FLP, the Finance Leadership Podcast

"People are recognising that they need to really RETHINK how they're doing things." When technology-adoption projects falter, it's an opportunity to implement a comprehensive turnaround. California-based Bob Green, of leading regional CPA firm SingerLewak, talks through the "four pillars" of digital transformation and outlines how to get a company's technology projects back on track in the face of profound disruption. Resources. Use these links to find out more about this topic, or to access free guidance and resources to implement in your own team or organisation. Find out more about SingerLewak. Browse the technology and cybersecurity resources on the AICPA Technology Hub. Visit dedicated coronavirus online resource centres for our AICPA and CIMA networks. Our Guest. Bob Green is Lead Partner for Business Informatics at SingerLewak. He and his SL Business Informatics team specialise in strategic technology and digital transformation planning. Connect with him here. Share. Know someone who should hear this podcast? Click on these links to automatically share this episode with colleagues and friends. Recommend it to your LinkedIn connections, send to Twitter, auto-share on your Facebook page, or simply tell someone via email. Social. Use #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews or @CIMA_News. About Our Podcast. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful. Get in touch. How did you discover our podcast? Where do you listen? What would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we're keen to know what you think. Email us here. ©2018-2020 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA)

"We're talking about ALL the fingers that Digital Transformation has, ALL the paths that it can flow down through an organisation Digital Transformation: What is it? What are the benefits and risks? How has COVID impacted the subject for good or ill? Guest host Daimon Geopfert of RSM presents this November Cybersecurity Advisory episode, exploring what "Digital Transformation" means in the age of COVID. Joined by Jerry Ravi and Greg Fritsky of EisnerAmper, the conversation touches on the broader subject of how the pandemic has affected the way organisations plan and prioritise their transformation efforts. Talking Points. This conversation touches on these and other topics and considerations: What does digital transformation mean? Has that definition changed over time? What are the most common areas of a business to be targeted for transformation? Does this vary by organisation size and industry? How has this impacted the pace and approach to digital transformation? What are the risks of going ahead with digital transformation? What are the risks of not doing so? Other considerations for business, operations, regulatory, security, personnel, and more. Resources. Use these links to find out more about this topic, or to access free guidance and resources to implement in your own team or organisation. Find technology and cybersecurity resources on the AICPA Technology Hub. Discover more detailed information and guidance about Cybersecurity and Information Security. Visit dedicated coronavirus online resource centres for our AICPA and CIMA networks. Can't see the links? Visit https://future.aicpa.org/topic/technology and https://www.aicpa.org/coronavirus. The Voices. Connect with the people behind the conversation. Daimon Geopfert is Security & Privacy Consulting National Leader at RSM Jerry Ravi is Process, Risk & Technology Solutions National Leader & Partner at EisnerAmper Greg Fritsky is Director of Digital Solutions at EisnerAmper. Share. Know someone who should hear this podcast? Click on these links to automatically share this episode with colleagues and friends. Recommend it to your LinkedIn connections, send to Twitter, auto-share on your Facebook page, or simply tell someone via email. Social. Use #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews or @CIMA_News. About Our Podcast. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful. Get in touch. How did you discover our podcast? Where do you listen? What would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we're keen to know what you think. Email us here. ©2018-2020 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA)

"During quarantine, things have been escalated. 30% of leaders' time is lost due to MISHANDLING conflict, so that's on the rise." Monday 16th November was UN Day of Tolerance so, to explore the true cost of conflict in an organisation, Scott Kellam talks to returning guest Julie Holunga.  They discuss what happens when it manifests, and what the consequences can be if it's allowed to build up over time. Counter-intuitively, conflict can be a valuable catalyst for positive change. Hear how to recognise it, address it, manage it and learn from it. Resources. Use these links to find out more about this topic, or to access free guidance and resources to implement in your own team or organisation. Improve your conflict-management skills with AICPA & CIMA resources here. Connect with our guest Julie Holunga at julieholunga.com. Watch her 2018 AICPA Conference presentation on "The Weak Language That Holds You Back".   Share. Know someone who should hear this podcast? Click on these links to automatically share this episode with colleagues and friends. Recommend it to your LinkedIn connections, send to Twitter, auto-share on your Facebook page, or simply tell someone via email. Social. Use #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews or @CIMA_News. About Our Podcast. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful. Get in touch. How did you discover our podcast? Where do you listen? What would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we're keen to know what you think. Email us here. ©2018-2020 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA)

