Podcast: The Future of Consolidation

The CFO Show, Sponsored by Vena

Beyond the Close: How Financial Consolidation Creates Strategic Advantage

• On this episode of The CFO Show we discuss why financial consolidation is essential to performance management, and how the options and customer interest have evolved over time.
• If you’ve been wondering why more and more vendors are adding financial consolidation to their performance management suites this episode will provide some insight.
• Speakers: Melissa Howatson, CFO, Vena; Craig Schiff, CEO and Lead Analyst, BPM Partners
• Released: December 16, 2025
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• Bonus Content: What is the hallmark of a mature finance team?

On this episode, we unpack:

• Why consolidation and planning belong together
• How AI is reshaping FP&A and controllership
• The shift from legacy tools to unified performance management
• What modern close and consolidation software must deliver