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Finance in 15

PwC Canada

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Frequency: 1 episode/27d. Total Eps: 21

This is Finance in 15, a podcast dedicated to educating senior finance leaders about transforming their finance functions. Join Adam Boutros, PwC Canada’s Future of Finance leader, as he sits down with PwC Canada leaders to discuss the importance of finance transformation in your organization, how to get started, and the best ways to see long term and lasting results. For more information about the Future of Finance, check out our website: https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/today-s-issues/future-of-finance.html

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Women in Finance: Delivering better outcomes for the business

Season 2 · Episode 10

Monday, September 19, 2022 • Duration 15:19

In this Women in Finance special episode of the Finance in 15 podcast, guest host Jill Satre sits down with Jana Mosley, President of ENMAX Power, and Preet Dhindsa, Executive Vice-president and Chief Financial Officer of ENMAX Corp., to discuss their roles in building an effective partnership between the finance function and other lines of the business. Preet and Jana share how they’ve created alignment across their teams by building trust and encouraging collaboration as they look for the best ways to move the business forward.

00:00- Jill’’s introduction to Women in Finance and guests Jana Mosley, President of ENMAX Power, and Preet Dhindsa, Executive Vice-president and Chief Financial Officer of ENMAX Corp
00:58- Jana and Preet provide additional background on their roles at ENMAX
01:58- Jana and Preet explain how they work together and align their teams to move the business forward
03:14- Jana and Preet talk about how they build trust with the business within their roles
05:13- Jana and Preet discuss the programmes Enmax has put in place to support employee well-being
08:20- Jana explains the importance of mentorship and sponsorship in career progression
09:54- Preet discusses ways to seek out mentors and development opportunities
10:55- Jana and Preet share three pieces of advice for those pursuing careers in business and finance
13: 30- Jill shares her closing thoughts and conclusions

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Regard sur le leader en finance moderne et son évolution

Season 2 · Episode 9

Monday, June 20, 2022 • Duration 18:43

Dans cet épisode, l’animatrice invitée Dominique Fortier, directrice principale des services aux clients chez PwC Canada, continue d’explorer le leadership féminin au sein de la fonction finance. L’épisode met en lumière Maarika Paul, première vice-présidente et cheffe des opérations et de la direction financière de la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, ainsi que Lisa To, cheffe de gestion financière et performance du Groupe Finance de la Banque de développement du Canada (BDC), afin d’imaginer ce que l'avenir réserve aux futurs leaders en finances. Quels sont les acquis nécessaires? Quelles sont les transformations à prévoir? Comment s’y prendre pour pallier à la pénurie de talents?

00:00- Dominique présente les invitées Maarika Paul et Lisa To
00:55- Maarika et Lisa parlent respectivement de leurs rôles à la CDPQ et à la BDC.
02:38- Les invitées traitent des acquis nécessaires pour être un bon leader en finance et l’évolution de la fonction.
05:45- Maarika et Lisa proposent de rendre la fonction Finance indispensable aux processus décisionnels des hauts dirigeants d’affaires.
08:45- Maarika et Lisa expliquent de quelle manière les chefs des finances devraient gérer la pénurie de talents actuelle.
11:59- Maarika décrit les deux types de leaders du futur.
13 :40- Dominique pose quelques questions en rafale afin de mieux connaître les deux invitées.

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Key insights on the impacts of the federal election for businesses and finance leaders

Season 1 · Episode 9

Friday, September 24, 2021 • Duration 13:53

The results are in, and Canadians have elected a Liberal minority government. The election campaign featured vigorous debate about several issues that Canadian chief financial officers and business executives will want to pay attention to, especially when it comes to tax policy changes as the government looks to manage rising debt obligations.

In a special episode of our Finance in 15 podcast, Dean Landry, PwC Canada’s National Tax Leader, and Finance in 15 host Adam Boutros discuss the issues that matter most to executives like Canadian CFOs and the key impacts of policy changes on businesses. They also explore how businesses can prepare for what comes next and the importance of trust and collaboration among the government and business leaders.