"You've got this massive bucket of fraud that's happening, that you DON'T know about." In advance of International Fraud Awareness Week, we talk to Bryony Clear Hill, Associate Ethics Manager (CIMA) and author of a new report, "Keep Your Accounts Safe: Your Guide To Combatting Financial Crime". We discuss the risks posed by financial crime, how the pandemic has made them greater than ever, and the tools that an organisation ALREADY has to protect themselves.  Talking Points. These are just some of the topics discussed in this episode. The research findings in the report. The role of an Ethics Awareness Manager How the pandemic has increased risks The vulnerabilities in the supply chain Where to find the fraud-fighting assets already in your organisation. Resources. Use these links to find out more about this topic, or to access free guidance and resources to implement in your own team or organisation. Read the "Keep Your Accounts Safe" report on CGMA.org. Create a defensive action plan using this "Key Risk Areas and Controls" matrix. Explore CIMA's Ethics Resources  Read Bryony's FM Magazine article on "Financial crime during COVID"  Discover more detailed information and guidance about Cybersecurity and Information Security. Share. Know someone who should hear this podcast? Click on these links to automatically share this episode with colleagues and friends. Recommend it to your LinkedIn connections, send to Twitter, auto-share on your Facebook page, or simply tell someone via email. Social. Use #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews or @CIMA_News. About Our Podcast. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful. Get in touch. How did you discover our podcast? Where do you listen? What would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we're keen to know what you think. Email us here. ©2018-2020 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA)

" I've seen first hand the different sorts of attempts made to target finance organisations - they're a CONSTANT target. " Why are finance professionals prime targets for cybercriminals? Kacee Johnson of CPA.com lifts the lid on the so-called "criminals' oasis" and the economy of cybercrime with online security research expert 'Dustin' from Spycloud. Talking Points. These are just some of the topics discussed in this episode. What is the dark web? Why are accounting professionals prime targets? How do we mitigate those risks? Resources. Use these links to find out more about this topic, or to access free guidance and resources to implement in your own team or organisation. Explore technology resources for CPAs at cpa.com. Check your email security and sign up for free breach monitoring and more on the blog at Spycloud.com. Discover more detailed information and guidance about Cybersecurity and Information Security. Share. Know someone who should hear this podcast? Click on these links to automatically share this episode with colleagues and friends. Recommend it to your LinkedIn connections, send to Twitter, auto-share on your Facebook page, or simply tell someone via email. Social. Use #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews or @CIMA_News. About Our Podcast. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful. Get in touch. How did you discover our podcast? Where do you listen? What would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we're keen to know what you think. Email us here. ©2018-2020 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA)

" You might get your own people up and running, but do you have a vendor that's NOT going to be available?" You're prepared, but what happens if your business-critical vendor isn't? Amy Vetter hosts this month's Cyber Security Advisory discussion. With panellists Audrey Katcher of Ruben Brown and Torpey White of WipFli, they explore vendor risk management, and suggest three key action items which your teams can begin working on immediately. Talking Points. These are just some of the topics discussed in this episode. Best practices for security and supply chains. Vendor due diligence, What that actually means in practice, How risk should be monitored during the COVID-19 pandemic Resources. Use these links to find out more about this topic, or to access free guidance and resources to implement in your own team or organisation. Find technology and cybersecurity resources on the AICPA Technology Hub. Discover more detailed information and guidance about Cybersecurity and Information Security. Visit dedicated coronavirus online resource centres for our AICPA and CIMA networks. Can't see the links? Visit https://future.aicpa.org/topic/technology and https://www.aicpa.org/coronavirus. Share. Know someone who should hear this podcast? Click on these links to automatically share this episode with colleagues and friends. Recommend it to your LinkedIn connections, send to Twitter, auto-share on your Facebook page, or simply tell someone via email. Social. Use #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews or @CIMA_News. About Our Podcast. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful. Get in touch. How did you discover our podcast? Where do you listen? What would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we're keen to know what you think. Email us here. ©2018-2020 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA)

"We've combined three years of cybersecurity conversations, 20 episodes to choose from, all via just ONE link". Because it's Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2020, we've put together a special playlist of 20 cybersecurity-focused episodes. Find them by clicking on this link: CyberSec20 Resources. Use these links to find out more about this topic, or to access free guidance and resources to implement in your own team or organisation. Browse your dedicated cybersecurity episode playlist at CyberSec20. Find technology and cybersecurity resources for CPAs at CPA.com. Discover how Cybersecurity Month is being marked in the USA as "NCSAM", and the EU as "ECSM". Visit dedicated coronavirus online resource centres for our AICPA and CIMA networks. Share. Know someone who should hear this podcast? Click on these links to automatically share this episode with colleagues and friends. Recommend it to your LinkedIn connections, send to Twitter, auto-share on your Facebook page, or simply tell someone via email. Social. Use #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews or @CIMA_News. About Our Podcast. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful. Get in touch. How did you discover our podcast? Where do you listen? What would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we're keen to know what you think. Email us here. ©2018-2020 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA)

