In a recent Argyle/CFO webcast, titled “Transforming Finance for Tomorrow,” expert panelists discussed how business disrupters and new technology are changing the work of CFOs and finance. The webcast included a presentation by Sanjay Sehgal, principal, advisory financial management, at KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm. A panel discussion followed, moderated by Brett Brenner, managing director, advisory, at KPMG, discussing some organizational and technology changes already under way, as well as finance technology issues that CFOs are currently grappling with.

The panelists were:

• John Andrisen, Assistant Controller at Brown & Brown Insurance
• Monalisa Chowdhury, VP Finance at Primerica Inc.
• Dominic Kellermann, Director of Financial Product Strategy at Workday
• Alisa Mosler, VP Finance & Global Business Development at Shaklee Corp.

The webcast covered seven key areas:

• How large-company CEOs view evolving disruptive technologies
• How business model disruptors will have changed finance in 10 years
• The CFO’s agenda for dealing with disruption driven by new technologies
• The role of extreme automation in finance organizations of the future
• New skill sets for future finance staffs
• Key questions for CFOs to consider about business disrupters
• Panelists’ experience with technology-driven changes in finance organizations.