The Financial Executive Podcast

Episode 60: Sustainability Disclosure "Must Be Done" With Existing Rules

October 14th, 2021  |  27 mins 8 secs

cfo, esg, investing, regulation, sustainability

In this episode of the podcast we speak with David Pitt Watson about his hopes for ESG reporting in the US, the usefulness of existing rules and the challenges of accounting and reporting carbon emissions

Episode 52: Tax Proposal Targeting Silicon Valley

September 30th, 2021  |  16 mins 40 secs

cfo, tax, tech

A tax provision called a “qualified small business stock,” or QSBS, is the target of lawmakers looking for revenue.

Episode 51: Fraud in the Time of COVID

September 24th, 2021  |  54 mins 5 secs

cfo, finance, fraud

Margot Cella of the Center for Audit Quality and Pam Verick of Protiviti discusses some of the challenges faced by financial executives when it comes to fraud during the pandemic.

Episode 48: Crypto On the Balance Sheet

June 24th, 2021  |  31 mins 56 secs

bitcoin, blockchain, cfo

In this episode of the financial executive podcast we speak with Luke Sully, CEO of newly launched Ledgermatic, a startup that is looking to address the market by providing corporate treasury services for crypto.

Episode 45: Speed, Agility and the CFO

May 14th, 2021  |  21 mins 8 secs

cfo, finance, leadership

We discuss the results of the most recent CFO survey published by Accenture and discuss how all financial leaders can learn from the lessons of a transformative year.

Episode 44: Big Data and Sustainability Reporting

April 29th, 2021  |  22 mins 59 secs

big data, cfo, esg, sustainability, technology

A discussion with Clarity AI's Rebeca Minguela.

Episode 40: What Financial Executives Really Think About Internal Controls

January 19th, 2021  |  35 mins 7 secs

accounting, cfo, finance

In this episode, we speak to three academic researchers and the sponsor of a new research report released by the Financial Education and Research Foundation - titled Where Are We Now? The Story of ICFR at Large Public Companies as Told by the Financial Executive -- about how leaders are dealing with the responsibility of ICFR and how technology can be leveraged to measure and track them.

Episode 38: CECL, Loss Models and the Unintended Consequences of COVID-19

December 15th, 2020  |  34 mins 1 sec

banks, cfo, finance, models

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 35: At the Center of the Storm

September 3rd, 2020  |  57 mins 24 secs

cfo, covid-19, mayo clinic

An discussion with Dennis Dahlen, CFO, Mayo Clinic