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This week’s episode of #FinanceMaster dives deep into one of the most fundamental areas of Finance and Accounting. Listen now as Anders explores the advancements in AI capabilities that are revolutionising the efficiency, accuracy, and utility of accounts payable and receivable.

With 2024 just around the corner, it’s time for CFOs to evaluate their progress in 2023 and look forward to the year ahead. The list of priorities feels like it never gets shorter, yet it does evolve over time. In this episode of #FinanceMaster, Anders is joined by Florian Winterstein, CEO of Jedox and sponsors of this episode, to give their views on the top 10 priorities for CFOs in 2024

Why are CFOs becoming the driving force behind ESG strategies in companies? In this sponsored episode of #FinanceMaster, Anders explores this transformative concept with Elias Apel, CEO of our sponsors LucaNet, and discusses how ESG is no longer only a moral imperative, but an essential business strategy that impacts a company’s reputation, financial performance, and long-term viability.

The CFO needs to play an active role in the ESG of a company, but how? And how can they ensure they take the discussion beyond reporting and into the strategy room? In this special sponsored episode of #FinanceMaster, we explore the ESG factors that are gaining importance in the C-Suite with our sponsors LucaNet, one of the first movers within the ESG reporting space, aiming to support you with an...

Finance teams have been struggling to play catch-up with the evolving regulatory landscape for years. This week’s episode of #FinanceMaster explores how Finance can benefit from AI’s built-in competencies and discusses how, as Finance professionals, we can use it to our advantage.

In the latest episode of #FinanceMaster, Anders takes a proactive and practical approach to assessing the impact of AI on your Finance career, and how best to plan, prepare, and positively impact your staff, your teams, and your own personal progression.

Real-time BI and accounting have been around for several years but developments in artificial intelligence have taken it to a whole new level. In this week’s episode of #FinanceMaster, sponsored by Planful, Anders delves into real-time accounting for business intelligence and the benefits it could bring to your business.

How will the dynamic duo of AI and Audit revolutionalize Finance? This week’s episode of #FinanceMaster takes a glimpse into the future to assess the 5 key ways of how AI is advancing the auditing process, and how it’s set to help both internal and external audit teams.

Artificial Intelligence heralds a new future with precision, foresight, and efficiency at the forefront of Finance. In this episode of #FinanceMaster, sponsored by Planful, a cloud-based solution helping businesses drive peak financial performance, discover how AI will change our understanding of what’s possible with forecasting and analysis.

There’s been a lot of news about artificial intelligence (AI) lately and the topic is only set to increase in traction. In this episode, Anders cuts to the chase and talks about the practicalities, looking to demystify AI and explore what it might mean for Finance & Accounting, both now and in the future.

While the budgeting process can be a great learning opportunity, and a chance to connect with business leaders around the company, frustrations are usually related to the outcome of the process. In this special episode sponsored by Jedox, the world’s most adaptable planning and performance management platform, find out how to make budget season a truly value-adding experience.

ESG should mean “value creation”, but does it? Can Finance play a more prominent role in promoting sustainability as a driver of value within their organizations? This episode of #FinanceMaster hears Anders discuss how being part of the Finance function of the future means being ideally placed to deliver value through sustainability.

*Due to the live nature of the show, unfortunately this episode encountered some audio issues * How do we create a resilient Finance function capable of not only managing but driving change? This week, Anders gives his insights on what it takes to be ready for Finance Function 5.0 and how organizations can begin to prepare themselves. 

Changes in the labor market and the nature of work are accelerating. For most of the last decade, rapid adoption of technology, automation, and ways of working have challenged finance professionals to “keep up” with the rate of change and evolve their skills. This episode of #FinanceMaster delves into why a human-centric approach is key to the future of Finance and how, as we enter this new phase,...

You might have heard of the fourth industrial revolution and the vast changes happening in business today. Now it's time to take one step further; we're entering the fifth industrial revolution. In the first episode of this new series, Anders explores what Finance Function 5.0 is, and how it could affect you.

Join us for a very special retrospective episode as we look back on the first year of #FinanceMaster! Host Anders Liu-Lindberg reflects on the most important topics covered over the last 12 months, and 5 seasons, including sharing his personal highlights of sponsored articles and special guests that have featured on the show. 

Are you aware of CSRD? It’s the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. If you work in financial reporting, you are likely to be all over this already. Most finance professionals however are probably living in blissful denial. In this special episode of #FinanceMaster, sponsored by Jedox, Anders discusses how Finance can create value through ESG. 

The future of work continues to evolve. How do we navigate these changes to ensure performance at the highest level? In the final episode of the Rebranding the CFO series, Anders spoke to Nikita Podkolzin, Finance Director of Global E-Commerce, at L’Oréal to help us understand more about how the future of work might look, what the key challenges might be, and what individuals and companies can do...

In this feature episode of #FinanceMaster, Anders interviews Nikita Podkolzin, Finance Director of Global E-Commerce at L’Oréal. Together, they discuss the role of the CFO, how to prepare for the continued evolvement of the workplace, and how you can prepare for the changes of the future.

Why do stereotypes about CFOs persist and what can be done to change their brand? In this episode of #FinanceMaster, Anders explores the 5 key ways CFOs can ditch the stereotypes and change the narrative around the role. 

If businesses are constantly changing and adapting to emerging technologies, regulations, or operational processes, isn't there an argument that the roles within business functions should change too? Should Chief Financial Officers be rebranded Chief Value Officers? In this episode, Anders discusses with listeners what the role of a CVO is, why it’s important, and how to achieve it.

How many CFOs end up becoming CEO of their company? The answer may surprise you. And it’s going up. In this episode of #FinanceMaster, Anders delves into what makes the CFO role arguably the best preparation for taking on the responsibilities of CEO.

Does the perfect CFO truly exist? In this epsiode of #FinanceMaster, Anders breaks down the 8 different types of CFOs and how you can use these to best define your personal CFO style. 

#FinanceMaster is back for its fifth season. To kick off the series, Anders reveals which C-suite role he believes has evolved most, and become most important to the organization. Also, discover the main reasons why he believes the Chief Financial Officer role is the fastest-evolving in the company today.

Effective planning is crucial for a company's success, especially in a rapidly changing environment. And yet, planning often happens in departmental silos, based on their own specific objectives, leading to misalignment and sub-optimal direction setting. In this special episode, sponsored by Jedox, Anders discuss why the integration and alignment of individual business function's planning is neces...