Financial Management (FM) magazine

Apr 02 2025 144 ep. 18 mins 152

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The Financial Management (FM) magazine podcast series features conversations with executives and thought leaders in management accounting. We discuss topics including governance, risk management, performance management, technology, corporate strategy, and leadership. Interviews are conducted by FM editors and contributors.

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April FM: Gen AI adoption, use, and ethics; tips to avoid burnout

Apr 02 2025 10 mins

This episode features Oliver Rowe, FM’s editor-in-chief, detailing the contents of the magazine’s April digital edition. The discussion highlights articles on artificial intelligence (AI), including one that advises how finance can steer AI adoption. Rowe also details the key points of an article on understanding and avoiding burnout and discusses April’s regular columns. A

Decision-making: Why you shouldn’t rely on your gut

Mar 19 2025 19 mins

Andrew Pain, a motivational, mental health, and wellbeing speaker, explains why we should be cautious about using gut feelings to help us make decisions. Pain also explains psychological and environmental steps we can take to ensure our decision-making processes are fair and logical and offers ways organisations can make conversations around biases more comfortable and accessibl

What International Women’s Day means for an ascending accountant

Mar 05 2025 10 mins

Wassia Kamon, CPA, a member of AICPA & CIMA’s Women’s Initiatives Executive Committee (WIEC), emphasises the interplay between gender equity, representation, and establishing yourself as a leader in this podcast episode celebrating International Women’s Day. Kamon discloses how seeing gender representation early in her career helped her find her voice at work while balancing

Mind the gap: Two key steps for connection, team development

Feb 19 2025 17 mins

Clare Haynes, an organisational psychology specialist and leadership coach, explains why there is a disconnection between teams and leadership, and suggests some ways leaders can get meaningful feedback from their teams. Haynes also identifies some qualities and traits that can help leaders grow in their roles, and why it’s important for leaders to “have a sounding board” du

February FM: Executive presence, people leadership, and more

Feb 05 2025 9 mins

This episode features Oliver Rowe, the editor-in-chief of FM, detailing the contents of the February digital edition of the magazine. The discussion summarises articles on developing executive presence, more effective people leadership, and the right way to share and analyse data. Rowe explains how members can access the most recent edition of the online magazine as well as the iss

AI’s future: Figuring out what it means for finance teams

Jan 22 2025 14 mins

Zach Rattner, co-founder of global software development company Yembo, says that when it comes to artificial intelligence, organisations are eager to get started with AI but wary of the pitfalls. “Every group is figuring out what does it mean for them, and the rules of how it is going to end up are still being decided,” he said on this episode of the FM podcast, recorded at UK

Power skills and continuous learning: Two key future-ready steps

Jan 15 2025 12 mins

Former CIMA President Sarah Ghosh, FCMA, CGMA, discusses the ways the finance function is evolving and the skills finance professionals will need to develop to lead their organisations on that journey. Ghosh explains the value of continous learning, some of the “power skills” management accountants and finance professionals can adopt to drive value for their organisations as

Daily actions for success as a finance business partner

Dec 11 2024 15 mins

Financial trainer, speaker, and author Andi Lonnen discusses the skills finance professionals need to develop to move into a finance business partner role. Lonnen’s formula for success sets out the ways finance professionals can upskill to move into the role with knowledge, creativity, and confidence. She also discusses the importance of speaking the language of other departme

December FM: Capital investment decisions, AI in Power BI, and more

Dec 04 2024 8 mins

This episode features Oliver Rowe, the editor-in-chief of FM, detailing the contents of the December digital edition of the magazine. The discussion summarises articles on topics that include skills development beyond core finance, using Excel modelling to avoid costly mistakes, and capital investment decision-making. Rowe explains how members can access the most recent edition of

‘Dance with the fear’: How accountants can seize the moment

Nov 20 2024 13 mins

Career coach Devya Athwal, ACMA, CGMA, discusses positive beliefs and steps that can help professional accountants become more confident in their roles. Athwal, a speaker at UK & Ireland ENGAGE in October in London, also explains why transformation starts from within and how letting go of day-to-day fears can help professionals better accomplish their goals. What you’ll learn