Author: inersec
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The Accidental CFO — How to Reset a Broken Peer Relationship (Part 2 of 8)
“Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.” The Accidental CFO: Executive Relationships How-To Guide – Part Two Influence with your C-suite peers is not claimed; it is earned. It comes from a track record of making their work easier, helping them avoid problems, and being someone who creates options rather than closing them. The…
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The Accidental CFO — Why You Keep Getting Engaged Too Late (Part 1 of 8)
“Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.” I didn’t plan to become a CFO. It happened gradually — and then all at once. And the hardest part wasn’t the numbers. It was learning how to lead through relationships I hadn’t been trained to build. Over the next four weeks, I’m sharing everything I…
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The Accidental CFO — Silence is Expensive
“Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.” I once sat in a steering committee where we approved a massive, seven-figure software migration. The slide deck was flawless. The ROI projections were green. Everyone around the table nodded in agreement. But the lead implementation engineer at the end of the table was staring at…
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The Accidental CFO — Are We Just Selling Dollars for 80 Cents?
“Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.” In my “Cupcake Shop” post last year, we established a weak gross margin is like frosting air. If every sale makes you hungrier instead of richer, it’s not growth—it’s a sugar high. Let’s go a layer deeper. If your unit economics are secretly upside down, hitting…
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The Accidental CFO — An Audit Season Survival Guide
“Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.” If you listen closely, you can hear it. It’s not the wind; it’s the collective sigh of thousands of finance professionals opening a PBC (Provided by Client) list that looks longer than a CVS receipt. Audit season is officially here. For many CFOs” the annual audit…
