76. CFO Stories: The Unconventional CFO with Jeremy Foster, CFO, Talroo

04/19/22 • 40 min

In this episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah Munro chats to Jeremy Foster to discuss the role of the CFO, and the benefits of not thinking like a traditional CFO.
Jeremy is Chief Financial Officer at Talroo. He has more than fifteen years of experience as a senior executive, mainly in the technology and banking field. Jeremy has been CFO or COO for 3 Inc. 5000 companies, two of which have made the Inc. 500.
Also covered in this episode:

Jeremy’s unconventional journey to becoming CFO
Benefits of not thinking like a traditional CFO
Optimising finance structure and team design to achieve an agile finance function
Insights into financial and resource strategy for high growth
Top tips on how to approach marketing investments
Jeremy’s essential tool list to create agile finance functions

Links referenced in this episode
Jeremy's LinkedInTalroo

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Jeremy’s unconventional journey to becoming CFO
Benefits of not thinking like a traditional CFO
Optimising finance structure and team design to achieve an agile finance function
Insights into financial and resource strategy for high growth
Top tips on how to approach marketing investments
Jeremy’s essential tool list to create agile finance functions

Links referenced in this episode
Jeremy's LinkedInTalroo

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75. The Pandemic and Beyond with Clive Webb, Head of Business Management, ACCA

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In this episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah Munro talks to Clive Webb, Head of Business Management at ACCA. Clive deals with business and technology-related matters from the perspective of the CFO.
This episode covers the Pandemic and Beyond for finance, and also explores the research Clive carried out about the pandemic, and also the future of finance as a function.
Also covered in this episode:

Update on current research in the ACCA professional insights team
COVID and the shift it has created within the role of finance
Impact of volatility has had on the demands from the finance organisation
New data skill sets needed within finance teams
The importance of technology to the future of finance

Links referenced in this episode:
Clive's LinkedInACCA WebsiteFinance's Journey to the Future Article

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77. Making the shift from CFO to Board with Fiona Hathorn, CEO of Women on Boards UK

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In this episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah sits down with Fiona Hathorn, CEO of Women on Boards UK, to chat about balancing the cultural fit with bringing something different to the Board, and top tips on setting out on your Board journey.
Fiona is the CEO of Women on Boards UK alongside advising a number of different boards and organisations, including Advisory Panel Member for the FRC, Advisory Board Member to Spktral, advisor to Peel Hunt, and Chair of Hanx's Nominations Committee.
This episode also covers:

What skills & knowledge do you need to be on a Board? And how do you get them?
How to find and identify Board opportunities? And how to identify if it’s a good opportunity for you
How to make yourself stand out as a potential Board candidate?
What does a typical Board recruitment process look like?
Top tips on interviewing well

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Fiona's LinkedInWomen On Boards UK Websiteitas Website