Beau Turner

Finance Director, South Pacific and India Callaway Golf

Beau is an innovative Certified Practising Accountant (CPA). His career to date covers experience from a wide range of industries both domestically and internationally. He has developed his skill in financial reporting, transformation & automation, initially with over five years in a dynamic Accounting public practice. This is coupled with over 14 years in the industry, where he has held senior finance leadership roles with Asia Pacific Digital Limited (ASX), Sensis- Yellow Pages (Digital) and most recently at global sporting and lifestyle brand Callaway Golf (NYSE- ELY). With a strong focus on breaking down barriers between finance & key influencers, stakeholders and decision-makers. Beau has also attained international recognition as a Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA), and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Day One : 11 May 2021

9:30 AM CFO PANEL: Examining the vital role of automation in the evolution of the finance function

The global pandemic has exposed the gaps in finance processes and systems, ensuring organisations revisit their automation priorities. In this panel, we bring together successful leaders across Australia and New Zealand to discuss best practices in financial process automation, how best to implement new methods, and how to accelerate activity in this area

  • Leveraging automation to position your organisation to survive and thrive
  • Examining the finance processes that were hit hardest by the pandemic disruption
  • Addressing new ways of working and flexibilities for working from home in Finance and Accounting post-pandemic
  • Leveraging automation to drive productivity and collaboration
  • Creating a culture of trust and transparency and navigating potential organizational and technological obstacles that can undermine finance leaders’ efforts to sustain transparency
  • Building confidence in virtual close during uncertain times