Inside the CFO Office
Inside the CFO Office
Podcast Description
Tune in to FinFloh's exclusive podcast series 🎙️, 'Inside The CFO Office," that pulls back the curtain for you to hear directly from Finance Leaders who have been there and done that. ️
🎧 Get ready to:
- Learn from their journeys: Hear about the biggest finance challenges they've faced and steps they have taken to overcome them.
- Get a glimpse into the future of finance: Explore their insights on evolution of finance teams, financial technology and its impact.
- Uncover actionable takeaways: Benefit from their experience and learnings to shape your way towards becoming a finance leader
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores themes such as financial leadership evolution, the impact of AI on finance, and global team dynamics. Episodes include in-depth discussions on topics like the changing role of CFOs in tech firms, the significance of effective cash management, and navigating finance technology transformations, illustrated by guest experiences in areas like M&A and financial strategy.
Tune in to FinFloh’s exclusive podcast series 🎙️, ‘Inside The CFO Office,” that pulls back the curtain for you to hear directly from Finance Leaders who have been there and done that. ️
🎧 Get ready to:
– Learn from their journeys: Hear about the biggest finance challenges they’ve faced and steps they have taken to overcome them.
– Get a glimpse into the future of finance: Explore their insights on evolution of finance teams, financial technology and its impact.
– Uncover actionable takeaways: Benefit from their experience and learnings to shape your way towards becoming a finance leader
Inside the CFO Podcast Episode 21 with Swarn Kamal
Podcast Page – https://finfloh.com/podcast
How do you scale finance across countries, build trust-driven global teams, and transform cashflow performance using process, technology, and leadership mindset?In this episode of Inside the CFO Office, I speak with Swarn Kamal, Vice President of Finance at Akraya Inc., where he leads finance teams across the US, Canada, the Philippines, and India. With nearly two decades across E&Y, Deloitte, Thomson Reuters, and US Tech Solutions, Swarn brings deep operational and strategic insight into building modern finance organizations at scale.Swarn shares his journey from audit and controllership to driving value creation, finance transformation, global team leadership, and cashflow excellence — including reducing DSO from 78 days → 42 days in under six months.
Here’s what we unpacked in this episode:
👉 Scaling finance across geographies and building culture-driven teams
👉 Technology transformation
👉 Combining cash + process + technology to drive transformation
👉 Weekly team sync as a leadership ritual for alignment and ownership
👉 Why trust is the core of leading global teams
👉 His framework: The 3 I’s of ERP — Integration, Intelligence & Insight
👉 Why ERP systems lack predictive intelligence and how AI fills the gap
👉 Leadership principles — manage mindsets, not geographies
👉 Advice for future finance leaders to think beyond accounting and stay curiousOne insight that stands out:
🗣️ “Once you start leading a team, it’s not about managing geography — it’s about managing mindsets.”If you’re scaling global finance teams, optimizing cashflows, or exploring how automation and AI reshape the CFO office, this episode is packed with practical learning.
Chapters
00:00 – Podcast Teaser
03:34 – Introduction
05:04 – Swarn’s two decades of journey into finance leadership
08:58 – Scaling Akraya post-COVID and driving margin improvement
13:11 – Technology transformation
16:11 – Weekly sync cadence & mindset-based leadership
22:46 – The 3 I’s of ERP: Integration, Intelligence & Insight
25:10 – AI as a strategic enabler for finance
29:10 – Advice for future CFOs & staying curious
31:28 – Closing reflectionsYou can also watch the podcast on Apple, Spotify and Amazon
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