Send us your thoughts In this episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah chats to Paul Lee, who is a Partner at Deloitte UK. This episode focuses entirely on the hybrid of working at home, and at the office. What else is covered in this episode? Working from home, hybrid and back to the office - what is the right option? What questions should finance leaders consider for hybrid workers What technology trends are developing to support the new world of work How 5g/wifi 6 going to impact the world of work Links re...
Sep 28, 2021•46 min•Ep. 52
Send us your thoughts In the latest episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah Munro chats to Maneesh Singh, Director of Finance at Mama Shelter. Mama Shelter is a hospitality brand, with 2161 rooms, 15 restaurants, and 750 employees in 14 cities and 9 countries. What is discussed on this episode: Maneesh's journey into his role at Mama Shelter Managing a team during the pandemic Ethics in business How important are relationships with suppliers? Plans for the future at Mama Shelter Links referenced in this epis...
Sep 21, 2021•43 min•Ep. 51
Send us your thoughts In this episode of CFO 4.0 Hannah and Phil Scott, Managing Director of FD Recruit, get to grips with the recruiting of CFOs looking to make their next move. Phil is the founder of FD Recruit, a recruitment consultancy specialising in spotting talented FDs and CFOs looking for their next career opportunity. COVID as you would expect, had a detrimental effect during lockdown, but it’s business as usual now as the country emerges from the Pandemic. If you’re looking for progre...
Sep 07, 2021•38 min•Ep. 50
Send us your thoughts Talking to Hannah on this week’s CFO 4.0 podcast is Director of Sales at Yaypay, Raj Harash. Raj is a whizz at simplifying and streamlining processes. He says that he can make collecting money fast, easy and highly predictable by using inbuilt AI technology. The issue of non-payment can be a sticky one, but Raj believes it can all be avoided if the right tools and software is implemented. Topics Covered AI and Machine Learning in Finance CRM and ERP software Integrating Cre...
Aug 30, 2021•38 min•Ep. 49
Send us your thoughts In this episode of CFO 4.0 Hannah talks with Executive Coach, Alexandra Bond-Burnett who’s helped develop leaders in the Finance, Tech and Accounting space. She gives guidance on how to approach difficult conversations and deal with different personality types. When dealing with complex transformational projects it’s not only the systems you have to work on – Emotional Intelligence is part and parcel of the process too. Topics Covered Emotional intelligence Neuroscience and...
Aug 24, 2021•45 min•Ep. 48
Send us your thoughts In this episode of CFO 4.0 we speak to Chris Beeley, practice lead for financial transformation and automation at embracent. Chris has worked for the world’s largest Accountancy firms, recently ending a 20-year stint at KPMG. He gives us the lowdown on how tech is transforming finance and the dangers of putting mass faith into spreadsheets! Chris and the team at embracent have conducted a piece of research with a number of leading CFOs on the revolution of automation in fin...
Aug 17, 2021•45 min•Ep. 47
Send us your thoughts In this episode of CFO 4.0 Hannah gets an update from the returning Ian Stewart, Chief Economist at Deloitte, on how the bounce back from the pandemic is playing out in the minds of some of the country's leading financiers. Ian produces a quarterly survey questioning some of the UK’s leading CFO’s on issues such as Climate Change, Brexit planning and workplace practices. This survey shows how the big corporates have built up cash and strengthened their balance sheets during...
Aug 10, 2021•44 min•Ep. 46
Send us your thoughts Previously having worked in Government, CFO Jane Cunliffe talks with Hannah about her first 12 months at Oxfam. Her journey into finance is a little unorthodox. Starting off as a policy professional at the Department of Education, she went on to work for Nick Clegg’s office – Deputy PM at the time, then moving on to the Treasury where she developed her passion for finance. In a whirlwind first year, Jane describes how she’s had to make some tough decisions as part of the re...
Aug 03, 2021•47 min•Ep. 45
Send us your thoughts This week on CFO 4.0 Hannah talks with the energetic Tosha Anderson who's known as the founder and CEO of The Charity CFO. She heads up a business that matches non-profit organisations with accountants who are looking for career change, either because they 'don't want to make the rich richer' or have had enough of working in the profit sector. Tosha began her career helping out charities but was soon consumed by everything but financial work; having to deal with flooded bat...
Jul 27, 2021•42 min•Ep. 44
Send us your thoughts This episode sees Hannah speaking to Victor Wong, CFO of Flipp , a planning and savings app that helps shoppers. As CFO, Victor is responsible for leading the development and successful execution of Flipp’s strategy as well as the operational effectiveness of the company. Prior to assuming the role of CFO, Victor established and scaled both the Content Operations and Finance teams. Leading Content Operations, he formed a 140 member team, working with 1,500+ retailers to del...
