# How to ignore the loud numbers and listen for the quiet risks: Sahil Kamani Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-today-6945461/how-to-ignore-the-loud-numbers-and-listen-for-the-quiet-risks-sahil-kamani Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-today-6945461/how-to-ignore-the-loud-numbers-and-listen-for-the-quiet-risks-sahil-kamani.md Podcast: [FP&A Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-today-6945461) Published: 2026-02-20T08:04:18+00:00 Episode link: https://FPAtoday.podbean.com/e/how-to-ignore-the-loud-numbers-and-listen-for-the-quiet-risks-sahil-kamani/ Audio file: https://op3.dev/e/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/53pamtuszmjdqrwk/260207_FPAT_Sahil_Kamani_07II26_Mr1_SAS_Jimmy_3856.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fp-a-today-6945461/episodes/how-to-ignore-the-loud-numbers-and-listen-for-the-quiet-risks-sahil-kamani Duration seconds: 3190 ## Resource Sahil Kamani, is a Berlin-based senior finance leader and FP&A professional at Ellie (Volkswagen Group), Starting at a credit rating agency in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis — inspired, fittingly, by a fascination with the documentary Inside Job — Sahil moved through regulation, capital markets, and an MBA before pivoting into operational finance In this episode: Being the person handing out credit ratings Cash burn and the KPIs that matter most in a turnaround What bankers and regulators instinctively look for How the CFO you work influences your storytelling Being CFO of Berlin's fastest-growing pickleball club. Sahil R Kamani on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahilrkamani/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fp-a-today-6945461/episodes/how-to-ignore-the-loud-numbers-and-listen-for-the-quiet-risks-sahil-kamani/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-today-6945461/how-to-ignore-the-loud-numbers-and-listen-for-the-quiet-risks-sahil-kamani.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.