11:15 - 12:15, 25 September 2025
Workshop | When strategy moves faster than systems: What CFOs do next
As strategic expectations on finance leaders accelerate, legacy systems are holding many back. This session explores how CFOs can close the widening gap between strategic demand and outdated infrastructure. We’ll discuss misaligned ownership of the order-to-cash process, the paradox of AI adoption amid manual bottlenecks, and the growing complexity of revenue models. Most importantly, we’ll outline how CFOs can reclaim capacity, modernize finance systems, and lead their organizations with agility.
Themes:
- The Strategy–System Gap: Why CFOs are expected to deliver real-time insights but are constrained by legacy infrastructure
- O2C Ownership & Alignment: Clarifying roles to reduce friction and accelerate revenue recognition
- The AI Paradox: Prioritizing AI while still drowning in manual work and how to resolve it
- Scaling with Agility: Addressing pricing complexity and usage-based models that legacy tools can’t support
- The CFO as Catalyst: Practical steps to lead modernization and unlock strategic capacity
Laz Pastrikos, Zuora