Sounds Accurate

Sounds Accurate cuts through the noise in Finance & Accounting to bring today's Office of the CFO the conversations that truly matter. Each episode features candid discussions with industry leaders, innovators, and experts tacking real challenges - efficiency, transparency, technology. No buzzwords, just clarity and insights you can act on to lead with confidence in a fast-changing world.

Sounds Accurate is a technology podcast hosted by BlackLine, with 15 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

BlackLine hosts Sounds Accurate, a technology show with 15 episodes published.

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  Episode #9

  EP9: Monica Boydston, CPO Kyriba: Confessions of a CFO Turned CPO

  Jul 22, 202633 minS1

  What happens when a CFO decides to stop buying financial software and starts building it instead? This week, we are joined by Monica Boydston, Chief Product Officer at Kyriba. Monica brings a rare and incredibly valuable perspective to the table: she began her executive career as a CFO before pivoting to product leadership in the tech sector. In this episode, Monica unpacks her unique career journey, shares her insights on female leadership across the finance and technology landscapes, and dives deep into the future of treasury. Fresh off the stage from KyribaLive 2026, she explores how Agentic AI is moving from a buzzword to a practical, trusted orchestration layer for global liquidity. In this episode, we cover: The mindset shift required when transitioning from finance leadership to product leadership. Actionable advice for women aspiring to reach the C-suite in finance and tech. How Agentic AI is actively transforming cash management and treasury operations today. The steps leaders can take to build trust in AI-powered financial tools.

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  Episode #8

  EP8: Devon Briggs, ATS Corporation: Compliance as Catalyst

  Jun 24, 202622 minS1

  Our guest this week is Devon Briggs, Director, Corporate Financial Reporting & Compliance at ATS Corporation; a global industrial automation company operating across more than 100 business units worldwide. The core of the conversation is “Compliance as Catalyst”: how SOX requirements across 100+ global business units became the forcing function for real, lasting automation and standardization at ATS. Devon’s story challenges the assumption that compliance and transformation are in tension. In our conversation, we explore: Why the leaders who get the most out of standardization are the ones who treat compliance as a foundation, not a finish line. How automating Journals, not just reconciliations, became the real unlock for shortening the financial close. What a grounded, governance-first approach to AI actually looks like in a complex, multi-entity finance function.

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  Episode #6

  EP6: Quest Playbook: From Centralized Accounting to a Center of Excellence

  Apr 24, 202630 minS0

  <p>How do you turn a standard accounting team into a powerhouse of innovation for the entire business? </p><p><br></p><p>This week, we're getting the playbook from Quest Diagnostics.</p><p><br></p><p>Our guests are Michael Heeney, Controller, and Adam Dabbeekeh, Senior Manager of Centralized Accounting. They walk us through the incredible evolution of their team, from a cost-saving project to a strategic Center of Excellence. This is a masterclass in practical application, focusing on the why behind their choices, with lessons for any finance leader.</p><p><br></p><p>In our conversation, we...

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  Episode #5

  EP5: The People-First CFO with Craig Richey, Americas CFO of Accenture

  Mar 24, 202626 minS1

  <p>This week, host Emily Campbell, CMO at BlackLine, sits down with Craig Richey, the Americas Chief Financial Officer at Accenture. His career offers a powerful roadmap for any leader navigating the profound shifts in the finance profession.</p><p>The core of our conversation is the journey of reinvention—how finance leaders can transform their teams from a traditional back-office function into a strategic, front-office architect of enterprise value. Craig argues that this transformation is not about technology alone, but is fundamentally centered on people, talent, and culture.</p><p>In our conversation, we explore:</p><p>The key momen...

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  Episode #4

  EP4: Tim Harford: The Automation Paradox & the Dangers of “Good Enough” AI

  Feb 24, 202630 minS1

  <p>The better an automated system gets, the more it can degrade our skills and attention. Bestselling author and Financial Times columnist Tim Harford joins Emily Campbell to unpack this "Automation Paradox." We explore why a "good enough" AI with an engaged human might be safer than a state-of-the-art system with a complacent one, the danger of relying on "black box" algorithms, and how to build a finance culture that questions data instead of blindly trusting it.</p>

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