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Integrating Finance and IT: Insights From the CIO of Brookfield Residential

Guide to Finance Business Partnering: https://bit.ly/3J1PI1T In this episode, Brookfield Residential CIO Brandon Sharp joins host Melissa Howatson to share his unique career journey and to reveal why tighter alignment between finance and IT drives true transformation. Brandon reflects on lessons learned while leading major initiatives in homebuilding and real estate, from navigating shadow IT to building cross-functional trust. He offers practical insights on transparency, influence, and project management—and explains why finance leaders who are “data curious” often become the critical bridge to IT. This discussion highlights practical strategies to strengthen IT–finance partnerships, accelerate transformation, and foster alignment that delivers business-wide impact. Discussed in This Episode: • How to transform IT–finance collaboration into a growth engine • The “Tell Them” Triad for influence • Balancing time, cost and quality in transformation projects • Identifying and empowering data-curious champions within finance Chapters: 00:00 – Intro: The powerful partnership between Finance and IT 00:59 – Brandon’s career journey from finance to technology 01:45 – Why a CFO moved into a CIO role 02:46 – Facing fear and “shadow IT” 04:09 – The underestimated power of the Finance–IT partnership 05:36 – Key ingredients for a successful collaboration 06:15 – Building alignment through broad team engagement 08:11 – Influence and leading change through communication 10:45 – The importance of storytelling and consistency 11:26 – How business knowledge drives IT influence 12:40 – Defining roles between finance and IT 14:27 – Clarifying responsibilities across the business 16:03 – Shifting from structure to agility in IT 16:59 – Top lessons from leading transformations 19:13 – Transparency, communication, and learning from setbacks 21:41 – The time–cost–quality balance 22:11 – How IT and finance can budget and plan together 23:42 – Finding “data curious” people to bridge finance and IT 26:35 – The power of cross-functional thinkers 27:05 – Rapid Fire: Hallmark of a mature finance–IT relationship 28:11 – Book recommendation: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team 29:23 – Closing thoughts and resources Guest Links:   / sharpbrandon1   https://www.brookfieldresidential.com/ Follow The CFO Show: •   / thecfoshow   •   / thecfoshow   •   / thecfoshow   • https://thecfoshowpodcast.com/ Series Disclaimer: https://thecfoshowpodcast.com/disclai... #brookfieldresidential #IT #finance #businesspartner #finance #corporatefinance #podcast #financeleadership #cio #cfo #cfo