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

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

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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

How LegitScript’s CFO and CTO are building systems to scale smarter

CFO and COO Jaylene Kunze and CTO and CPO Tom Cook share how they align on ROI, business efficiency and hitting exit goals for private equity investors.

By Adam Zaki • July 24, 2025

Industries that got paid the fastest in 2024 — Hackett

Hackett Group research shows biotech, retail and industrial improved their days sales outstanding figures, while semiconductor and telecom firms waited longer to get paid.

By Adam Zaki • July 22, 2025

CFG Merchant Solutions CFO on risk and regulation in alternative finance

Richard Polgar reflects on how he designed his finance function for the fast-moving industries of invoice factoring and revenue-based financing.

By Adam Zaki • July 22, 2025

Japan’s bond market volatility casts shadow over FASB-ASBJ meeting: Trial Balance

As fiscal pressure rapidly builds in Japan, U.S. and Japanese accounting standard-setters met in Tokyo to discuss alignment in areas like M&A and environmental credits.

By Lauren Muskett , Adam Zaki • July 21, 2025

KPMG’s Atif Zaim on CFO challenges, leading with intention and the 150-hour rule

In part two of the conversation with KPMG’s new deputy chair and U.S. managing principal, Zaim discusses how today’s leaders must think beyond client delivery and internal development.

By Adam Zaki • July 18, 2025

KPMG’s Atif Zaim on taking his biggest role yet

In a sit-down interview with CFO.com, Zaim discusses his next chapter as deputy chair and managing U.S. principal, how the firm uses technology and what’s kept him around since 1994.

By Adam Zaki • July 18, 2025

A two-part sit-down with KPMG’s Deputy Chair and US Managing Principal Atif Zaim

After officially taking the position on July 1, Zaim talked exclusively with CFO.com to discuss his previous time at KPMG, navigating the present and preparing for the future.

By Adam Zaki • July 18, 2025

US firms’ cash conversion cycle improved in 2024: Hackett

Across the largest 1,000 publicly traded nonfinancial companies in the U.S., the time it took to convert investments to cash averaged 37 days last year, down from 38.3 days in 2023, according to the Hackett Group’s annual working capital survey.

By Dan Niepow • July 17, 2025