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How to Modernize the Treasury Department

How to Modernize the Treasury Department

To add value and move beyond their focus on processing, treasury departments must win management buy-in, automate, and reach out to other functions.

By David McCann | May 31, 2019

Rate of Growth in Audit Fees Doubled in 2017: FERF

Corporate Finance

Rate of Growth in Audit Fees Doubled in 2017: FERF

New accounting standards, greater M&A activity, and PCAOB documentation requests drove up fees, according to the Financial Executives Research Foundation.

By David McCann | December 11, 2018

Automation Won’t Reduce Finance Staffs: Study

Automation Won’t Reduce Finance Staffs: Study

Perhaps counterintuitively, finance executives say they don't plan to cut head-count costs in response to technology-driven efficiencies.

By David McCann | July 3, 2018

Microsoft, IBM Tighten Finance Via Tech

Microsoft, IBM Tighten Finance Via Tech

Senior finance executives detail machine learning and blockchain efforts aimed at making revenue forecasting and cross-border financing more efficient.

By David Katz | November 16, 2017

Rev Rec Rule Transforms Accounting: FASB’s Siegel

Revenue Recognition

Rev Rec Rule Transforms Accounting: FASB’s Siegel

The revenue recognition standard will turn a diverse set of industry standards into “one framework about how to think about revenue.”

By David Katz | November 15, 2017

J&J, Aetna CEOs Hit Fee-for-Service System

Human Capital & Careers

J&J, Aetna CEOs Hit Fee-for-Service System

The chief executives of two health-care giants want the industry to move further toward payments based on quality of care.

By David Katz | November 14, 2017

Two CFOs Tell a Tale of Fraud at HealthSouth

Risk Management

Two CFOs Tell a Tale of Fraud at HealthSouth

Years after going to prison, disgraced CFOs try to make something good come from their crimes by telling finance executives how they went wrong.

By David McCann | March 27, 2017

Will Automation Take Over Senior Finance Jobs?

Will Automation Take Over Senior Finance Jobs?

Some finance executives think their positions could be replaced by technology, a new poll suggests.

By David McCann | January 11, 2017

The Case Against Trump’s Economic Proposals

The Case Against Trump’s Economic Proposals

A noted economist explains in detail why the president-elect's tax and spending proposals would have horrific consequences.

By David McCann | November 16, 2016

Thermo Fisher Makes Electron Microscopy Move

Thermo Fisher Makes Electron Microscopy Move

The lab equipment firm's $4.2 billion purchase of FEI gives it access to technology used by biopharma companies to develop drugs.

By Matthew Heller | May 30, 2016

Audit Fees for Public Companies Up 3.4%

Growth Companies

Audit Fees for Public Companies Up 3.4%

SEC filers paid external auditors an average of $1.5 million in 2014, with the median fee coming in at $402,812.

By Matthew Heller | October 9, 2015

FASB Weighs Delaying New Revenue Rule

Revenue Recognition

FASB Weighs Delaying New Revenue Rule

Accounting standard setters may push back the effective date of new revenue recognition rules, says a FASB assistant director.

By Matthew Heller | November 18, 2014

FEI has A Higher Reward

Human Capital & Careers

FEI has A Higher Reward

Voluntarism Attracts a New Breed Of "Financial Angel"

By Joseph McCafferty | August 1, 1997