Three perspectives from CFO Kate Akery on business partnership, executive perspective and people. Finance has traditionally had a clear role in an organisation: managing financial performance, controlling risk and reporting the numbers. But as businesses become more complex, more transformed by technology and more dependent on decisions made under uncertainty, the role of Finance is also evolving. The question is no longer simply whether Finance can produce accurate numbers.

What if the magic of Disney studios came not only from the stories they tell, but from the way their teams collaborate to create them? When we think of Disney, we naturally picture iconic characters, captivating storytelling, and some of the most powerful animation aesthetics in the world. What is less widely known is that behind this visual magic lies a silent yet profound revolution: a radical organizational transformation driven from within the technical teams themselves.