Scaling Your Finance Function

As businesses navigate periods of rapid growth and expansion, the finance function plays a pivotal role in supporting and enabling that transformation. This session from Andrew Waters Co-Founder, Zanda and Benyam Hagos CFO, Form3, provides valuable insights and practical advice to finance leaders on how to effectively scale their teams and processes to meet the evolving demands of a growing organization.

The discussion delves into Benyam’s extensive experience in finance, spanning roles at Mastercard, Nium, and now as CFO of Form3. Gain insights into the key considerations and strategies for finance leaders when taking on a new CFO role, including the importance of understanding the product, believing in the company’s future, and building strong relationships with the C-suite and functional leads. The session also explores approaches to prioritizing and aligning the finance team’s objectives with the CEO’s vision, fostering a culture of accountability and collaboration within the finance function.

Highlights:

• Benyam’s extensive experience in finance, spanning roles at Mastercard, Nium, and now as CFO of Form3, provides a wealth of knowledge on scaling finance functions.
• The importance of understanding the product, believing in the company’s future, and building strong relationships with the C-suite and functional leads when taking on a CFO role.
• Strategies for prioritizing and aligning the finance team’s objectives with the CEO’s vision, fostering a culture of accountability and collaboration.
• Insights on building specialized finance teams and leveraging shared service centers to support international growth.
• Approaches to managing mergers and acquisitions, integrating finance teams and systems, and optimizing the finance technology stack.
• Best practices for hiring and onboarding finance professionals, with a focus on finding ambitious, growth-oriented individuals.
• Perspectives on partnering with other functions, such as sales, HR, and legal, to drive the overall success of the business.
• Considerations around remote work and maintaining a healthy work-life balance as a finance leader.

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