6 initial takeaways from FinovateFall

From customization and customer experience to AI and stablecoins, early themes at FinovateFall highlight trends CFOs should be watching.

By Adam Zaki • Sept. 9, 2025

Former Oregon fisheries CFO sentenced for embezzling over $200K: Trial Balance

Pamela Kahut, previously the finance chief of the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison for the crime.

By Lauren Muskett , Dan Niepow • Sept. 8, 2025

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Top 5 stories from CFO.com

From outsourcing accounting functions to undergoing a digital transformation, these are the most popular stories CFOs are reading. 

By CFO.com staff

6 podcasts CFOs should listen to in preparation for Q4

Insight from finance leaders at Meta, USA Hockey, Wayfair and GoFundMe may help CFOs looking to end the year on a strong note.

By Adam Zaki • Sept. 5, 2025

August earnings update: Affirm, Build-A-Bear, Intuit, MSG Entertainment, Rumble

Affirm outlines interest-rate impacts, Build-A-Bear warns about tariffs, and J.M. Smucker details its coffee pricing strategy, while Intuit and Rumble lean on AI and new revenue streams.

By Adam Zaki • Sept. 4, 2025

Audit committee chairs reckon with expanding purview

A more technologically driven workforce is increasing demands on audit chairs, according to a new Deloitte study. 

By Dan Niepow • Sept. 4, 2025

CFOs must balance boomers’ demand for flexibility with millennial and Gen Z’s AI use

Flexibility is driving loyalty for older workers as younger peers adopt AI, a shift CFOs must navigate across pay, policy and technology.

By Adam Zaki • Sept. 3, 2025

How Aurora Cannabis’ shift to global medical market led to higher margins

CFO Simona King explains how new markets, technology and patient demand helped Aurora become free cash flow positive for the first time while creating a new pathway for growth.

By Adam Zaki • Aug. 28, 2025

Are outsourcing and AI fast-tracking the CPA pipeline shrink?: Trial Balance

PwC’s campus hiring cuts show how technology is reshaping accounting and raises new questions about the profession’s future.

By Lauren Muskett , Adam Zaki • Aug. 25, 2025

Los Angeles temple, ex-CFO clash in escalating legal battle

Dana Rubin claims she was fired for flagging questionable spending, while Stephen S. Wise Temple says her allegations are baseless.

By Adam Zaki • Aug. 22, 2025

Private equity-backed CFOs under pressure to adopt AI: Trial Balance

In a survey of private equity senior leaders, 98% have told CFOs at portfolio companies to “prioritize the use of AI in the finance function.”

By Lauren Muskett , Dan Niepow • Aug. 18, 2025

5 finance trends CFOs are watching in the rest of 2025

Finance chiefs are bracing for more C-Suite collabs, more tariff talk and more tech questions.

By Dan Niepow • Aug. 15, 2025

US employers coming around to pay transparency

In a WTW survey of American businesses, just over a third of respondents said they’re already communicating individual pay ranges with employees.

By Dan Niepow • Aug. 13, 2025

How a CFO-built cannabis dispensary is expanding in New York City

Roy Cysner, CFO of The Travel Agency, provides insight into how finance is helping build a cannabis brand in one of the most challenging places to do so.

By Adam Zaki • Aug. 12, 2025

Salesforce, PayPal COFOs tout agentic AI potential: Trial Balance

Robin Washington, Salesforce’s finance chief, believes she’s part of the “last set of managers to just manage humans.”

By Lauren Muskett , Dan Niepow • Aug. 11, 2025

Federal regulatory activity dropped steeply in H1 2025

Analysis by information services firm Wolters Kluwer shows a sharp decline in both the number and severity of penalties for financial services businesses in the first half of the year.

By Dan Niepow • Aug. 7, 2025

How Glenn Schiffman shapes financial strategy at Fanatics

The CFO of Fanatics explains how finance helps power growth, brand impact and long-term value across the sports commerce giant’s growing portfolio.

By Adam Zaki • Aug. 7, 2025

July earnings update: Boeing, UnitedHealth Group, Starbucks, Coca-Cola and BlackRock

Cathy Smith of Starbucks talks long-term cost structure, John Murphy of Coca-Cola focuses on margin expansion and Kim Kuryea of General Dynamics highlights record backlog and cash flow.

By Adam Zaki • Aug. 6, 2025

3 ways to reduce AP process costs: Metric of the Month

Reducing the time spent resolving payment issues can yield significant savings to help free up cash for reinvestment.

By Perry D. Wiggins • Aug. 6, 2025

Alaska approves 120-credit CPA pathway without governor’s signature: Trial Balance

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who has spent much of his career in education, chose not to sign or veto the state’s new CPA licensure law, which lowers education requirements for the profession.

By Lauren Muskett , Adam Zaki • Aug. 4, 2025

Microsoft CFO calls for ‘intensity’ after strong Q4 earnings

In a leaked internal memo, CFO Amy Hood told employees that the year ahead will require “intensity, clarity and bold execution.”

By Dan Niepow • Aug. 1, 2025

Nvidia’s CFO crosses billion-dollar net worth mark

As the chipmaker shatters market records, its finance chief Colette Kress joins the rare billionaire CFO club with her substantial equity stake in the AI chip giant.

By Adam Zaki • July 30, 2025

Trump’s EU trade deal brings CFOs relief without guarantees: Trial Balance

A 15% rate will replace the 30% tariff previously proposed by President Trump, but uncertainty remains for companies doing business overseas.

By Lauren Muskett , Adam Zaki • July 28, 2025

Riveron CFO Tony Ciotti on breaking barriers between finance and operations

The longtime operations leader and former Grant Thornton managing director explains the rise of the COFO and lessons learned from past financial crises.

By Dan Niepow • July 28, 2025

The IPO market may be back, but only for prepared CFOs

CFOs looking to go public soon must nail forecasting, defend their most critical KPIs and incorporate pricing discipline in their offerings to succeed, says Armanino’s Dean Quiambao.

By Adam Zaki • July 25, 2025

The rise of solo business travel and its impact on costs

With fewer team off-sites and more one-on-one and small group meetings, business travel looks very different in 2025.

By Adam Zaki • July 24, 2025