The many dimensions of leadership
Finance Leadership is about how you manage your finance function and prepare it for tomorrow. It starts with a clear operating model and the right organizational structure, with a transformation roadmap direction gives. From there, you redesign your processes and, where useful, bundle expertise in shared services or a center of excellence. A strong leader helps determine the CFO agenda and the strategic decision making , and translates finance into clear management and stakeholder reporting. You guide major changes with firmness project and program management . And because a function is only as strong as its people, you continuously invest in it talent and team development within finance.
THE CFO of the future
5 roles for future-proof finance leadership
From strategic sparring partner to catalyst for change: the role of the CFO is becoming broader, more human and more future-oriented. In our latest whitepaper, five finance leaders share their vision of what tomorrow will require from finance.
Wouter Pattyn
CFO Decospan
In addition to being a financial whiz kid, the CFO of tomorrow is also a bridge builder between the departments of an organization. Few embody that image better than Wouter Pattyn. He is CFO at Decospan, the European market leader in the processing of veneer wood.
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Lizzy-Anne Neven
CFO Rejuvenate Biomed
No one highlights the versatility of the financial director as well as that of a vibrant start-up. Lizzy-Anne Neven of Rejuvenate Biomed, a Belgian biotech start-up, is the perfect example of this. What does your responsibilities look like as CFO of a young start-up? And what are the priorities financially? We went for a virtual coffee visit with an equally busy and atypical CFO.
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Hilde Vangilbergen
CFO Indaver
In recent years, the Chief Financial Officer has taken on an increasingly prominent role in the boardroom. At the same time, the CFO must lead an increasingly complex financial department, keep up with the latest developments and drive change within the organization. What leadership skills do you need to drive the finance department of tomorrow? We asked Hilde Vangilbergen, former CFO of Cordeel Group and who now works at Indaver.
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Karel Breda
CFO Immobel Group
Monitoring the cash register is one of the core duties of the Chief Financial Officer. But how does the CFO of tomorrow fulfill his role as watchdog? We asked Karel Breda, CFO of Immobel Group, the flagship of the Belgian real estate sector. Always prepared for a worst-case scenario, risk management is second nature.
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