5 ‘Quiet’ Workplace Trends CFOs Need to Know

Emerging from the years of the pandemic, "quiet" trends have become synonymous with the shifting balance of power between employees and employers. Policies including return-to-office initiatives and salary transparency have major impact on the way employees of all industries are hired. With these...

By Adam Zaki • March 10, 2023

The 6 a.m. CFO: How Sentry Equipment’s CFO David Ring Starts His Day

Welcome to The 6 a.m. CFO, where finance chiefs share how they jump-start their days and engage with the tasks that are in front of them. Today, Sentry Equipment's David Ring shares why he avoids communicating through email, how a variety of different team situations have shaped his life, and how...

By CFO Editorial Staff • March 9, 2023

69% of Global Finance Leaders Plan to Maintain or Increase Remote Work

Alongside flexible work’s transition from a perk to a near standard in the corporate landscape, employees have begun to prioritize where and how they work above all else. As data from FTI’s 2023 Global CFO Survey indicates, nearly seven in 10 out of the more than 300 global finance leaders survey...

By Adam Zaki • March 8, 2023

Properly Communicating Layoffs Builds Trust With Employees

The thought of layoffs creates anxiety both in the C-suite and among rank-and-file employees. But sharing the news with your colleagues properly can actually work to build trust in your organization, its leadership, and the decisions they’re making. Layoffs perhaps have the most personal impact a...

By Cass Bailey • March 3, 2023

CFOs On the Move: Week Ending March 3

Tom SweetTom Sweet | Dell TechnologiesTom Sweet, CFO of Dell Technologies, will retire after 26 years at the company. Sweet joined Dell in 1997 and held various leadership positions before assuming the CFO role in 2014. Sweet will be replaced by Yvonne McGill, the company's corporate controller. ...

By Lauren Muskett • March 3, 2023

87% of CFOs Say CEO Relationship Drives Retainment: Weekly Stat

With the end of 2022 bringing a near five-year high in CFO turnover rates, labor issues are impacting every level of talent within organizations. Even with talent retainment efforts becoming more of a focus, CFOs still tend to be consistently on the move looking for the next best gig. Whether it’...

By Adam Zaki • March 1, 2023

CFOs On the Move: Week Ending February 24

Joanne KnightJoanne Knight | CargillAgribusiness giant Cargill named Joanne Knight as its new finance chief. Knight took over as the company’s acting CFO last month after former chief financial officer Jamie Miller stepped down to become global CFO of Ernst & Young. Before this role, Knight w...

By Lauren Muskett • Feb. 24, 2023

No Gimmicks, Just Authenticity: How To Attract Gen Z Talent

Generation Z, or those born between 1997 – 2012, are much different than any other age group interacting in today’s work environment. Whether they're your children, neighbors, employees, or customers, in-person interaction with the first generation to grow up completely in twine w...

By Adam Zaki • Feb. 24, 2023

Why a Looming Recession Is No Reason to Cut Training Budgets

The layoffs just keep stacking up, raising fears that we’re on the brink of a recession. Google-parent Alphabet let 12,000 people go, mere days after Microsoft and Amazon announced that they were slashing 10,000 and 18,000 jobs, respectively. These announcements come on the heels of recent big-ti...

By Eric Lloyd • Feb. 24, 2023

The 6 a.m. CFO: How Singing Machine’s Lionel Marquis Starts His Day

Welcome to The 6 a.m. CFO, where finance chiefs share how they jump-start their days and engage with the tasks that are in front of them. Today, Singing Machine's Lionel Marquis shares how he likes to keep future thoughts in mind, how consistency makes working in a team easier, and how he beats s...

By CFO Editorial Staff • Feb. 23, 2023

67% of Hybrid Workers Would Take a Pay Cut to Keep Work Environment

Return to office (RTO) policies are making their way through the corporate landscape, and employees who have adapted to hybrid work have grown accustomed to the benefits of working from home. With the debates on the tradeoffs of employee work/life balance versus employee engagement and productivi...

