Mining for a single source of truth

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Finance in 15

PwC Canada

21 episodes

2 months ago

This is Finance in 15, a podcast dedicated to educating senior finance leaders about transforming their finance functions. Join Adam Boutros, PwC Canada’s Future of Finance leader, as he sits down with PwC Canada leaders to discuss the importance of finance transformation in your organization, how to get started, and the best ways to see long term and lasting results. For more information about the Future of Finance, check out our website: https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/today-s-issues/future-of-finance.html

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Mining for a single source of truth

Finance in 15

15 minutes 31 seconds

3 years ago

Mining for a single source of truth

In this episode guest host Marino Fremis sits down with Darren Millman, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Centerra Gold. Darren discusses Centerra Gold's recent technology & finance transformation journey as part of the company's efforts to streamline and consolidate their data. They also talk about how a single source of truth can help generate key insights about performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters as well as how finance leaders can demonstrate clear return on investment from these projects.

00:00- Marino’s introduction to Finance in 15 and guest Darren Millman, CFO at Centerra Gold
00:57- Darren provides additional background on his role at Centerra Gold
01:47- Darren explains the company’s recent technology transformation journey
03:55- Darren discusses risk management during the transformation process
05:03- Darren explains what informed decision making means to him and Centerra
06:50- Darren explains the importance of making ESG-informed decisions
11:02- Darren discusses strategies for overcoming the challenge of understanding ROI in transformation journeys
12:40- Darren summarizes the top three key learnings from the transformation journey
15:00- Marino shares his closing thoughts and conclusions