CFO Weekly

Greatest Hits: Building Learning Cultures in Finance with Jessica McClain, CFO at American Staffing Association

In this episode of CFO Weekly, Jessica McClain, CFO of Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital, discusses the importance of lifelong learning for financial leaders, especially as AI and automation reshape accounting work. She shares how her background in public accounting and nonprofit finance informs her focus on storytelling, impact, and emotional intelligence, and explains how she cultivates curiosity and continuous development within her team through mentorship, job‑shadowing, and professional education. McClain also outlines practical ways CFOs stay ahead of regulatory and technology changes, emphasizing communication skills and empathy as critical, learnable competencies.