00:00- Adam’s introduction to Finance in 15

00:51- Dean shares his key takeaways from the election

02:29- Dean offers his tips for how finance teams can prepare for the future and be
proactive

04:26- Dean shares his thoughts on the key policy proposals in the election platform that
businesses need to pay attention to

07:02- Dean outlines how finance teams can measure success in the face of uncertainty
and ambiguity, and the importance of being proactive with your tax function

08:49- Adam shares his advice for how teams can be more proactive

09:27- Dean discusses the importance of integrating the tax and finance functions

10:40- Dean shares his thoughts on the impacts the election will have on tax from a
global perspective

11:43- Dean shares his final thoughts on the issue, underscoring the importance of
building trust and collaboration among government and corporations

12:31- Adam’s closing thoughts and conclusions

Looking back—A season in review

Season 1 · Episode 8

Monday, August 9, 2021 • Duration 11:43

In the final episode of the first season, host Adam Boutros reviews some of the highlights from the Finance in 15 podcast so far. The episode reviews key takeaways and insights from episodes one through six, including concepts like the 3Ps of finance: people, process and performance, the process pillar and the ultimate goal of transformation in finance. Featuring snippets from guests Samir Bishara, Lee-Anne Kovacs, Kevin Ng, Marino Fremis, Marilyn Wang, Sebastien Doyon, Michelle Bourgeois and Alaina Tennison, the final episode provides a recap of the best learnings and nuggets of wisdom from the season. Be sure to tune into season two this fall for new episodes exploring emerging topics like ESG, developing the workforce of the future and cybersecurity.

00:00- Adam’s introduction to Finance in 15

00:21- Adam discusses how listeners have responded to the season

00:52- Adam discusses what will be happening in today’s episode- exploring key points from previous episodes and guests

01:27- Samir Bishara discussing the finance transformation journey

02:06- Adam reviews the three Ps of finance transformation and introduces the next clip from episode 3 with Lee-Anne Kovacs

2:56- Lee-Anne talks about the “People” aspect of finance transformation

04:06- Adam introduced the next clip with Kevin Ng

04:56- Kevin reviews the savings and efficiencies for automating tax processes

06:24- Adam introduces the next clip with Marilyn Wang

06:58- Marilyn reviews points about how to start improving data capabilities

08:33- Adam introduced the next clip with Alaina Tennison

09:05 Alaina speaks about her experiences with significant finance transformation

10:20- Adam’s closing thoughts and conclusions

Compliance, transformed: How finance can accelerate the close

Season 1 · Episode 7

Monday, July 12, 2021 • Duration 13:02

According to PwC’s Finance Effectiveness Benchmarking report, leading organizations take less than three days to close. They also have fewer errors for first-time processing of journal entries, and they spend an average of three times more effort on reporting and analytics for improved business performance. For many finance companies, accelerating the close is an ongoing challenge. In this episode, host Adam Boutros sits down with Jill Satre, a partner in Risk Assurance Services at PwC Canada and Marino Fremis, Finance Transformation Lead at PwC Canada, to explore the compliance processes that can slow down the close and opportunities for improvement to ultimately deliver more value to the business. We offer tips for speeding up the process without compromising on quality, and why accelerating the close is such a crucial opportunity for finance companies.

00:12- Adam introduces the theme of today's episode: accelerating the close

00:34- Adam introduces today's guests: Jill and Marino

00:48- Jill and Marino provide background on what they do at PwC

02:15- Marino dives into the meaning of "accelerating the close" and what it means to him

03:22- Jill explores the role of compliance in the close process

04:47- Marino discusses opportunities that usually have the biggest impact

06:17- Jill and Marino discuss how companies can get deeper insights for running their businesses by reimagining their compliance processes.

08:10- Marino offers his take on where companies should start with accelerating the close

09:34- Jill and Marino discuss strategies for working with organizations that help them through change management

11:29- Jill shares her final thoughts on accelerating the close

12:11- Adam's closing reflections

Bringing your full value as a business partner (Part One)

Season 1 · Episode 6

Monday, June 28, 2021 • Duration 14:00

00:18 Adam introduces the theme of today's episode- performance

00:44 Adam introduces today’s guests: Marilyn and Sebastien

1:06 Marilyn and Sebastien explain what they each do in their roles at PwC

2:40 Marilyn and Sebastien each provide an overview of their interpretation of the meaning of “performance”

7:44 Marilyn shares some information about the tools that can help leaders get started in their finance transformation journey

9:06 Marilyn and Sebastien explore best practices for finance teams addressing performance

13:13 Adam’s reflection on the interview

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Bringing your full value as a business partner (Part Two)

