Being Planful

On this episode, Kristian Marquez, CFO of FinStrat Management, dives into his career journey and the impactful role that the CFA designation has played, explaining how it can open doors, propel career growth, and provide a comprehensive understanding of portfolio management, accounting, and financial analysis. He also shares valuable insights into risk management, the evolving landscape of AI in data analysis, and other useful takeaways for both seasoned professionals and budding entrepreneurs. Plus, stick around to discover how you can score a FREE 30-minute consultation with one of FinStrat Management's fractional CFOs!

Dive into the world of business operations with Aneal Vallurupalli, CFO at Airbase. Aneal shares his career shift from investment banking to an operator role driven by problem-solving. Aneal emphasizes the pivotal role of data in strategic decision-making, highlighting the need for focused prioritization in growing businesses. Gain insights into the evolving CFO landscape, the importance of change management in data utilization, and how companies can navigate the journey of leveraging data consistently for impactful growth.

Live from Planful Perform23, our user conference that took place earlier this year in Chicago, podcast host Rowan Tonkin and Ian Charles, CFO of Filevine, sat down to discuss the roles within the office of the CFO and how they align towards common goals as well as the company's value system. Tune in and hear tips and tricks for how finance teams can build a collaborative culture.

Live from Planful Perform23, our user conference that took place earlier this year in Chicago, podcast host Rowan Tonkin and Jonathan Blythe, Group CFO of Collingwood Lighting, sar down for a brief chat to discuss the challeneges and rewards of accelerated operations, growth-focused strategies, and data integrity. Tune in and hear how private equity is reshaping traditional business models for greater agility and success.

On this episode, Rowan and Ben Murray, Founder of The SaaS CFO, explore the complexities of the SaaS industry and shed light on the importance of setting key metrics and benchmarks to ensure sustainable business growth and success. Discover how finance teams function as a driving force within a SaaS company and explore cutting-edge tools and innovations reshaping the Finance landscape and revolutionizing how SaaS companies operate.

On this episode, Rowan Tonkin sits down with Chris Argent of GENCFO to discuss the importance of leveraging communities for finance and accounting professionals. Tune in to learn how to utilize communities as a source of wisdom, the importance of actively engaging, participating and giving value to members, how to strike a balance between community size and effectiveness to ensure meaningful interactions and manageable conversations, and more.

On this episode, Anders Liu-Lindberg of Business Partnering Institute takes a deep dive on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) and its impact on the Office of the CFO and the business. Tune in to hear Anders' thoughts on why the Office of the CFO should be proactive about ESG efforts and look for opportunities to create value, how it can play a role in shaping a profitable business that also leaves a positive impact on the world, why ESG should be a business-wide initiative, and more.

Jeremy Foster, CFO at Talroo, describes the finance function as the “nervous system” of the business. He has a track record of joining companies during times of growth and change, and is tasked with helping them scale in a healthy, sustainable way. How? By developing a unique set of KPIs that function for the business and its product lines, delivering timely information that's relevant and useful for decision-making, and staying in constant communication in order to respond to changing market conditions. Like a nervous system, sending the right signals from the finance team to the right stakeholders keeps the company healthy and focused on strategies for success. Tune in to the full episode to learn more.

Take a deep dive into all things company culture with Erik Nakamura, CFO at Orange Comet. In this episode, Erik shares his thoughts on a CFO’s role in defining culture, how focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion leads to innovation, and why treating your people how THEY want to be treated will drive success across your organization.

In this episode, Rowan sits down with Ian Schnoor, President and Founder at The Marquee Group & Executive Director at the Financial Modeling Institute. Ian has been teaching financial modeling for over two decades, and he shares all the ins-and-outs, best practices, and tips for how finance can start leveling up their financial modeling. Tune in to hear Ian’s insight on communicating and storytelling through financial models, common faults in modeling and how to overcome them, how to start building dynamic, scalable models, and much more.

Pssst! Don't tell Rowan, but Chris and Glenn went rogue and recorded an episode onsite at Planful Perform in Vegas without him! We're talking a lot about collaboration, AI/ML, and performance at our user conference. Tune in to hear Chris and Glenn's thoughts on these topics.

On this episode, Rowan, Chris and Glenn talk all things Planful Perform, our user conference for finance and accounting taking place from May 23-25 in Las Vegas. The theme for this year’s event is “Better, Together.” Tune in to hear what it means to be better together, the value you’ll achieve by attending, which sessions Rowan, Chris and Glenn are most excited for, and much more. Like what you hear? It's not too late to save your seat for the most impactful user conference of the year at planful.com/perform.

What does it mean to be a “future ready finance” organization? Steve Player, Managing Director of Future Ready Finance, shares his thoughts on this episode of Being Planful. Tune in to hear how you can make the shift to becoming “future ready”, why doing so will bring value to your organization, how to gain agility and the ability to better course correct, and much more.

It's another FP&A Fridays, and this time around Rowan and Chris share valuable advice for finance, accounting and FP&A professionals who are considering or are in the process of making a career shift. Whether it's a role change, a new company, a different industry, or a transition into leadership, Rowan and Chris advise listeners to zero in on the "why" behind the desire for change, and to ensure that it aligns with their long term "whys", too.

Setting expectations is a crucial part of every job, but let’s talk about why it’s perhaps even more important in Finance. On this week’s episode of FP&A Fridays, Rowan, Chris and Glenn share their thoughts on setting expectations when starting a new role, leveling expectations with your partners in the business, overcoming misaligned expectations, and more.

On this episode of Being Planful, Rowan speaks with Michael Zambetti, Manager, Finance & Data Analytics at National DCP, LLC, about finding value in your whitespace. Tune in to hear how Michael wound up with a finance and data analytics title, his thoughts on getting in tune with your data, how to leverage automation to gain time for real value add, what it's like in a data analytics environment and how to acquire a data analytics skillset, and much more.

"Every day is a school day". On this episode of FP&A Fridays, Rowan and Glenn share tips and tricks for staying up-to-date with all of the latest finance and accounting trends. Tune in to hear their insights on where you can look to pull inspiration and find new learnings, how to engage with your community to help you remain current, and the importance of always staying curious.

On this episode of "FP&A Fridays", Rowan, Chris and Glenn take a deep dive into measuring the Office of the CFO. Find out the how they measure the value of finance and accounting, the importance of accuracy in your planning and forecasting, how to seek and apply feedback from your partners in the business, and tips for alleviating friction with other teams.

LIVE from Planful Perform 2021, our virtual event for finance and accounting! Rowan, Chris and Glenn answer questions from our virtual attendees in a free-form Q&A format. Tune in to on the Being Planful podcast to hear their thoughts on how business partners can improve the FP&A function in their work, how to create growth opportunities in FP&A within a small company, and their personal stories of failures and learnings.

Finance and accounting are better together. On this round of “FP&A Fridays”, Rowan, Chris and Glenn talk about connecting the office of the CFO through these two houses. Tune in to find out how doing this adds value and creates harmony in the business, what a high performance accounting team looks like, how to get finance and accounting speaking the same language, and much more.