Finance Fireside Chats

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FutureView Finance Fireside Chats are hosted by John Baule, a seasoned CFO, and co-founder of FutureView Systems. Our Finance Fireside Chats cover a variety of topics of interest for accounting and finance professionals including trends, insights, analysis and best practices.To learn more visit us at https://www.futureviewsystems.com/

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June 10, 2025Episode 1428 min

The Value of FP&A at Mid-market Companies

In this Finance Fireside Chat we sat down with Nick Zaharchuk, head of FP&A TRG Screen, to discuss the impact and value of FP&A at mid-market companies. Companies backed by private equity require predictability, visibility, and accountability to continue to plan and strategize for future growth. Discover how Nick approaches planning and budgeting processes, reveals how to manage data and extract insights, plus his thoughts on artificial intelligence in FP&A. FutureView Systems provides technology-enabled FP&A solutions and services created by Finance professionals, for Finance professionals. Transform your finance function and accelerate the capabilities of your operation quickly, with a rapid implementation process that will have you up and running in weeks, not months, plus provide ongoing shared FP&A and IT services tailored to your business. Learn how you can make a greater impact on strategies and drive company growth.Visit our website to learn more about FutureView Systems:https://bit.ly/356zTmkStay connected with us on LinkedIn:https://bit.ly/2XUnspX

April 28, 2025Episode 1335 min

AI Agents in FP&A: Automation, Augmentation, and the Future of Corporate Finance

In this Finance Fireside Chat Brian McGrath, COO at FutureView Systems explored all things AI in FP&A and how to keep pace with the technologies rapid evolution. Brian shares his perspective on specific AI use cases and benefits for finance functions. He also uncovers what are AI agents and how they can add value for FP&A to offer greater strategic impact.FutureView Systems provides technology-enabled FP&A solutions and services created by Finance professionals, for Finance professionals. Transform your finance function and accelerate the capabilities of your operation quickly, with a rapid implementation process that will have you up and running in weeks, not months, plus provide ongoing shared FP&A and IT services tailored to your business. Learn how you can make a greater impact on strategies and drive company growth.Visit our website to learn more about FutureView Systems:https://bit.ly/356zTmkStay connected with us on LinkedIn:https://bit.ly/2XUnspX#AI #aiinfinance #finance #cfo

June 17, 2024Episode 1242 min

Profitability and Cash Flow Management For Small and Medium Sized Businesses

In this Finance Fireside Chat, John Baule, FutureView Systems co-founder and CEO, along with Rocky Lalvani of Profit First Professionals discuss getting to profitability and cash flow management for small and mid-market companies. The Finance Fireside Chat podcast is brought to you by FutureView Systems, a technology-enabled finance and accounting solutions provider for the Office of the CFO. Transform your finance function and accelerate the capabilities of your finance operations quickly with software implementation and fractional finance services that will have you up and running in weeks, not months, with a lasting strategic partner to support you.Visit our website to learn more about FutureView and our finance solutions: Systems: https://bit.ly/356zTmk#cashflow #profitability

February 19, 2024Episode 1130 min

How Finance Can Be a Strategic Business Partner

In this Finance Fireside Chat, Brian McGrath, FutureView Systems COO, reveals the many challenges facing FP&A and finance teams to be more strategic business partners. Brian, who has 20 years of finance and 15 years of FP&A leadership experience, shares his perspective on what resources are necessary to leverage the vast potential of your company's data and use that data to extract insight and offer meaningful recommendations. Additionally, Brian speaks to the pitfall of relying on a self-made dashboard riddled with errors and metrics that need to be reconciled with the general ledger and the negative impact doing so can have on the organization. FutureView Systems provides technology-enabled finance and accounting solutions for the Office of the CFO. Transform your finance function and accelerate the capabilities of your operation quickly with an onboarding process that will have you up and running in weeks, not months, and a lasting business partner to support you.Discover how you can make a more significant impact on strategies and shape your organization's future. How to Build a Mature Finance Function: free guideVisit our website to learn more about FutureView Systems:Stay connected and follow us on LinkedIn

November 6, 2023Episode 1038 min

Navigating the Career Path From Accountant to CFO

Navigating the Career Path From Accountant to CFOIn this Finance Fireside Chat, John Baule, FutureView Systems CEO, and a seasoned CFO is joined by Rob Johnson, IANS CFO, to discuss the evolution of accounting roles and the path to becoming a CFO. Rob shares his journey from accountant to his current 10-year stint as CFO of IANS Research and how a great team with proven people, processes, and robust technology is paramount for finance leaders to succeed. “To make FP&A software work is the implementation. The implementation team at FutureView is outstanding. They build everything I used to do in Excel, only better. Everything from a rolling basis to the five-year plan is in the system.” - Rob Johnson, CFO IANS.FutureView Systems provides financial forecasting and modeling software solutions and tailored services for Finance Functions. Transform your finance function and accelerate the capabilities of your operation quickly with an implementation process that will have you up and running in weeks, not months. Learn how you can make a greater impact on strategies and drive company growth.Visit our website to learn more about FutureView Systems

June 20, 2023Episode 939 min

Planning a New Finance System Implementation

In this Finance Fireside Chat by FutureView Systems, John Baule, FutureView Systems CEO discusses the ideal approach to a new system implementation for businesses and finance functions. Having gone through dozens of these implementations at companies across multiple industries, John conveys the need for planning and taking a modular approach to your business needs, and finding the best solution for your organization and end-users to deliver the value necessary to measure performance and facilitate strategic decision making.To learn more about FutureView Systems finance transformation tools and solutions, visit www.futureviewsystems.com

April 24, 2023Episode 849 min

ERP Systems, General Ledger and Accounting Software Comparison

In this Finance Fireside Chat, John Baule, FutureView Systems CEO and a seasoned CFO, is joined by Keith Haas, FutureView Systems CFO, and Matt Dziak, FutureView Systems Marketing Director, to discuss accounting systems and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems readiness and implementations. Discover the differences between accounting software like Quickbooks and an ERP like NetSuite, the total cost of ownership for each and which option is the best fit for you business needs. Get the guide: https://www.futureviewsystems.com/white-papers/accounting-software-upgrade-readiness-guide

November 14, 2022Episode 745 min

What is OLAP Cube Technology?

In this Finance Fireside Chat, John Baule, FutureView Systems’ CEO and a seasoned CFO, is joined by Rick Clazie, FutureView Systems’ CIO, to define OLAP cube technology and how it can be used as a powerful planning engine for Finance. Learn the nuances between multidimensional vs. relational databases and the role of OLAP cubes for more detailed budgeting and forecasting capabilities. FutureView Systems provides FP&A software solutions and services created by Finance professionals, for Finance professionals. Transform your finance function and accelerate the capabilities of your operation quickly, with an implementation process that will have you up and running in weeks, not months. Learn how you can make a greater impact on strategies and drive company growth.

October 5, 2022Episode 620 min

Creating and Analyzing Financial Statements Like a CFO

In this Finance Fireside Chat, John Baule, FutureView Systems’ CEO and a seasoned CFO, is joined by Brian McGrath, FutureView Systems’ COO, to explore financial statements. Listen in as John and Brian explore the 3 financial statements, which is the most important for business and how CFOs analyze these financial statements to extract the necessary value and details to act accordingly. FutureView Systems provides FP&A software solutions and services created by Finance professionals, for Finance professionals. Transform your finance function and accelerate the capabilities of your operation quickly, with an implementation process that will have you up and running in weeks, not months. Learn how you can make a greater impact on strategies and drive company growth.

September 20, 2022Episode 515 min

Finance KPIs and Metrics to Monitor

In this Finance Fireside Chat, John Baule, FutureView Systems’ CEO and a seasoned CFO, is joined by Brian McGrath, FutureView Systems’ COO, as they discuss KPIs and metrics in finance, measuring financial performance and how to create an analytical framework for your company.FutureView Systems provides FP&A software solutions and services created by Finance professionals, for Finance professionals. Transform your finance function and accelerate the capabilities of your operation quickly, with an implementation process that will have you up and running in weeks, not months. Learn how you can make a greater impact on strategies and drive company growth.