In this episode of CFO Weekly, Wassia Kamon, Chief Financial Officer at ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, Georgia's largest nonprofit community development financial institution, joins Megan Weis to explore the journey from controller or FP&A leader to modern CFO. Wassia is an award-winning finance leader with more than fifteen years of experience across manufacturing, technology, pharmaceuticals, and the nonprofit sector. Her career has spanned both accounting and FP&A, giving her a unique perspective on what it really takes to grow into the modern CFO role.

Wassia shares the experiences that prepared her for the transition, from serving as interim CFO to joining a nonprofit board to working with an executive coach. She unpacks the very different mindset shifts required of controllers and FP&A leaders as they step into the CFO seat, why building a personal board of directors is essential, and why systems, governance, and team building matter just as much as technical expertise. She also discusses how she thinks about AI as a tool rather than a replacement, how she avoids burnout while leading at a high level, and where she sees the CFO role heading over the next three to five years.