In this episode, host Adam Boutros sits down with Jean McClellan, PwC Canada’s People and Transformation Leader. During their discussion, Jean offers insights into the evolving skills required by finance, including upskilling tips to retain and

How finance teams can drive an organization’s ESG agenda

Feb 14th, 2022 21m 20s

In this episode, host Adam Boutros sits down with Sarah Marsh, partner at PwC Canada, ESG & reporting and Arlind Sulaj, a director with PwC Canada’s finance transformation practice. They discuss why ESG reporting has become imperative for finan

How Canadian CFOs are navigating a ‘perfect storm of change’ in 2022

Dec 13th, 2021 15m 51s

In the last episode of 2021, host Adam Boutros sits down with the CFO of PwC Canada, Alaina Tennison, on the Finance in 15 podcast. During the episode, Alaina provides listeners with an overview of her CFO role at PwC, her playbook for leadersh

A global perspective on the evolving role of the CFO and finance functions

Nov 15th, 2021 18m 14s

To kick off season two of Finance in 15, host Adam Boutros sits down with PwC Partner Marino Fremis and Helen Brand, the chief executive of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the global body for professional accountants.

Key insights on the impacts of the federal election for businesses and finance leaders

Sep 24th, 2021 13m 53s

The results are in, and Canadians have elected a Liberal minority government. The election campaign featured vigorous debate about several issues that Canadian chief financial officers and business executives will want to pay attention to, espe

Looking back—A season in review

Aug 9th, 2021 11m 43s

In the final episode of the first season, host Adam Boutros reviews some of the highlights from the Finance in 15 podcast so far. The episode reviews key takeaways and insights from episodes one through six, including concepts like the 3Ps of f

Compliance, transformed: How finance can accelerate the close

Jul 12th, 2021 13m 2s

According to PwC’s Finance Effectiveness Benchmarking report, leading organizations take less than three days to close. They also have fewer errors for first-time processing of journal entries, and they spend an average of three times more effo

Bonus

Bringing your full value as a business partner (Part Two)

Jun 28th, 2021 9m 11s

PwC’s Finance in 15 podcast series offers finance executives and business leaders insight into the pivotal ways finance can increase strategic value for their organizations. In this episode, our specialists discuss the last of the 3 Ps of finan

Bringing your full value as a business partner (Part One)

Jun 28th, 2021 14m

PwC’s Finance in 15 podcast series offers finance executives and business leaders insight into the pivotal ways finance can increase strategic value for their organizations. In this episode, we discuss the last of the 3 Ps of finance transforma

Going Big on Digital Transformation

Jun 14th, 2021 10m 41s

Within critical data lies a huge opportunity. Yet, in finance, the phrase digital transformation is something that tends not to be fully understood. In this episode, Adam takes you through the key things you need to know to transform your finan

Reimagining the Processes in Finance

May 25th, 2021 14m 20s

This week, Adam sits down with PwC Canada partners, Marino Fremis, Partner, Finance Transformation Lead and Kevin Ng, Partner, Tax to walk through the second P of finance transformation, “process”. Together they walk through how new processes c

Transforming people in your finance function

Apr 5th, 2021 14m 59s

In today’s rapidly changing landscape, it has never been more important for your team members to be digitally savvy and collaborative. In our third episode of Finance in 15, Adam speaks to the intersection of people and technology in the financ

The finance transformation journey: CFO spotlight

Apr 5th, 2021 15m 39s

What does a finance transformation journey look like? In this episode of Finance in 15, Adam walks you through PwC’s finance transformation with colleagues, Samir Bishara, Canada’s Finance Transformation Leader and Alaina Tennison, CFO of PwC C

Getting started with finance transformation

Apr 5th, 2021 15m 43s

Finance transformation is about more than technology. In our first episode of Finance in 15, Adam sits down with Samir Bishara, who leads PwC Canada’s National Finance Transformation practice, to discuss what executives need to know to transfor