Panel discussion: The next generation finance team – accelerating digital transformation

In this podcast from an event hosted by The Access Group, Clive Webb, Senior Insights Manager at the ACCA discusses the importance of digital skills for finance teams to drive transformation.

Key points covered in this podcast:

• The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a shift in how many implementations organisations are undertaking to drive transformation, and the speed in which they are being undertaken.

• Transformation is a cultural shift and a continuous process underpinned by digital technology.

• Finance and accounting professionals need to hone their digital skills to play a pivotal role in this transformation – to support key practices, capabilities and strategies designed to increase agility and efficiency across the business.

This podcast features:

• Rob Binns, Chief Financial Officer at The Access Group
• Adam Freeman, Head of Sales Enablement, The Access Group
• Clive Webb, Senior Insights Manager, ACCA
• Lindsay Degouve, Director, ACCA

Key points covered in the podcast:

• Change and digital transformation: challenges finance departments are facing
• The steps to follow to adapt your organisation to change and embrace digital transformation
• The opportunities digital transformation brings to the finance function
• Robotics, automation and RPA
• How technology can help the finance accounting function
• The modern finance team – skillset of the future finance function
• Modern financial systems - what to look for