Hub & Spoken: Data | Analytics | Chief Data Officer | CDO | Data Strategy - The importance of data and technology in finance transformation, with Grant Deans

The importance of data and technology in finance transformation, with Grant Deans

03/25/21 • 37 min

Hub & Spoken: Data | Analytics | Chief Data Officer | CDO | Data Strategy

In this episode Jason talks to Grant Deans, a finance transformation specialist, on the role of data and analytics during finance transformation. They discuss how transformation shouldn’t have an end goal, instead a series of short sprints to enable people to remain agile and adapt when needed. They cover why data is so essential during transformation, where the FP&A team should sit in relation to the finance department and the type of skills needed in a modern finance department.

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