Research suggests finance chiefs are prone in early years on the job to "manage earnings," perhaps because of compensation-motivated pressure from the boss.
Will robots eventually take over the economy by performing most jobs? Here are a pair of contradictory visions.
Companies are coming to grips with the notion that they can't deploy artificial intelligence at scale as quickly as they had expected, research suggests.
Under the Global Reporting Initiative's new standard, thousands of companies will be voluntarily reporting tax information on a country-by-country basis.
A software CFO prioritizes cross-training, embedding staffers in each company unit, readiness to handle cost overruns, and formal out-of-budget requests.
Companies are well-served by playing in fewer industries, entering fewer geographical markets, and having simpler product portfolios than peer firms.
Upstart's loan securitizations are performing far better than Kroll, the leading credit rating agency for marketplace lenders, had expected.
Seventy percent of what finance does today can be automated, and "some jobs are just going to go away," says intelligent automation expert Lee Coulter.
In these disruptive times, finance chiefs should invest for scale, root out scope creep, and adopt a customer-centric mindset, says Gartner.
CFOs who serve on other companies' boards make significantly fewer errors in their own financial reporting.
But finance chiefs in job-search mode should take care not to take advantage of an opportunity prematurely, a top recruiter says.
A worldwide increase in exercise would energize the economy because of lower mortality rates, reduced absenteeism, and increased employee engagement: study.
