Olivia Berkman

Episode 36: Racial Justice Is a Movement, Not a Moment

September 6th, 2020  |  51 mins 5 secs

cfo, leadership, racial justice

Olivia Berkman colleague at FEI Laura Shiffman and I interview the CFO of the National Urban League, Calvin Harris.

Episode 26: Project Management For Financial Executives

July 27th, 2019  |  16 mins 53 secs

accounting, cfo, financial executive, project management

Managing Editor Olivia Berkman speaks with project management expert Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez regarding how financial executives can bring project management expertise to their skillset.

Episode 23: A Guide to ICFR by Preparers, for Preparers

November 18th, 2018  |  18 mins 8 secs

A Q&A with FEI's CCR ICFR Working Group members Laura Phillips, Matt Janzaruk, and Craig Schmidt on what preparers can learn from the ICFR: Insights, Issues, and Practices documents and their biggest takeaways from the experience.

Episode 21: Career Check: A Discussion with CFO Recruiter Samuel Dergel

September 25th, 2018  |  25 mins 34 secs

career, cfo, job, recruiter

As senior-level financial executives return from much needed summer vacations, it’s an opportune time to make sure their careers are moving in the right direction.

Episode 15: RPA Is Becoming Finance’s New Norm

June 30th, 2018  |  8 mins 54 secs

automation, cfo, finance, rpa

Senior-level financial leaders are moving out the exploratory stage of robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence into implementation.

Episode 16: Technology Is Changing Everything In The Finance Suite: 2018 Benchmarking the Finance Function Preview

June 26th, 2018  |  15 mins 15 secs

career, finance, staffing, technlogy

The 9th annual Benchmarking the Finance Function report reveals how financial leaders are shifting resources as technology and automation increase.

Episode 13: Career Strategies for Financial Executives in 2018

February 11th, 2018  |  10 mins 9 secs

accounting, career, financial executive

A discussion with Carrie Wentling, FEI's Director of Member Services about new career tracks for finance executives.

Episode 11: Harassment, Toxic Workplaces and the Role of Leaders

October 29th, 2017  |  15 mins 24 secs

career, harassment, leadership, work

What should financial leaders know about sexual harassment and how do they broach the heated topic with their staff? Dr. Stefanie Johnson speaks with FEI Managing Editor Olivia Berkman.

Episode 10: The Critical Difference Between Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience

October 15th, 2017  |  12 mins 37 secs

cfo, cybersecurity

Senior level financial executives need to understand the increasing role of cyber resilience in corporate security.

Episode 9: Where Will the Next Generation of Financial Executives Come From?

September 24th, 2017  |  21 mins 2 secs

business, career, cfo, strategy

A discussion regarding the struggle to develop accounting talent and the new path to a financial executive career.