by Controllers Council | Jul 11, 2022 | Career Development, HR/Talent, Meet The Controller/CFO
As part of the Meet the Controller/CFO series, the Controllers Council recently interviewed Mike Polaha, SVP Finance at BlackLine. Mike’s background includes current role of senior vice president of finance solutions and technology at BlackLine, and formally SVP...
by Controllers Council | Jun 24, 2022 | Career Development, CFO Insights, Controller Insights, Corporate Finance
The career path of accounting and finance professionals can often vary in several ways. Most corporate accountants set out with the ultimate goal of becoming a Controller within a public or private business. A few will gain the knowledge and skills needed to obtain...
by Controllers Council | May 5, 2022 | Career Development, HR/Talent, Meet The Controller/CFO
As part of the Meet the Controller/CFO series, the Controllers Council recently interviewed Glenn Hopper, CFO of Sandline Global, a legal tech company. Glenn is a former Navy journalist, a filmmaker, and a business founder, and Glenn spent the last two decades helping...
by Controllers Council | Apr 14, 2022 | Accounting, Accounting Education, Career Development, CPA/CPE, HR/Talent
CPA firms are facing an upcoming severe staffing challenge. Almost 75% of the CPA workforce met the retirement age in 2020, as estimated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). What’s more, the number of CPA exam candidates has drifted...
by Controllers Council | Mar 11, 2022 | Career Development, HR/Talent, Meet The Controller/CFO
As part of the Meet the Controller series, the Controllers Council recently interviewed Brandt Kucharski, Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) of Ethos Life. Brandt Kucharski is Chief Accounting Officer at Ethos, a technology company focusing on life insurance, on the path...
by Controllers Council | Jan 14, 2022 | Career Development, Professional Growth
The traditional role of the financial controllers is evolving with socio-political changes and technological advancements that are shaping the finance industry. In today’s data-driven economy, financial controllers are expected to do more than crunch numbers....