Jul 20, 2021•45 min•Ep. 43
Send us your thoughts Host Hannah Munro speaks to Ash Noah, Vice President, CGMA External Relations at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association), representing AICPA & CIMA, about the crucial steps CFOs can take to change their mindsets and become more productive. In his role as Vice President, Ash serves as a liaison to CFOs and CEOs to understand how finance teams are evolving and guides the Association’s initiatives to help management accountants...
Jul 13, 2021•39 min•Ep. 42
Send us your thoughts This episode of CFO 4.0 sees CEO of embracement Mark Lockton-Goddard discuss digital transformation strategies, giving an overview of the right and wrong ways to approach change. Mark has over 25 year's experience providing business and technology advice to a range of global businesses. With senior roles at KPMG, PwC and PageGroup Mark has helped a multitude of businesses with digital transformation projects. Mark's current role as CEO at embracent, a technology consultancy...
Jul 06, 2021•42 min•Ep. 41
Send us your thoughts In this edition of CFO 4.0 Hannah speaks to Ian Stewart, Partner and Chief Economist at Deloitte, about his role as chief architect of the CFO Survey, a quarterly review that acts as a barometer of UK corporates’ sentiment and strategies. As part of his role at Deloitte, Ian advises boards and companies on macroeconomics and writes a popular weekly economics blog, the Monday Briefing. His previous roles include Chief Economist for Europe at Merrill Lynch, Head of Economics ...
Jun 29, 2021•49 min•Ep. 40
Send us your thoughts On this edition of CFO 4.0 Hannah is joined by the Senior Vice President and CFO of Life Cycle Engineering, Robert Bendetti. Hannah and Robert speak about his experience with change management and discuss ways that CFOs can knock down roadblocks in order to implement new strategies and processes. Prior to his current role, Robert served as V.P. of Finance at Galey & Lord and CFO of The Coastal Logistics Group as well as financial management positions within Lockheed Mar...
Jun 22, 2021•51 min•Ep. 39
Send us your thoughts Join host Hannah Munro as she speaks to author, influencer and Co-founder of the Business Partnering Institute Anders Liu-Lindberg about the pivotal role good business partnering could have in the finance departments of the future. Anders is currently COO and CMO of the Business Partnering Institute and the owner of the largest group dedicated to Finance Business Partnering on LinkedIn. He has ten years of experience as a business partner at global transport and logistics c...
Jun 15, 2021•38 min•Ep. 38
Send us your thoughts With uncertainty surrounding the future of the workplace, Hannah sits down with author and journalist Rhymer Rigby to discuss what post-covid work conditions could look like and what career opportunities they might offer people who play their cards right. Rhymer is the author of 28 Business Thinkers Who Changed the World and The Careerist: 100 Ways to Get Ahead at Work. He has a long career as a business journalist writing articles for the Financial Times, The Times, and Th...
Jun 08, 2021•42 min•Ep. 37
Send us your thoughts This edition of the CFO 4.0 podcast sees the tables turn as CFO and Forbes contributor Jack McCullough interviews Hannah about her career and thoughts on financial transformation. As well as his role at Forbes, Jack is president of the CFO Leadership Council, Founder and Chair of the MIT Sloan CFO Summit and author of many business books including 'The Psychopathic CEO - The Executive Survival Guide'. This is Jack's third appearance on the show and first time on the other s...
Jun 01, 2021•44 min•Ep. 36
Send us your thoughts On this week's edition of CFO 4.0 Hannah is join by Niki Heim, CFO at LogicSource, a procurement service and technology provider company. Prior to joining LogicSource, Niki gained four years of experience in public accounting where she worked in various industries including small businesses, government entities, and financial institutions and was the Controller at Title Nine Sports, a women’s activewear company. Niki and Hannah discuss her career from her initial start as a...
May 25, 2021•36 min•Ep. 35
Send us your thoughts Join Hannah as she speaks to Andrew Waters, Founding Partner of Zanda a Board and Financial recruitment firm. Andrew knows both sides corporate structures, having both 15 years experience in recruitment and an Angel Investor role in various start-ups. He and Hannah discuss the important attributes that makes the CFO position so vital to companies growth ambitions and getting that first CFO role! Other topics covered in this episode include: How does someone gain the extra s...
May 18, 2021•46 min•Ep. 34
Send us your thoughts This episode of CFO 4.0 features finance journalist and host of the award-wining CFO Thought Leader podcast Jack Sweeney. Jack is the former editor in chief of Business Finance Magazine and the founding editor of Consulting Magazine. He served as editor of Integration Management and Washington Technology and currently runs a blog for Forbes' CFO Network. As the digitisation of financial departments increases, Jack and Hannah discuss what new demands are being placed on the ...
