GFOA International Annual Conference 2025
2025-06-29 08:00 - 2025-07-02 17:00 UTC | GFOA Int’l

GFOA Alberta | Deloitte Present Financial Leadership in the Public Sector
2025-08-12 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Edmonton) | Zoom Virtual Webinar
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Over the past decade many converging social, financial, policy, and technological pressures have increased the complexity of municipal operations. As complexity has increased, so have the demands on the finance function. This session will explore how Deloitte uses the Four Faces of Finance framework to better articulate how finance leaders spend their time and the investments needed to better align that team with stakeholder objectives. This session is for any finance leader who feels like they don’t have the time to do everything on their list.
What You Will Learn
• How expectations for finance professionals have changed over time• What senior administrators and elected officials expect from finance leaders• How to articulate the time that finance spends in different areas • Strategies for freeing up time for strategic activities that stakeholders value
Who Should Attend
This webinar is designed for:
• Finance leaders in municipal government (CFO, Director of Corporate Services, Corporate Controller, etc).• Finance professionals who aspire to hold leadership roles in the future • Senior stakeholders who routinely engage with finance as an end user

Benefits of Attending
Participants can expect to:
• Gain insight from leading finance functions that enable a productive workforce to focus on strategic activities• Understand how to articulate where time is spent in the language of key stakeholders• Learn how to articulate the investments needed to unlock more time from finance professionals

About Your PresenterDarren Liviniuk – Deloitte
Darren is a Partner in Deloitte’s Government & Public Services practice based in Edmonton. Darren serves provincial, municipal, and indigenous governments across Western Canada. Darren focuses on working with government leaders to develop the confidence needed in financial information to make great decisions. Darren is a regular speaker on topics such as finance leadership, financial governance, and value-for-money for organizations such as CPA Alberta and GFOA Alberta.
Darren will be joined by additional Deloitte professionals who work with government finance leaders across Canada.

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