138. Financial Transformation Live: Designing Your Finance Systems Architecture

This week's episode of the CFO 4.0 podcast is taken from our most recent Financial Transformation Live session where Hannah Munro delves into the intricacies of designing an efficient and agile finance system!

Hannah explores the world of financial system architecture, the layers of integration and automation that are crucial for enhancing efficiency and connectivity within organisations.

Also covered in this session:
  • Understanding the different options: Best of Breed vs. ERP systems
  • Unravelling the layers of financial system architecture: Functional, Data Analytics, and Forecasting
  • Evaluating the technical competence and capacity required for building and maintaining workflows.
  • The importance of a data strategy and data hygiene in optimising financial reporting capabilities
  • Top tips for successful finance systems integration and automation implementation
  • 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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