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The New CFO: How AI Is Rewriting the Finance Function | Figma CFO Praveer Melwani

aired Nov 05, 2026 · 50.0m
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Summary

I think we're going to be able to attract and build the world's best finance organization because so much of what people want is the ability to learn and feel like they're being invested in and surrounded by people that want to go and become the best at their craft. You're coming in and trying to solve and try to understand the business really well.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of like, know, think, including: We'd love to hear a little bit about what made someone a great hire on your team, a great person.

Key takeaways
  1. 01I think we're going to be able to attract and build the world's best finance organization because so much of what people want is the ability to learn and feel like they're being in
  2. 02Back then, automation meant writing hundreds of lines of SQL, waiting for queries to run, and stitching financial and product data together by hand
  3. 03Today his team is building very differently
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