171. Beyond Numbers: Cultivating a Business-Focused Finance Mindset with Andy Burrows


This week on CFO 4.0 join Hannah Munro as she converses with Andy Burrows, CEO and Founder of Supercharged Finance. Dive into the critical aspects of developing a business-focused finance mindset and understand how finance professionals can transcend traditional roles to become strategic business leaders.

Also covered in this session:

  • The mission and impact of Supercharged Finance in the realm of online training and development for finance professionals.
  • Identifying and bridging the skills gap in finance teams, with a special focus on CFO readiness.
  • The concept of business acumen: How finance professionals can cultivate it through strategic curiosity.
  • Insights into the Value Driver Tree model and its significance in understanding business operations
  • Strategies for finance leaders to assess and enhance the business acumen within their teams.
  • The importance of embedding finance within the organisation

  • What is the change that we’re seeing in finance teams and what does that have to do with value?
  • How do we define value?
  • How value goes beyond economic impact
  • What are the components of economic value identification?
  • Examples of the value identification conversation
  • What this means for the skills in finance

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