CFO Weekly
Driving Value Beyond Finance with Tom McDermott, CFO at Career Certified
Apr 8, 2025
32:34
In this episode of CFO Weekly, Tom McDermott, Chief Financial Officer at Career Certified, joins Megan Weis to discuss business partnering and value drivers for private equity CFO, sharing insights from his diverse career spanning global technology companies, private equity, and education technology.
Tom is an experienced executive and financial leader with vast experience in global technology companies across the US and UK. His expertise in business partnering and value creation has been demonstrated through successful roles at Vista-backed companies, PSG, and Fortune 500 organizations like NCR. Tom is known for his strategic approach to transforming transactional revenue models into recurring revenue streams and his success in managing M&A integrations.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to transition from traditional finance roles to becoming a true business partner
- The importance of rapid M&A integration and having a clear integration playbook for driving value creation
- How to transform transactional revenue streams into recurring revenue through strategic storytelling and data support
- Why embracing VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) is essential for successful financial leadership
- The strategic approach to implementing AI across different business functions, from accounting to customer service
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Previous guests include: Tom McDermott, CFO at Career Certified, Claire Bramley, CFO at Teradata, Chris Miles, Founder of Money Ripples, Ranil DeSilva, CFO & COO at CARE, Jordan Grumet, Financial Independence Expert & Host of Earn & Invest & William Washington, Global CFO at Baker McKenzie
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