About this episode
Sponsors Bill.com https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/bill Teampay https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/teampay Show Notes 01:39 – Laura outlines her career path from school to VP of Finance 02:30 – Laura liked using the Sage Intacct product so much at a former company that she wanted to become part of Sage Intacct 04:25 – What's the difference between accounting and finance departments? 05:22 – Laura's excited to work on the tools that will help 'eliminate' the month-end close 06:15 – Laura talks about what CFO 3.0 means for her and her team 06:52 – You really have to open up your mind to new possibilities and see things from different angles in order to embrace the new technologies 07:57 – Those who get into accounting in order to get the bird's-eye view of a company are the ones likely to move into higher positions as they progress 08:41 – Wanna be a CFO? Don't be a tree. Move around, meet people, and learn new things, constantly 10:40 – Laura's passion and big focus centers around mentoring, and making sure employees feel like they're learning, growing, and contributing 12:26 – Are employees an asset or an expense ? Laura and Blake disagree | Harvard Business Review 13:21 – Laura talks about the gender gap in accounting, and what Sage is doing to turn that around 14:50 – We talk about why women-led businesses excel | CNBC 15:11 – Diversity is great, but you need to have the open, transparent culture to back it up, otherwise, you're going nowhere 15:45 – As former guest, Jina Etienne , stated, there's no diversity if you're not free to just be yourself, no matter what your ethnicity, or gender 16:23 – Laura's advice for women entering the accounting industry - be confident, know your strength, own your voice, and don't be afraid! Connect with Laura Laura Wiler, VP of Finance & Business Operations, Sage Intacct LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurawiler/ Episode Art Photo Credit: April Blankenship https://twitter.com/aprilblnknshp https://twitter.com/aprilblnknshp/status/1187023281687130112/photo/2 Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes , or Podchaser . Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus , and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram ! Meet Blake in person! December 9-11: Digital CPA Conference in Seattle Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessities. TeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch Subscribe Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcasts Spotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/Spotify Google Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlay Stitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/Stitcher Overcast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast