Women in Finance & Accounting Leadership Workshop

For finance and accounting professionals the move from specialist to strategist, from ledger to leader, is far from straight-forward. Technical expertise provides a solid career footing, but leadership demands a dynamic and finely-tuned set of skills shaping a first-rate communicator, influencer and strategic business partner. Recent years have seen a greater evolution of the traditional control responsibilities of finance functions, with leaders operating in and as agents of organisational change, improving business efficiencies, agility and culture.

These new frontiers of finance leadership bring great possibility and even greater challenges, and for women in finance and accounting there are still more challenges to overcome. Despite a much healthier representation in less senior finance roles, the gender gap remains markedly more pronounced in the C-suite with a recent study reporting less than 10% of CFOs for ASXlisted companies are women.

This hands-on, two-day interactive learning session will equip you with a practical leadership plan that you can use to navigate a successful career and advance to senior levels. Learn how to step back and step up, emerging as an influential finance leader in your organisation.

- Transitioning from technical specialist to strategic business partner
- Develop your non-technical skills - management, influencing, presentation & communication
- Being brave & taking risks
- Navigating gender politics in & outside the boardroom, overcoming unconscious bias
- Effective delegation & using the power of leverage
- Demonstrating your authentic leadership style, becoming a role model
- Creating the space to be an effective leader
- Finance role specific challenges - responding to tighter budgets, productivity, engaging as a strategic business partner

For more information, you can also call +61 2 8239 9711.