Professional skills

• 'You have to take a decision' — Sri Lanka conglomerate group CFO

  Decision-making skills are critical, and you can’t just ‘wait for things to happen’, says Aitken Spence CFO Nilanthi Sivapragasam.

• UK CFO: 'The best way of collaborating is listening'

  Matt Miller, the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory CFO, says uncertainty requires scenario planning, collaboration, risk management, and listening skills.

• How automation is driving Indian finance teams to upskill

  Automation is forcing finance professionals in Indian shared-service centres to change their mindset and skills. Rohit Kharbanda, FCMA, CGMA, a senior director at InterContinental Hotels Group, sees that as an opportunity.

• Banking finance leader: A skills balance is key in 2021

  The head of finance operations and transformation program for a pan-African bank considers perseverance, vulnerability, and tech savvy as essential to success.

• Data focus pushes finance professionals to continuously learn

  Data is increasingly gaining in importance to understand and predict the business, particularly in retail industries. To keep up, finance professionals should learn continuously.

• CFO's advice: Learn auditing, young finance professional

  Even in this era of rapid technological change, foundational accounting skills are still among the most important career advantages for finance professionals, according to one CFO.

• Unilever Poland finance director: Fluid skillsets are key in 2021

  Finance professionals need to adapt their skillsets to the market quickly, according to Unilever Poland AS finance director Magdalena Wereda-Kolasińska, FCMA, CGMA.

• Pharma CFO zeros in on managing risk and dealing with uncertainty

  To influence tomorrow’s business decisions, finance talent must have a broad set of skills to manage risk and deal with uncertainty, the CFO of J&J’s pharma research-and-development unit suggests.

• Bridging the gender gap with a stretch assignment

  Asking for and taking on a stretch assignment can lay the foundation for a more dynamic and rewarding growth path for women in finance.

• 4 skills and experiences that can set finance professionals apart

  Hiring managers may need to look outside the box to find the right talent for the job.

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