ACPEN: Tactical Finance Leadership – Building the Finance Team of Tomorrow

Overview

The finance function is changing rapidly, driven by technology, demographics, and evolving business expectations. This session focuses on the tactical leadership skills CFOs and CPAs need to build and lead high-performing finance teams in the years ahead. Participants will explore how roles, skills, and expectations are shifting, and how leaders can prepare their teams for increased automation, real-time reporting, and greater strategic involvement. The session blends practical leadership guidance with forward-looking insights.

Highlights

• How the finance role has evolved—and where it is headed
• Technology, AI, and real-time financial information
• Knowledge obsolescence and the growing CPE gap
• Talent development, delegation, and employee engagement
• Integrating multi-generational workforces
• Emotional intelligence and communication skills for finance leaders
• Preventing bad decisions through structure and discipline
• Redefining what it means to be an effective CFO

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

This course is designed for finance and accounting professionals who are responsible for translating financial strategy into execution.

Objectives

• Analyze how technology, automation, and evolving business expectations are transforming finance roles and team dynamics.

• Develop leadership strategies to build and manage high-performing finance teams in a rapidly changing environment.

• Apply practical approaches to prepare finance teams for increased automation, real-time reporting, and strategic decision-making.

Preparation

None