformation Director at Veolia, who all share their thoughts on how the role of the finance function is changing and what opportunities that creates for finance leaders. We also hear from Anna Brennan, Finance System Implementation Director at Hyde Group, who explains how finance transformation and the housing association’s ambitious digital vision is helping to provide more homes for people priced out of the property market in London and the south east of England.
We’re also delighted to feature insights from award-winning journalist Oliver Pickup, as well as thought leadership from Workday partner ICit on their recently published report, ‘Time for change: Strengthening the role of FP&A during economic uncertainty’.
We hope this issue of smarterCFO gives forward-thinking CFOs the confidence to meet this moment and that it inspires all of you to become the changemaker your organisation needs.
Grant CurrieEditor-in-Chief
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How to be a CFO during economic uncertainty
Award-winning journalist Oliver Pickup on how next-gen CFOs can drive strategy and innovation during economically uncertain times
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Why the future of finance is built on value creation
At Workday Rising EMEA in Stockholm, finance leaders from Kainos, Monex and Veolia shared their thoughts on what being a value creator really meansRead Now
Finance transformation and the digital vision for housing association Hyde Group
Anna Brennan, Finance System Implementation Director at Hyde Group, shares why ESG is at the heart of the housing association’s finance transformationRead Now
Why economic crisis is forcing firms to take a fresh look at FP&A
Mark Bodger, Director at ICit, looks at how FP&A is breaking out of the cycle of low value-add, manual tasks and becoming the trusted advisors CFOs needRead Now
What CFOs need to prepare for uncertainty now and into the future
Bruno Navarro turns his attention to how CFOs can restore certainty to their companies, no matter what’s happening in the world
Behind the numbers with Brian Montgomery
We found out a little more about Brian Montgomery, Senior Director, International Finance, Workday, including his favourite TV show and three books he thinks everyone should readRead Now
