Author: inersec
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The Accidental CFO: Leading Through Crisis
“Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.” Every crisis is a leadership exam—graded in real time. The numbers matter, but they’re not the whole story. What really defines you as a leader is how you show up when the pressure is highest and the margin for error is smallest. I learned this firsthand
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The Accidental CFO: What is EBITDA?
“Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.” Ever hear the term EBITDA thrown around in business meetings and wondered what it really means? Don’t worry—you’re not alone. Finance, like any business, has a language all its own. As part of The Accidental CFO series, I will occasionally use this blog to try to break down finance concepts
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The Accidental CFO: It’s Not About the Numbers
“Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.” One of the first things I learned as a CFO — and a lesson I still carry today — is that being a finance leader isn’t really about the numbers. Early in my days as a CFO at Accenture, I was tasked with building a forecast
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The Accidental CFO: Why I’m Starting This Blog
“Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.” I love being a CFO, but I never planned to be one. In fact, I never even imagined it. My career started in consulting — Booz Allen, Deloitte, Logica — where I learned to solve problems for clients across industries, build models, and present solutions to
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