Chris Westfall

Will hot strike summer heat up the human capital debate? with Harvard’s Ethan Rouen

September 20th, 2023  |  28 mins 24 secs

accounting, cfo, finance, labor, strikes, sustainability

In this episode of the podcast we speak with Ethan Rouen, an researcher on the intersection of financial reporting, accounting and income equality.

Tractor Supply’s Kris Bybee on middle-American finance, the explosion in rural lifestyle brands and the happiness of “Chick Days”

September 6th, 2023  |  40 mins 10 secs

accounting, cfo, finance

We kick off our series on how rural and middle-American financial executives are thriving in the new economy with a discussion with Tractor Supply's Kris Bybee.

We are making some changes

August 18th, 2023  |  51 secs

The Financial Executive Podcast is now the FEI Weekly Podcast

What a new finance workforce lacks, leaders need to teach

July 26th, 2023  |  32 mins 22 secs

career, finance, human resources, management, recruiting

In this sponsored episode of the podcast week speak with Jill Silman Chapman, Director of Early Talent Programs at Insperity, about how to recruit and retain the next generation of talent.

Accounting fraud and how to model it with Dr. Daniel Beneish

June 28th, 2023  |  34 mins 54 secs

In this episode of the podcast we speak with the model’s namesake – Dr. Daniel Beneish of Indiana University– about the accuracy and limitations of the M-score and what it’s saying about earnings manipulation heading into the next 12 months.

Commercial real estate: warning signs and opportunities with EisnerAmper’s Lisa Knee

June 14th, 2023  |  20 mins 13 secs

banks, cfo, commercial real estate, cre

The headlines around the commercial real estate market are dire, either because of the work from home shift or a drying up of capital as regional banks struggle. For financial executives that either work in the real estate industry or are just trying to figure out their organization's footprint for the next fiscal year, the outlook is confusing.

Bedrock AI’s Kris Bennatti on adapting language models to filings, disclosure “inflation” and replacing critical audit matters with 💩

May 31st, 2023  |  29 mins 58 secs

artificial intelligence, cfo, disclosure, investing

Bedrock AI’s CEO Kris Bennatti on how AI can navigate a world of "over disclosure" along with ideas regarding how the current financial reporting industry will need to adapt.

Governments vs. The League Of Extraordinary Accounting Measures

May 10th, 2023  |  39 mins 31 secs

accounting, debt default, finance, governments

As the US slips closer – again – to the threat of default, one of the ways policymakers talk about delaying the crisis is the use of “extraordinary accounting measures.”
We quickly jump into why extraordinary accounting measures is not really "a thing", how the federal and looming economic crisis will affect state and local government and we also get into the weeds of how governments on adopting XBRL for financial reporting.

Revisiting The Fair Value Debate

March 29th, 2023  |  30 mins 53 secs

accounting, banks, finance

MIT's Robert Pozen discusses how the debate around fair value in banking should be focused on disclosure.

Fixing The Bank Disclosure/Panic Feedback Loop

March 16th, 2023  |  43 mins 53 secs

Prof. Pingyang Goa, a researcher on bank panics, discusses how disclosures need to change in order to prevent the next crisis.

Diversify But Verify: Commercial Banking After SVB

March 15th, 2023  |  23 mins 50 secs

banking crisis, cfo, finance, lending, silicon valley bank

In this episode of the podcast we speak with Jay Jung, founder and managing partner at Embarc Advisors about how financial executives need to react the the banking crisis.

China Reset: IPOs, Mergers and Audits

March 1st, 2023  |  32 mins 52 secs

auditing, china, ipo, m&a

We speak with China capital markets expert WiHung Chen, partner with the law firm of Wilson Sonsini in Hong Kong, about how geopolitical changes may spillover in auditing, financial disclosers and dealflow.

Digital Transformation In a Time of Uncertainty

February 14th, 2023  |  20 mins 48 secs

digital transformation, finance

We speak with Gina Ferguson,Senior Director of Customer Experience for Finance at Workday about how she works to leverage financial information.

Can Renewable Energy Save Us?

December 16th, 2022  |  53 mins 56 secs

cfo, energy, solar

A conversation with Cypress Creek Renewables’ Chief Financial Officer, Tres Petmecky.

Linking Finance and Human Resources For Better Planning

November 18th, 2022  |  27 mins 3 secs

Coming out of the past two years of economic uncertainty, and entering an even greater period of uncertainty, means that finance and human resources need to work more closely than ever to make sure the enterprise is staffed correctly for all possibilities.

Getting Finance In Sync

September 29th, 2022  |  23 mins 20 secs

cfo, finance, technology

A in depth discussion about getting digital "synchronicity" in finance.