What does it take to turn a traditional finance team into a true strategic business partner?

In this episode, Paul Young, CFO of Liberty Bank, shares how he connected strategy, budgeting, and talent development to create a finance function built for impact.

Paul brings over 25 years of experience leading finance, strategy, business transformation, and digital innovation across major institutions such as Citizens Bank, TD Bank, CIT, and Siemens Financial Services.

If you’ve ever felt stuck between strategy and execution, this one’s for you.

We talked about:

How starting strategy early makes budgeting faster and easier
Why CFOs should own project management and transformation
What it really takes to attract and keep top finance talent
How he created a Business Transformation Office within the office of the CFO that helped Liberty Bank cut mortgage closing time in half and become a leader in their space.

This conversation is a masterclass in modern CFO leadership.

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Building a Finance Function That Drives Growth: Lessons from Liberty Bank’s CFO, Paul Young

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