The CFO has always held a vital role for the organization–they ensure a strong financial position and effective controls so the company can make decisions within acceptable levels of risk. As global markets become more competitive, CFOs are increasingly called upon to take a more forward-looking and strategic approach to financial management. While this means expanding their roles, CFOs must still maintain core financial functions like reporting, auditing, and compliance.
How should a CFO balance a traditional, fundamental finance function with a more forward-looking approach without risking inefficiency or putting strain on resources?
Join Levvel Research and Business Spend Management expert, Coupa, as we explore the evolving role of the modern CFO and what it means for an organization’s success.
How should a CFO balance a traditional, fundamental finance function with a more forward-looking approach without risking inefficiency or putting strain on resources?
Join Levvel Research and Business Spend Management expert, Coupa, as we explore the evolving role of the modern CFO and what it means for an organization’s success.
Why attend?
The goals of today’s CFOs Strategies for broadening the CFO role with low risk on the current state A risk score card for assessing your organization’s readiness across various aspects of risk
The goals of today’s CFOs
Strategies for broadening the CFO role with low risk on the current state
A risk score card for assessing your organization’s readiness across various aspects of risk
Who should attend?
CFOsBack-Office Finance Professionals
CPOs
Finance Directors
Controllers
Speakers
Major Bottoms Jr., Lead Research Analyst at Levvel Research
Major Bottoms Jr. is a Research Manager and Senior Research Analyst for Levvel Research based in Charlotte, NC. He plays a key role in the analysis and presentation of data for Levvel’s research reports, webinars, and consulting engagements. Major’s expertise lies in the Procure-to-Pay, Source-to-Settle, and travel and expense management processes and software, as well as technologies and strategies across DevOps, digital payments, design systems, and application development. Prior to joining Levvel, Major held various roles in the mortgage finance field at Bank of America and Wells Fargo. Major graduated with a degree in Finance from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.
Todd Ford, CFO at Coupa
Todd Ford is the CFO of Coupa, and oversees the company’s financial operations. Prior to Coupa, Todd served as CFO of MobileIron, where he led the company through a successful IPO in 2014, and was responsible for financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury activities, and investor relations. Todd was a Founding General Partner at Broken Arrow Venture Capital, where he invested in early-stage companies. He also previously served as CFO and President of Rackable Systems Inc. (now Silicon Graphics International Corp) where he led the start-up from $20 million in revenues to more than $350 million in revenues as a publicly traded company. Todd has also held various management and financial positions with several technology companies including Raster Graphics and Cadence Design Systems. He began his career with Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young. Todd currently sits on the Board of Directors for Performant Financial Corporation. Todd earned a B.S. in Accounting from Santa Clara University.
Rosa Harris, Partner at Media Analytics Group
Rosa is an author, journalist and editor, a generalist by trade and inclination, as well as a writer, teacher, talk-show host, and pundit. She’s written for many major US and Canadian publications on topics ranging from baby food to global economics. Her clients include Time magazine, Fortune magazine, Forbes, Genpact, the Globe and Mail and many others.
She particularly enjoys investigating the ways in which the history of her craft informs and shapes its future. Her Master of Journalism thesis dealt with the changing face of copyright in the digital age. That was completed in 1998. The topic is still a moving target.
She’s taught at Royal Roads University, University of Victoria, Carleton University and Concordia University. Rosa occasionally hosts a talk show on a local radio station and continues to freelance for a variety of publications and serve as a communications consultant for a range of clients. She’s won a Gold and a Silver National Magazine Award for her writing and editing and was one of two people shortlisted for a Canada-U.S. Fulbright Award in 2007 before financial constraints meant the award was withdrawn.
She particularly enjoys investigating the ways in which the history of her craft informs and shapes its future. Her Master of Journalism thesis dealt with the changing face of copyright in the digital age. That was completed in 1998. The topic is still a moving target.
She’s taught at Royal Roads University, University of Victoria, Carleton University and Concordia University. Rosa occasionally hosts a talk show on a local radio station and continues to freelance for a variety of publications and serve as a communications consultant for a range of clients. She’s won a Gold and a Silver National Magazine Award for her writing and editing and was one of two people shortlisted for a Canada-U.S. Fulbright Award in 2007 before financial constraints meant the award was withdrawn.
Organizer:
Kelly Barner owns, manages, and edits Buyers Meeting Point. She has a unique perspective on procurement from the numerous roles she has held during her 15 years in procurement. Kelly worked for Ahold USA (parent company of grocery chains Stop & Shop, Hannaford, Giant Landover, and more) on their not ...
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