Jennifer Reilly, CPA, CGMA, values listening. She enjoys the collaboration with fellow finance leaders as part of the Future of Finance Leadership Advisory Group, and she has made a habit of emphasizing listening in guiding teams from around the world.

Reilly, scheduled to be part of two sessions at AICPA & CIMA ENGAGE 25, explains the importance of listening, developing through broad and niche roles, and more in this Journal of Accountancy podcast episode.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

· The value of collaboration with finance peers.

· How finance’s expanded role changes the way finance professionals are evaluated.

· A summary of Reilly’s “broad” and “niche” roles.

· Strategies for better engagement with a globally dispersed team.

· The benefits of a wide-ranging listening tour for Reilly in her current role.

· One pillar of corporate culture that stood out to her from a Future of Finance Summit presentation.

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