I was inspired speaking with Philippa Lawrence, the Chief Accounting Officer at Workday, about the DNA of the next generation of accountants.
Here are the 3 key traits required for accountants as we welcome the new world of work:
1. Growth mindset to embrace changes.
2. Data storyteller who is able to answer what, from the avalanche of data, does the business leaders need to know in order to make sounding decisions.
3. Technology savvy. They partner with IT to understand how to establish financial and operational dashboard to provide real time visibility to accelerate business decision making process.
I walked away impressed with the Zero day close process enabled by workday. I enjoyed meeting Philippa's cat Peanut during our chat.
