Corporate Finance

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    Albany-area electrical firm CFO charged in alleged $4M embezzlement

    Kevin J. Stevens, the former CFO of A.E. Rosen Electrical Co., has been charged with a felony and an array of other charges in connection with an alleged multi-year scheme.

    By • Feb. 3, 2026
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    What CFOs must get right to succeed after an IPO

    Being public is harder than going public. Here is a guide to help finance leaders avoid common pitfalls and thrive post-IPO.

    By Jeff Majtyka and Ronald Clark • Feb. 3, 2026
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from CFO.com

    From CPA licensure changes to undergoing a digital transformation, these are the most popular stories CFOs are reading. 

    By CFO.com staff
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    The impact of new leadership at the PCAOB: Trial Balance

    As new board members arrive, the PCAOB prepares for a new age without its “lone dissenter.”

    By , • Feb. 2, 2026
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    Ex-Loretto Hospital CFO arrested in Serbia

    A recent court filing says Anosh Ahmed, who left the U.S. amid fraud charges, was arrested in the eastern European country in late 2025.

    By • Jan. 30, 2026
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    So you want to be a sports CFO?

    Former professional athletes, business owners and CFOs working in sports talk through the realities of working in this highly coveted and rapidly changing industry.

    By • Jan. 30, 2026
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    What’s actually driving Carvana’s margins?

    Short-seller research is renewing questions about how the online car seller's margins are generated across its retail operations, financing activity and businesses belonging to the CEO’s family.

    By • Jan. 29, 2026
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    ADM’s ex-CFO faces federal fraud charges

    In court filings, the SEC says that Vikram Luthar, the ag giant’s former finance chief, misled investors by making retroactive “adjustments” to the performance of a key business unit.

    By • Jan. 28, 2026
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    If half of workers avoid management roles, what happens to the CFO pipeline?

    A comparison of new survey data from Zety and the ACCA suggests that leadership ambition among a multigenerational workforce is declining during a time when finance career paths are becoming less linear.

    By • Jan. 28, 2026
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    Average enterprise business handles 40-plus bank accounts

    A survey of finance leaders by fintech provider Adyen and Boston Consulting Group aims to quantify the complexities of running a large business.

    By • Jan. 28, 2026
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    OpenAI expands finance team as AI economics draw scrutiny

    CFO Sarah Friar has hired a chief accounting officer and a corporate finance leader as the company's business model and trajectory expand.

    By • Jan. 27, 2026
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    American CEOs bullish on M&A in 2026: EY

    A recent survey conducted by the Big Four firm shows more than half of U.S. chief executive respondents planning to “actively” pursue mergers and acquisitions this year.

    By • Jan. 27, 2026
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    Brex CFO Erica Dorfman’s take on the Capital One deal

    In a rare look inside a major fintech transaction, Dorfman describes the speed, scale and boardroom logic that led Brex to Capital One.

    By • Jan. 23, 2026
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    How CFO communities are responding to networking overload

    Leaders from GenCFO, CFO Leadership Council and CFO Alliance explain how CFO communities are adapting to an increasingly crowded and commercialized networking landscape.

    By • Jan. 23, 2026
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    Will private equity’s pivot to continuation vehicles continue in 2026?

    The phenomenon of private equity firms essentially selling portfolio companies back to themselves has grown rapidly in recent years, but investors — and likely many CFOs — aren’t totally sold. 

    By • Jan. 22, 2026
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    Q&A

    How a manufacturing CFO views technology and automation

    As the longtime finance chief of Wisconsin-based manufacturer Sentry Equipment, David Ring shares his thoughts on employee ownership, labor challenges and the latest artificial intelligence push.

    By • Jan. 22, 2026
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    Figure CFO on successfully navigating a modern IPO

    Macrina Kgil explains how investor expectations, automation and scaling finance shape life after the company’s recent IPO.

    By • Jan. 21, 2026
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    Almost half of the time saved using AI is spent correcting outputs

    Inconsistent outputs from large language models are introducing hours of additional labor for workers.

    By • Jan. 21, 2026
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    The role finance will play in the Savannah Bananas’ 2026 season

    As the Banana Ball World Tour continues, the team’s finance function, led by Dr. Tim Naddy, is focused on systems, talent and execution.

    By • Jan. 16, 2026
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    Why CFO labor trends center on redesigning teams in 2026

    This year’s finance labor trends are being shaped by the growing use of automation, a shift toward internal talent development and the need for CFOs to balance efficiency with adaptability. 

    By • Jan. 15, 2026
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    McKinsey’s new AI hiring experiment puts pressure on the ‘up-or-out’ model

    For CFOs, the pilot shows how the consulting industry is adjusting to the many promises of artificial intelligence.

    By • Jan. 14, 2026
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    Enterprise CFOs see sharp rise in confidence, AI use

    A recent Deloitte survey of CFOs at $1B-plus companies shows technology, automation and dealmaking rising on those teams’ finance agendas for 2026.

    By • Jan. 14, 2026
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    SEC drops fraud case against mining CFO

    The commission said it has agreed to dismiss the 2017 civil case against Rio Tinto’s former CFO Guy Elliott.

    By • Jan. 12, 2026
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    How the retail apocalypse is showing up on balance sheets: Trial Balance

    Closures at Macy’s, GameStop, Starbucks and Walgreens are among the store exits surfacing impairments, lease exits and tougher capital discipline in retail finance.

    By , • Jan. 12, 2026
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    What changes most for CFOs when they become CEOs?

    After reaching the top job, CFOs who became CEOs reflect on the transition, their responsibilities and what execution really requires.

    By • Jan. 9, 2026
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    The writings of Andy Burt

    This collection gathers the editor’s notes from Andy Burt, the former managing director of CFO.com, who passed away at the end of 2025. Written with clarity and restraint, his notes focused on defining his perspective on the life that surrounds finance and accounting. He shared how he th...

    By • Jan. 9, 2026