Category: The Accidental CFO
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The Accidental CFO – The Fireable Offense (Why AI is Costing Professionals Their Jobs)
“Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.” Over the past year, we have repeatedly told our teams they need to embrace artificial intelligence or risk falling behind. Yet, quietly across the corporate world, a surprising trend is emerging: finance professionals aren’t just losing their jobs to AI; they are getting fired for using it. As leaders, we…
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The Accidental CFO – The SaaS Sprawl: Why Your Team Uses 15 Tools to Do the Job of 3
“Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.” We bought software to save time. Now, we spend all our time managing the software. Over the last few years, finance departments have been on a digital shopping spree. We bought specialized tools for expenses, revenue recognition, scenario planning, and the month-end close. We thought we…
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗙𝗢 — Hiring for Curiosity (The New Finance Talent Profile)
“Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.” For decades, the blueprint for hiring a finance professional was remarkably straightforward. We looked for impeccable academic credentials, a CPA license, and the ability to build a complex financial model from scratch without touching a computer mouse. If you could crunch the numbers, balance the books,…
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗙𝗢 — The 90-Day “Micro-Sprint” (Ditching 3-Year Transformation Plans)
“Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.” Most enterprise digital transformations die under the weight of their own ambition. We all know the classic corporate playbook: hire consultants, invest in a sweeping three-year tech roadmap, and promise a frictionless, fully automated finance machine. Two years later, the project is wildly over budget, IT…
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗙𝗢 — 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗽 (𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸)
“Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.” Finance leaders are pouring unprecedented amounts of capital into AI and automation tools. Yet, when you talk to these same leaders behind closed doors, very few actually feel confident in their ability to accelerate AI adoption across their departments. We keep assuming that AI failure is…
