At the start of 2021, many finance leaders have learned how to exercise extraordinary discipline as their companies deploy far-flung resources to perform routine yet essential processes such as closing the books. Finance leaders have also learned how to determine which tasks lend themselves best to automation, as well as how to apply automation to reduce the amount of time and resources finance teams require to complete these tasks.
But although automation can accelerate the execution of tasks, it cannot fix processes that are flawed to begin with. By attending this webinar, you will learn how finance leaders can identify opportunities to improve core finance processes before automating them. We will discuss:
- Why reliance on automation alone reinforces rather than redresses underlying issues with finance processes,
- How recent technological developments enable finance leaders to eliminate informational silos and operational bottlenecks that undermine effective automation, and
- How to apply advances in technology in conjunction with best practices in continuous improvement to determine which core finance processes are most likely to benefit from automation.
Speakers
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Thomas
Morrow, CFA, CMA Finance Executive Consultant |
With experience as a CFO and as a director of internal audit, Thomas is an effective finance leader for public and private companies. His experience encompasses building, creating, and re-engineering finance and accounting teams, creating timely and accurate reporting structures, and providing the analysis and insight flourishing businesses need. His areas of expertise include:
- Improving and re-engineering processes, such as speeding the close,
- Mentoring high-performing finance teams,
- Enhancing the internal control environment,
- Developing effective financial analysis and reporting key performance indicators (KPIs), and
- Leading the information technology (IT) function.
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Joe Fleischer
CFO Channel Editorial Director, |
Joe Fleischer is the CFO channel editorial director with studioID, the content studio of Industry Dive, a leader in business journalism. In keeping with the mission of studioID, which is to create custom content through storytelling that inspires audiences and elevates brand value for clients, Joe Fleischer collaborates with sponsors to develop webinars on topics that reflect the primary concerns and priorities of senior finance executives.
