Reducing month-end close time and leading finance transformation as a CFO (with Basem Waheed)

Episode notes

Basem Waheed, CFO of Golden Chicken Farms Co., shares his path into finance leadership and the work behind improving finance operations. We talk about how his team reduced month-end close to one day, what had to change to make that possible, and how he approached digital transformation inside a large organization. He also shares how communication, trust across teams, and continuous learning play a role in leading change at this level.

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