Ilana Esterrich

Association For Financial Professionals Annual Conference 2022 - Philadelphia

Everyone who has a financial system implementation or upgrade project has a story to tell about what went wrong or right. This session involved "real talk" and experiences with both new system implementations as well as system/process upgrades and a discussion on the secrets to success. Specific areas covered included securing leadership support, balancing team workload, getting staff and organizational buy-in,… Show more

Association For Financial Professionals Annual Conference 2022 - Philadelphia

Everyone who has a financial system implementation or upgrade project has a story to tell about what went wrong or right. This session involved "real talk" and experiences with both new system implementations as well as system/process upgrades and a discussion on the secrets to success. Specific areas covered included securing leadership support, balancing team workload, getting staff and organizational buy-in, course correcting for project hiccups, and making "transformation" a continual mindset. Show less

Many organizations have already begun investing in finance business partnering capabilities, but CFOs must embrace the challenge of translating this capability into benefits for the organization. Taking a strategic approach to ensure finance business partners are focused on key areas of activity will gain trust and buy-in from the business. This session will look at how that will support in delivering value and shaping strategy.

Speakers
Moderator: Wendy Nguyen, Founder & CEO… Show more

Many organizations have already begun investing in finance business partnering capabilities, but CFOs must embrace the challenge of translating this capability into benefits for the organization. Taking a strategic approach to ensure finance business partners are focused on key areas of activity will gain trust and buy-in from the business. This session will look at how that will support in delivering value and shaping strategy.

Speakers
Moderator: Wendy Nguyen, Founder & CEO, American Business Academy
Darren Dang, CFAO, Superior Court of California, County of Orange
Ilana Esterrich, Chief Financial Officer, American Coatings Association
Jens Kulhen, CFO NA, GateGroup
Karina Saryan, CFO, Magnopus Show less

Finance professionals are not immune to the changing nature of work. We need to adapt, transform and embrace a new operating model. Increasingly, companies are looking to their finance leaders and teams to be agile, cross-functional business leaders with a broader skill set than just closing the books, preparing financial statements, and completing audit requirements. Today’s finance professional needs to adapt and embrace a changing operating model that is responsive and ready to adapt… Show more

Finance professionals are not immune to the changing nature of work. We need to adapt, transform and embrace a new operating model. Increasingly, companies are looking to their finance leaders and teams to be agile, cross-functional business leaders with a broader skill set than just closing the books, preparing financial statements, and completing audit requirements. Today’s finance professional needs to adapt and embrace a changing operating model that is responsive and ready to adapt, embrace multiple digital technologies, automate manual processes, invest in new skill sets to provide useful analytic insights and provide strategic guidance across an organization at multiple levels. More and more, finance is shifting from tactical to strategic. What sets the modern finance professional apart from the “old-school traditional” finance professional? How does the finance function move from static, rear-view reporting work to a fast-evolving, highly effective source of competitive advantage? From a cost center to a value driver? Show less

Association for Financial Professionals Conference 2022
FP&A Symposium

In today’s post-pandemic world, what have we learned about leading, managing, and succeeding in business? As women, has our ability to manage life and work changed with the shift to hybrid and full work-from-home environments? How do our skills and capabilities need to change or evolve to maintain employee engagement and motivation? Have advancement goals and perspectives changed since 2019? How do we continue to shift towards purpose-driven work given the risks of the Great Migration/Great… Show more

In today’s post-pandemic world, what have we learned about leading, managing, and succeeding in business? As women, has our ability to manage life and work changed with the shift to hybrid and full work-from-home environments? How do our skills and capabilities need to change or evolve to maintain employee engagement and motivation? Have advancement goals and perspectives changed since 2019? How do we continue to shift towards purpose-driven work given the risks of the Great Migration/Great Reshuffle, the advancement of technology in the workplace, and the increase in distributed workplaces? What skill sets are needed to succeed and advance in the “new normal”? Join this panel of executive women as they discuss how they are evolving and adapting to new work and corporate cultures. Panelists will give their perspectives and then engage the audience in dialogue through Q&A. Show less