From Go to CFO
A Podcast for aspiring finance leaders looking to take that next step in their careers.
Hosted by [axr] Recruitment & Search Dave Goldbach & Kunal Gupta, this podcast will give you a unique insight into what it takes to become a successful CFO.
Tune in as we speak to inspiring and successful CFOs from the [axr] network as they share their career journeys, how they got to be a CFO and what they learn along the way.
It’s the closest thing you’re going to get to delving into the mind of a CFO!
From Go to CFO
S4, EP4: Why You Should Always Put Your Hand Up: Nick Williams Road to CFO
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In this episode of From Go to CFO, [axr]'s Kunal Gupta sits down with Nick Williams, CFO of Tellus Holdings, Australia's only geological repository for hazardous waste.
Nick's career took him around the world before it brought him home. Eleven years at BHP moved him from a graduate role in Melbourne to Adelaide, Houston, the Netherlands and Chile, building the kind of broad, hands-on experience most finance careers take twice as long to gather. A mentor he clashed with in his first week in Holland went on to shape the next decade of his career, encouraging him to make the leap to Brazil, and eventually back to Sydney.
He talks candidly about the private equity stint at Pacific National that changed how he saw the numbers, and the reality of his first year as a first-time CFO at Tellus, refinancing debt on a business with no contracts behind it yet.
Nick shares what he'd tell himself five years ago: get your team right before anything else, learn to sell the business you work for, and keep saying yes to the next hard thing.
This episode is for finance leaders navigating their own path to CFO, and anyone weighing up a leap into industry or a new country.
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