"This is a very significant step for the profession; it's a LEADERSHIP step." What's the security value of a name? CPA.com CEO Erik Asgeirsson outlines the many security and branding benefits of .cpa, a new top-level domain for the finance and accounting profession. Talking Points. These are just some of the topics discussed in this episode. what a top-level domain is. why it's been developed. who'd find it useful. the benefits to members of the accounting and finance profession. its cybersecurity value, especially in assurance, credibility and verifiability. Our Guest. Erik Asgeirsson has been President and CEO of CPA.com for the past fifteen years and was part of the original founding team. Under his leadership, CPA.com has established itself as a leader on emerging technologies and as a key solution provider to accounting firms in the United States, with a growing global focus. Erik also led the creation of RIVIO, a private company financial information clearinghouse, and is overseeing the launch of .cpa, a new top level domain for the profession. Before joining CPA.com, Erik held a variety of positions over a ten-year period at AT&T in business development, operations, and product management. He holds an MBA in Finance from The New York University Stern School of Business and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University, where he was elected to the Eta Kappa Nu engineering honour society.  Connect with him at www.cpa.com/speakers/erik-asgeirsson Resources. Use these links to find out more about this topic, or to access free guidance and resources to implement in your own team or organisation. Learn more about .cpa at domains.cpa. Find technology and cybersecurity resources for CPAs at CPA.com. Discover how Cybersecurity Month is being marked in the USA as "NCSAM", and the EU as "ECSM". Visit dedicated coronavirus online resource centres for our AICPA and CIMA networks. Share. Know someone who should hear this podcast? Click on these links to automatically share this episode with colleagues and friends. Recommend it to your LinkedIn connections, send to Twitter, auto-share on your Facebook page, or simply tell someone via email. Social. Use #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews or @CIMA_News. About Our Podcast. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful. Get in touch. How did you discover our podcast? Where do you listen? What would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we're keen to know what you think. Email us here. ©2018-2020 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA)

"You do have to be equipped to ask enough of the RIGHT questions." October is Cybersecurity Month in the EU and the USA, so all month we'll be sharing episodes about IT risks, threat-mitigation and security strategies. The founder and CEO of NMGI, our guest Randy Johnston is recognised as a Top 25 thought-leader in accounting and technology. Hosted by Kacee Johnson, Strategic Advisor at CPA.com (the business and technology arm of the AICPA), this conversation with Randy introduces the concept of 'shadow IT'.  Talking Points. These are just some of the topics discussed in this episode. Definition of  "Shadow IT". The increased risks associated with the decentralised and remote workforces which are the new normal for business. How to identify risks. Best practices to minimise potential threats. Our Guest. Randy Johnston is a veteran technologist with almost 40 years' experience guiding accounting firms and businesses to select the most appropriate technology tools, manage security, and optimise systems. Recognised as a Top 25 thought-leader in accounting and technology, he's regularly featured in Accounting Today's list of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the profession.  Connect with him at www.randyjohnston.com. Resources. Use these links to find out more about this topic, or to access free guidance and resources to implement in your own team or organisation. Find technology and cybersecurity resources for CPAs at CPA.com. Randy's additional suggestion for further help. Discover how Cybersecurity Month is being marked in the USA as "NCSAM", and the EU as "ECSM". Visit dedicated coronavirus online resource centres for our AICPA and CIMA networks. Share. Know someone who should hear this podcast? Click on these links to automatically share this episode with colleagues and friends. Recommend it to your LinkedIn connections, send to Twitter, auto-share on your Facebook page, or simply tell someone via email. Social. Use #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews or @CIMA_News. About Our Podcast. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful. Get in touch. How did you discover our podcast? Where do you listen? What would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we're keen to know what you think. Email us here. ©2018-2020 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA)

"We focus a lot on the convenience and mobility of the medium... THAT is a really interesting value proposition." On International Podcast Day - September 30th - we're joined from Canada by Michael Kravshik. The LumiQ CEO tells us about the podcast-inspired startup he founded to help CPAs turn podcast-listening into learning-credits.  Talking Points. These are just some of the topics discussed in this episode. an overview of the Canadian accounting community the power of podcasting and audio content for CPAs. what’s happening with the medium around the world   ways a company can leverage its own in-house skills and talent to start creating podcast-style content how this can help deliver their own teams’ upskilling and development requirements. Resources. Use these links to find out more about this topic, or to access free guidance and resources to implement in your own team or organisation. Connect with Michael via LinkedIn. Visit the LumiQ website and get 3 hours of free content on the app. (If you're in Canada, you'll get CPD credits as well)! Find out more about International Podcast Day Michael enjoys listening to these accounting and business podcasts 60 Seconds in the Fintech Microwave By Will Buckley How I Built This with Guy Raz Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway. Dip into our growing library of AICPA & CIMA podcasts. Share. Know someone who should hear this podcast? Click on these links to automatically share this episode with colleagues and friends. Recommend it to your LinkedIn connections, send to Twitter, auto-share on your Facebook page, or simply tell someone via email. Social. Use #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews or @CIMA_News. About Our Podcast. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful. Get in touch. How did you discover our podcast? Where do you listen? What would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we're keen to know what you think. Email us here. ©2018-2020 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA)