The Finance Leader Podcast
Organizations have a greater chance of success when Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Accounting, Operations, and the Executive Senior Leadership are more strategically aligned. Developing Finance Leaders capable of growing partnerships across the organization and leading positive change are the goals for this podcast.
The host is Stephen McLain, a U.S. Army-Retired Finance Officer. After retirement, Stephen transitioned to working as a Business Consultant in Corporate FP&A and Accounting.
Topics will be dedicated to finance leadership development, "The CFO Mindset", improving processes like month-end close, and strengthening strategic alignment.
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The Finance Leader Podcast
Latest Episodes
Start Shaping Strategic Decisions Instead of Only Reporting Financial Results, Deliver Real Impact to Senior Leaders
Episode # 153: Strategy rarely changes because of a perfect variance report. It changes when someone connects the numbers to what customers feel, what operations can deliver, and which levers will protect margin and growth. We dig into h...
When FP&A Translates Drivers, Strategy Finally Moves
Episode # 152: We show how finance becomes a real partner to operations by translating numbers into drivers, embedding FP&A in decisions before they are made, and aligning metrics and incentives to strategy. The result is faster exec...
How Clear Priorities, Trust, And Timely Decisions Transform Performance
Episode # 151: Start the year with leadership that actually moves the needle. We walk through the strategic actions that make teams faster, clearer, and more resilient—without adding noise. We begin with the culture you mode...
Finance Leadership, Beyond The Numbers
Episode # 150: Leadership in finance isn’t a title—it’s a practice. We dive into what turns any role in accounting, FP&A, or audit into a force for strategic impact, starting with the four pillars that anchor meaningful change: influ...
Month-End Close Procedures Improvement by Using the Army's After-Action Review Process
Episode #149: Month-end doesn’t have to feel like a rolling emergency. We walk through a proven, blame-free framework—the U.S. Army’s After Action Review—to turn your close into a reliable, data-driven process that gets faster and ...
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