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Rose Punkunus
Founder and CEO at Sudozi | CFO | Automating FP&A to unlock more Strategic Finance | Data Nerd
What experiences are most helpful to build a career in strategic finance?
What experiences are most helpful to build a career in strategic finance? 99% of the time, it’s not about getting better at excel.
One major trend I’m seeing in finance is the focus on unit economics.
This level of analysis can drive major strategic decisions on pricing, acquisition spend, and hiring 🧠
Let’s talk price elasticity.
Even in a “normal” environment, it’s difficult to know how price impacts growth. In this dynamic environment, getting a good grasp on how price impacts revenue seems impossible to predict 😩
One of the things I enjoyed most being CFO was working collaboratively with amazing peers 🤝
Now in the CEO/founder world, it’s no surprise that I enjoy collaborating with other companies who are building efficiency and automation for CFOs.
Who owns pricing at your company?
My 2 cents, it should live in finance. It's the ONLY team at the company that sees all data, including expenses (especially fully burdened CAC).
My top 5 tips for new CFOs and finance leaders:
You are the pain killer that was purchased. What pain are you going to kill in the first 90 days?