Oracle NetSuite

VIRTUAL EVENT

Is Your Finance Team Reporting or Influencing?

Wednesday, October 28, 2026
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. PDT

The Financial Storytelling Maturity Model: How Finance Teams Move From Reporting to Influencing

Explore the Financial Storytelling Maturity Model, a practical framework that helps finance leaders shape business decisions, not simply share information

Finance teams are trusted to deliver accurate numbers. But their greatest impact comes when decision-makers understand what matters, what it means, and what to do next.

Join Soufyan Hamid, Founder of The Finance Circle, and Oracle NetSuite for a practical session on making finance communication easier to understand, act on, and use in decision-making. Soufyan will introduce the habits that help finance teams provide a clear point of view and stronger recommendations, not simply a set of results.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Identify when your team’s presentations report or explain, rather than influence.
  • Build financial presentations around a clear storyline so leaders understand what changed, why it happened, and why it matters.
  • Cut through data overload by prioritizing the facts and insights most relevant to the business.
  • Turn financial analysis into recommendations that help leaders evaluate trade-offs and decide what to do next.

Featured Speakers

Soufyan Hamid

Soufyan Hamid
Founder
The Finance Circle

Ranga Bodla

Ranga Bodla
VP, Field Engagement and Marketing
Oracle NetSuite