MM7 My journey to CFO with Christoph Martin

Christoph Martin has achieved incredible success during the past 12 months. He has transitioned from the Head of Finance within a scaleup company to becoming the CFO of a listed group. During this time, Christoph also played a key role in delivering the $365m IPO and has significantly enhanced the capability of his finance function. Christoph plans his finance leader career in fine detail and is very committed to investing in the necessary learning and development activities to help achieve his career aspirations.

During this Monday Masterclass, Christoph provides valuable insights regarding a huge number of essential themes, including:

  1. What roles to take on during a finance leader career journey to help deliver your career ambitions;
  2. How to approach setting objectives with your CEO to define when you should be given the CFO job title;
  3. The key differences between the Head of Finance role versus the CFO role;
  4. What new skills you need to learn when stepping up into the CEO role; and
  5. Which learning and development activities are the most important for aspiring CFOs.

Here’s the recording of the masterclass:

The Cash Blindspots CFOs Miss in M&A Integration

CFOs pour huge effort into M&A modelling but often miss the cash blindspots that appear once integration begins. In this session, experts from MeasuredValue, Agicap, and GrowCFO reveal how to spot hidden liquidity risks, improve cash visibility across entities, and keep your deal creating value long after it closes.

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The 5 Finance Tasks CFOs Automate First (And Why)

Learn which 5 finance tasks CFOs automate first—and why. This session with AccountsIQ and GrowCFO explores AP, approvals, banking, intercompany, dimensions, and how to align people, process and tech to get fast wins from finance automation.

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AI Promises Speed. FP&A Is Still Stuck. Why?

AI should make FP&A faster, but most teams remain stuck in slow, manual processes. In this session, leaders from NoseDat, Acterys and GrowCFO show how data, governance and focused use cases turn AI from hype into real planning speed.

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The AI Adoption Gap in Finance and How to Close It

CFO Pauline Babel of Spendesk joins Kevin Appleby to unpack the AI adoption gap in finance. They explore where to start, how to automate repetitive tasks safely, and the roadmap, tools, and metrics finance leaders need to scale AI while protecting data and elevating their teams’ impact

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Automating the Month-End Close Process with AI

Discover how AI accelerates the month-end close. Steve Fox shares operational playbooks, Chelsea Adrian brings AP automation expertise from Yooz, and Kevin Appleby of GrowCFO frames the strategy. Learn where to start, the controls that matter, and the KPIs that prove value.

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