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In this video, I sit down with Jennifer Warawa, President of Insightsoftware, to talk about the evolving CFO role, why data integrity matters before adopting AI, and how finance leaders can avoid burnout while driving real transformation.
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Timestamps:
00:00 – Teaser
02:08 – Introducing Jennifer Warawa
02:21 – Jennifer's Journey into Accounting and Software
04:17 – How the CFO Role Has Changed
06:17 – Have Systems and Teams Kept Up?
08:07 – Can AI Help Finance Teams Catch Up?
09:15 – AI Roadmap for CFOs: Where to Start
11:02 – Bringing Your Team Along on the AI Journey
14:11 – The Human Element in AI
16:07 – How Finance Pros Should Upskill
17:40 – What Finance Teams Get Wrong
21:43 – Tools for Small and Mid-Sized Companies
24:00 – Excel is Comfort Food
24:47 – The Most Underplayed Risk of AI
27:03 – Jennifer's Leadership Journey
28:54 – Avoiding Burnout as a Leader
31:15 – Building a Support System at Home
32:42 – Speaking Up as a Woman in Male-Dominated Rooms
35:13 – Best Career Advice: Don't Confuse Motion with Progress
37:47 – Final Thoughts and Favorite Thing Outside of Work