In episode 10 of The Closers: Modern Revenue Accounting Podcast, Dante Giannini, VP of Accounting and Operations at Actian, shares his unique philosophy on finance and accounting, what’s on the horizon for the accounting industry, how to set up proper reporting and operations, and what it means to be a modern Chief Accounting Officer. Watch more episode on Zuora+ here: https://bit.ly/43FkqC5 or listen on your favorite podcast platform. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 4:58 What it looks like to be a Sales and Accounting Operations leader 5:50 How Sales and Accounting work together holistically 6:48 Focusing on growth: Actian’s 30% YOY growth 7:36 How users can utilize Actian’s offerings 10:21 Dante’s unique philosophy on finance and accounting 11:42 Why the accounting team is the glue for a company 12:55 New things on the horizon industry wide 15:01 How to setup proper reporting and operations 17:12 Dante’s specific experience with having to play catch up vs being proactive 19:00 Advice around consumption based pricing 20:04 The revenue accountant can be a strategic partner to a business and across teams 22:38 The role of the “Modern CAO” 24:43 What stops accounting leaders from implementing forward thinking models 27:08 How Dante thinks about automation and accounting

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