In this episode of CFO Weekly, Kerrie Jones, Financial Controller at Peak Living, joins Megan Weis to explore why accountants remain among the most trusted business advisors and how finance leaders build credibility through sound judgment rather than technical expertise alone. Kerrie brings a career built around strengthening financial controls, improving reporting, and leading high-performing accounting teams through periods of growth and change.

With more than eight years of experience hiring and developing accountants, and having advised organizations on accounting structure and process improvement, Kerrie shares how she turned the lesson “compliance asks whether we followed the steps, judgment asks whether the result makes sense” into a leadership philosophy. She also serves on the board of a nonprofit supporting adults with multiple disabilities, where financial stewardship and governance are equally critical. She unpacks how to build confidence in newer accountants, why AI can inform decisions but never own them, how to communicate an unpopular judgment call, and why the human element is becoming even more valuable in an AI-enabled world.