First Published 16 September, 2024 via CFO Magazine https://cfomagazine.com.au/ten-minutes-talking-tech-with-a-cfo-4/ As finance leaders navigate the rapidly evolving technological landscape, understanding how to leverage new tools effectively is crucial. I recently spoke with Chris Chan, CFO at Mapien, a human resources consultancy firm, to gain insights into their approach to adopting AI and other emerging technologies inContinue reading “Ten Minutes Talking Tech with Chris Chan, CFO at Mapien”
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Ten Minutes Talking Tech with Kim Jeanneret, CFO at BioPak
First Published June 24, 2024 via CFO Magazine https://cfomagazine.com.au/ten-minutes-talking-tech-with-a-cfo-2/ For this week’s edition of ‘Ten Minutes Talking Tech with a CFO‘, I had the pleasure of connecting with Kim Jeanneret, the CFO of BioPak Pty Ltd, a pioneering, market leading Australian business, in the compostable food packaging industry. Kim shared her insights on capitalising onContinue reading “Ten Minutes Talking Tech with Kim Jeanneret, CFO at BioPak”
Ten Minutes Talking Tech with Andrew Yee, Group CFO at Walkinshaw Group
First Published June 18, 2024 via CFO Magazine https://cfomagazine.com.au/10-minutes-talking-tech-with-a-cfo/ As finance leaders look to accelerate their digital transformation, overhauling the technology ecosystem is often a critical first step. I recently spoke with Andrew Yee, Group CFO at Walkinshaw Group, to gain valuable insights into the company’s journey revamping its finance tech stack and the strategicContinue reading “Ten Minutes Talking Tech with Andrew Yee, Group CFO at Walkinshaw Group”
Ten Minutes Talking Tech with Darshan Parikh, CFO/CTO at Club Assist
First Published May 28, 2024 via CFO Magazine https://cfomagazine.com.au/ten-minutes-talking-tech-with-a-cfo/ For this edition of ‘Ten Minutes Talking Tech’, I connected with Darshan Parikh, CFO/CTO at Club Assist, to discuss how his organisation is leveraging the latest technology trends, reflections and advice for fellow CFOs, plus his insights on the broader economy and future of finance inContinue reading “Ten Minutes Talking Tech with Darshan Parikh, CFO/CTO at Club Assist”
Ten Minutes Talking Tech with Phil McKay, CFO at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions – Pacific & Northeast Asia
First Published April 10, 2024 via CFO Magazine https://cfomagazine.com.au/10-minutes-talking-tech/ Having had the privilege to speak with literally hundreds of CFOs over the past five years, I have realised that CFOs love to learn from one another when it comes to technology – The selections and options are vast and time poor CFOs want to avoidContinue reading “Ten Minutes Talking Tech with Phil McKay, CFO at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions – Pacific & Northeast Asia”
What the next generation of accountants really wants
Read Time: 4m 55s Millennials are often portrayed in the media as entitled, frequent job switchers and interested primarily in monetary gain. But the reality doesn’t quite match up. The next generation of accountants want to be exactly that. Accountants. They studied accounting because it interests them, not because it is a stable career theyContinue reading “What the next generation of accountants really wants”
Did desktop DIY accounting software nearly destroy an industry ?
Read Time: 3m 55s Sometimes you find it’s the simple systems that work the best. Back in the day, manual ledgers were the accounting hero for most SMEs. The retro green ledger book, ruled up and reconciled each period, may have been labour intensive, but it worked, pure and simple. More importantly, the regularity ofContinue reading “Did desktop DIY accounting software nearly destroy an industry ?”
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