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.
AIR DATE & TIME
September 5, 2019 6:00 PM, 60min
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.
Additional Details
Accreditation: Webinar participants can earn 1 CPE credit in Management Services.
Prerequisites: previous experience in finance
Advanced preparation: None
Delivery method: Group-Internet Based
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Meet the speakers
Major Bottoms Jr.
Senior Research Consultant
Todd Ford
Chief Financial Officer, Coupa
Rosa Harris
Partner, Media Analytics Group
Meet the speakers
Senior Research Consultant
Major Bottoms Jr. is a Senior Research Consultant 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.
Chief Financial Officer, 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.
Partner, 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.
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