May 11, 2021•45 min•Ep. 33
Send us your thoughts This episode sees Patrick Dunne, boards adviser and author of award winning book "Boards", back by popular demand. He and Hannah discuss the CFO to CEO journey from a boards perspective, giving CFOs tips on how to move to the next level. What's covered in this episode? What are boards looking for in a CFO who are considering a move to CEO? How has the pandemic changed the transition from CFO to CEO? Why are more CFOs being considered for CEO roles? What skills CFOs need to ...
May 04, 2021•43 min•Ep. 32
Send us your thoughts In this episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah talks to Robert Brooker, Head of Fraud and Forensics at PKF GM. Robert is a leading industry figure, with more than 20 years of experience in prevention and detection of loss, and investigation of online fraud. Before he became the Head of Fraud and Forensics at PKF, he was Head of Fraud at Transport for London where he managed a team of investigators. What's covered in this episode? Different types of fraud that can occur within a busines...
Apr 27, 2021•52 min•Ep. 31
Send us your thoughts In this latest episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah Munro chats to Chris Walker. Chris is CEO of Refine Labs, which is a demand accelerator for B2B SaaS companies. Chris also runs his own podcast, State of Demand Gen. Chris talks innovative strategy, advice and tactics that works best for marketers, along with interviewing the top experts within the marketing industry. This episode covers: How has marketing changed in the last few years? Why the MQL is no longer a good way to measure...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 30
Send us your thoughts In this weeks episode of CFO 4.0, we welcome back Jack McCullough, President of The CFO Leadership Council. This episode covers: The definition of a psychopath The impact of working with a psychopathic CEO Celebrities who display traits of psychopathy Is it common to have psychopathic CEOs? Signs that you could be working for a psychopathic CEO How to protect yourself from a psychopathic CEO? Links referenced within this episode: Jack's LinkedIn Sign up for our CFO Briefing...
Apr 13, 2021•50 min•Ep. 29
Send us your thoughts In this new episode of CFO 4.0, join Hannah Munro, as she chats to Aarish Shah, founder of EmergeONE. Aarish helps founders, start-ups, and people grow. In this episode, they discuss: Portfolio CFO vs Part-Time CFO Do you have what it takes to be a portfolio CFO? Why do it? What are the benefits? What are the downsides? Picking the right portfolio to work with. Links referenced in this episode: EmergeONE Website Aarish's LinkedIn Sign up for our CFO Briefing and Podcast new...
Mar 30, 2021•48 min•Ep. 28
Send us your thoughts In this episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah Munro interviews Gethin Nadin. Gethin is an Award-Winning Psychologist who's published in The Financial Times. This episode covers: Is employee wellbeing a new fad or just something we have renamed? What matters to employees when it comes to wellbeing? How do we measure current levels of wellbeing? Importance of employee wellbeing to the bottom line Shifting from reactive to proactive wellbeing Employee wellbeing and your investors Links r...
Mar 23, 2021•39 min•Ep. 27
Send us your thoughts Hannah chats to Claire Bodanis, the UK leading authority on corporate reporting. Claire is also the Author of "Trust Me, I'm Listed". Claire is also the Founder and Director of Falcon Windsor. In this episode, Hannah and Claire cover: Challenges currently faced today with producing the annual report How to produce a report that is engaging and valuable to investors Balancing the increase in regulatory requirements with what investors need to hear Communicating challenging n...
Mar 16, 2021•49 min•Ep. 26
Send us your thoughts In this latest episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah interviews Aneel Delawalla, Managing Director and Partner at Accenture. They discuss the research Aneel and his team have regarding the top 17% of CFOs and what they're doing differently compared to other CFOs, and how COVID may have accelerated or slowed trends. This episode answers the following: At a top level, what shifts and trends did the report identify in terms of what businesses need from their CFO? Has COVID accelerated or...
Mar 09, 2021•37 min•Ep. 25
Send us your thoughts In this episode, Hannah Munro chats to Shauna Moran. Shauna is the founder of Operate Remote - an accredited and award-winning executive coaching agency that empowers CEO's and their remote teams to create and build more emotionally-healthy, engaged and sustainable organisations- so they can scale and grow with confidence, regardless of locations. This episode covers: What can we do to help combat the work from home fatigue that's happening at the moment? How can you change...
Mar 02, 2021•42 min•Ep. 24
Send us your thoughts In this episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah Munro, MD of itas, interviews Martin Spiller, an experienced CFO, who has worked with a number of high growth SAAS businesses. Questions answered in this episode: What are funders looking for in a CFO? What are the top mistakes businesses make when applying for funding? What about a Start-up vs Scaleup? How does it vary from seed to series A&B? How to go about finding the right funding partner Can you ever have too much funding? Top ti...
Feb 24, 2021•47 min•Ep. 23