Season 1 · Episode 6

Monday, June 28, 2021 • Duration 09:11

PwC’s Finance in 15 podcast series offers finance executives and business leaders insight into the pivotal ways finance can increase strategic value for their organizations. In this episode, our specialists discuss the last of the 3 Ps of finance transformation: performance. As finance teams struggle to produce data fast enough to help the business make key decisions, performance is an essential component of the transformation journey today. During the episode, National Future of Finance Leader at PwC Canada Adam Boutros sits down with Marilyn Wang, a Partner in PwC Canada’s One Analytics group and Sébastien Doyon, who leads the company’s Quebec finance transformation practice. They discuss trends around performance in finance and the tools leaders need to get started on the performance stage of their journey.00:12 Adam introduces today's episode- part two our the discussion on performance in finance transformation00:27 Adam introduces today’s guests: Marilyn and Sebastien00:47 Sebastien and Marilyn discuss some of the key trends around performance and finance04:35 Marilyn and Sebastien explores how organizations can get started on the their journey of finding the right tools, solutions and technologies for their finance transformation journey07:33 Adam’s reflection on the interview

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Going Big on Digital Transformation

Season 1 · Episode 5

Monday, June 14, 2021 • Duration 10:41

Within critical data lies a huge opportunity. Yet, in finance, the phrase digital transformation is something that tends not to be fully understood. In this episode, Adam takes you through the key things you need to know to transform your finance department with guest, Michelle Bourgeois, ERP Consulting Partner at PwC Canada. Together they explore what movement to the cloud means for your organization, including SAP S/4HANA, how to take an integrated approach, and getting your people on board to ensure a seamless, successful transition.

00:18- Adam introduces the theme of today's episode- digital transformation

00:48- Adam introduces today's guests, Michelle

1:10- Michelle explores what digital transformation means for finance leaders

2:12- The value of digitizing and modernizing reporting and data

2:58- The struggles CFOs face with reporting

3:45- A business led approach to technology change and the value of your CFO having a vision

5:25- Getting your organization on board with a successful transformation

7:04- Michelle's knowledge of the landscape of PwC client companies; when and how they are digitizing

9:24- Michelle's summary of how to get started on your digital transformation journey

9:57- Adam's reflection on the interview

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Reimagining the Processes in Finance

Season 1 · Episode 4

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 • Duration 14:20

This week, Adam sits down with PwC Canada partners, Marino Fremis, Partner, Finance Transformation Lead and Kevin Ng, Partner, Tax to walk through the second P of finance transformation, “process”. Together they walk through how new processes can transform your finance department, what those processes could look like, and how to remain competitive during the implementation stage.

Check out our website: https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/today-s-issues/future-of-finance/finance-in-15-podcast.html

Show Notes:

0:00- Adam welcomes listeners to Finance in 15
0:17- Adam introduces the theme of today’s episode: the “process” pillar, and introduces guests Marino and Kevin
0:36 Marino and Kevin explain their roles at PwC and how they work with finance leaders
2:37- Marino and Kevin detail the importance of process and how to use process to your advantage
5:29- Marino provides info on how organizations can get started
7:24- Kevin provides examples of real finance transformation projects he has worked on recently
9:15- Marino’s thoughts on the transformation journey Kevin outlined
9:50- Kevin shares tactical advice and keys to success for finance transformation leaders
11:50- Marino reflects on how process connects to the impacts on people and performance
13:13- Adam reflects on the conversation and lets listeners know where to learn more about finance transformation

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Transforming people in your finance function

Season 1 · Episode 3

Tuesday, April 6, 2021 • Duration 14:59

In today’s rapidly changing landscape, it has never been more important for your team members to be digitally savvy and collaborative. In our third episode of Finance in 15, Adam speaks to the intersection of people and technology in the finance transformation process with PwC partners Phil Hagel, Partner, Energy, Utilities & Mining and Lee-Anne Kovacs, Partner, Technology, Media & Consumer Markets. Tune in as they discuss the first P of finance transformation, “people” in more detail, why organizations need to focus and invest in it, what the workforce of the future will look like, and the operating model of reinventing your finance function.

For more information on the Future of Finance, check out our website: https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/today-s-issues/future-of-finance/finance-in-15-podcast.html

Show Notes

0:00- Adam welcomes listeners to Finance in 15
0:17- Adam introduces the theme of today’s episode: the “people” pillar, and introduces guests Phil and Lee-Anne
00:48- Phil and Lee-Anne provide background on their roles and what they do at PwC
1:34- Lee-Anne explores reasons why finance transformations have to start with people
3:34- Phil provides info from a virtual event with mining CFOs he recently attended and some of the challenges identified during that event
5:25- Adam, Phil and Lee-Anne discuss the upskilling journey involved in finance transformation and how to get started with your transformation
9:45- Adam and Phil discuss potential obstacles involved in finance transformation as they relate to the “people” pillar
11:31- Adam, Phil and Lee-Anne discuss key takeaways for finance leaders tackling the “people” aspect of finance transformation
14:09- Adam lets listeners know what to expect from episode #4

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