Building a High-Performance Finance Team

Part 6: Building a High-Performance Finance Team This post continues my “learning in public” journey as a finance manager. All concepts and frameworks are attributed to their original creators, primarily David Parmenter and other thought leaders in the field. The Finance Team Evolution As finance functions transition from traditional accounting and reporting roles to strategic business partnership, the capabilities and culture of the finance team must evolve accordingly. David Parmenter, in “The Financial Controller and CFO’s Toolkit,” emphasises that “winning finance teams” are distinguished not just by technical competence but by their ability to influence business outcomes. ...