Today’s business leaders realise now more than ever that regardless of their product or service, their employees are critical to company success. The ‘People’ pillar is especially evident within a Treasury function, where lack of time, resources or experience can…
CFO Leadership
By Alexandra Cain If any industry tells the sorry story of COVID-19 it’s airports. Federal government figures show just 69,476 international travellers flew into Australia…
“Good governance does not in itself guarantee success on the sports field, but its absence almost certainly guarantees failure.” – Sports Australia It was enlightening…
At the core of business success is the fundamentals. Even in a pandemic those businesses that have built a solid working capital base will survive.…
A new report forecasts a dire financial future for the not-for-profit sector as the Covid-19 pandemic prepares to take yet another financial hostage. By Nina…
Jeffrey Luckins, Director, Audit & Assurance | William Buck When the “recession we had to have” struck Australia in the late 1980s, there was an…
One-third of Australians are suffering financial losses from COVID-19 according to the latest ABS survey, with more than 1 million casuals set to miss out…
Santonu Ahmed is not not afraid of taking a calculated risk or challenge! In April 2020, whilst most of the world went into lockdown, Santo…
Mental health has emerged as a key issue being handled by CFOs as they take the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in their stride.…
For Grant Wilson’s clients, the impacts of COVID19 were felt overnight, but their experiences haven’t been as disastrous as you might imagine, and in many…
CFO Australia Editor Richard McBride had the opportunity to discuss finance leadership during times of crisis and the role of the CFO with leading finance…
Pursuit of purpose and impact has been the driving force in Sandy Chakravarty’s successful career which has crossed cultures, industry sectors, board and executive roles.…
Over the last few weeks I have spoken to many CFOs and the range of their experiences during this crisis is wide. Some are in…
The human race is a people-centric race. We like physical connections– a handshake; hug; kiss on a cheek; or a catch-up at the coffee shop.…
The CFO role is undergoing constant change as the demands are ever-increasing. In the past, the CFO could reign supreme from her office and only…
Those that work in Risk Management know it doesn’t take long to reach “Catastrophic” as a potential impact for business in a worse-case scenario
The Adaptive CFO The role of the CFO as a bean counter or number-cruncher is a faded image from the past. Contemporary CFOs, more than…
There’s a growing cohort of chief financial officers (CFO) who are part of the million-dollar CFO club in Australia. This group of luminaries includes Qantas’…
Ex-NAB CEO, Andrew Thorburn made a prescient comment at the Banking Royal Commission “In my personal and professional experience, most transformation opportunities come out of…
When corporations talk about workplace culture, they could learn a thing or two from the education world. After all, students’ progress is a benchmark of…
When it comes to achieving successful long term outcomes for an organisation, spending time, money and effort on culture has always been the last thing…