By Adam Zaki • Feb. 22, 2023

CFOs On the Move: Week Ending February 17

Vasant PrabhuVasant Prabhu | VisaVisa CFO Vasant Prabhu will leave the company on Sept. 30. Prabhu, who joined Visa as finance chief in 2015, will help with the search for and onboarding of his replacement. He previously held CFO roles at NBCUniversal, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and Safeway. ...

By Lauren Muskett • Feb. 17, 2023

5 Questions CFOs Should Ask About Talent Strategy

As we enter 2023, businesses across industries are shifting from a “growth at all costs” mentality to one of profitability and operational efficiency. And in this new climate, today’s C-suite must understand that a company's financial management is as much about cash flow as it is about people. A...

By Elaine Mak • Feb. 17, 2023

CFOs On the Move: Week Ending February 10

Todd MorgenfeldTodd Morgenfeld | PinterestTodd Morgenfeld, chief financial officer and head of business operations of Pinterest, will leave the company for a new job on July 1. Morgenfeld joined the social media platform in 2016 from Twitter, where he was vice president of finance. Morgenfeld led...

By Lauren Muskett • Feb. 10, 2023

Why CFOs Should Be Cautious About ‘Quiet Hiring’

Over the past few years, the workplace has been defined by buzzwords. From the “great resignation” to “quiet quitting” and beyond, these terms have shaped the narrative around the employer-employee dynamic in an attempt to better understand the disconnect within organizations. The latest term to ...

By Chris O’Sullivan • Feb. 10, 2023

The 6 a.m. CFO: How The CFO Leadership Council’s Jack McCullough Starts His Day

Welcome to The 6 a.m. CFO, where finance chiefs share how they jump-start their days and engage with the tasks that are in front of them. Today, The CFO Leadership Council's Jack McCullough shares how he thrives in chaos, manages 1,000 emails a day, and how his favorite number adds meaning to his...

By CFO Editorial Staff • Feb. 9, 2023

CFOs On the Move: Week Ending February 3

  Dhivya SuryadevaraDhivya Suryadevara | StripeStripe Chief Financial Officer Dhivya Suryadevara is leaving the company to attend to family matters. Suryadevara, who joined the digital payments firm from General Motors in 2020, will stay with the company through April to help with the transition....

By Lauren Muskett • Feb. 3, 2023

Salary Transparency’s Impact On the Future of Labor

New standards around compensation transparency may be a determining factor in where top young talent ends up.

By Adam Zaki • Feb. 3, 2023

The CFO’s Changing Role: 5 Data Points from the 2023 CFO Outlook Survey

The balancing act finance chiefs are currently engaging in with managing people, data, technology, and changing compliance requirements is creating a challenging environment. To handle all the trials and tribulations, CFOs must be willing to embrace innovation and craft or refine their leadership...

By Adam Zaki • Feb. 3, 2023

78% of CFOs Say Quiet Quitting is a Problem: Weekly Stat

Competition for talent, primarily financial, has never been more intense. Alongside industries like private equity reporting fierce battles in finding and keeping talent as of late, CFOs, regardless of company size or industry, have felt also the impact of a supply-constrained labor market. In ad...

By Adam Zaki • Feb. 1, 2023

Women Held 16% of Large Company CFO Jobs in 2022

The average CFO of a large company is 53 years old, male, was promoted from within, holds one board seat outside the company, was educated at Penn State (or another public university) and majored in accounting, has an MBA, and if they spent time as an auditor, it was likely to have been at PwC or...

By Vincent Ryan • Feb. 1, 2023

CFOs On the Move: Week Ending January 27

  Carrie AndersonCarrie Anderson | Campbell Soup CompanyCampbell Soup Company appointed Carrie Anderson chief financial officer, effective Feb. 6. Anderson joins Campbell from global medical technology company Integra LifeSciences, where she has been CFO since 2019. Before Integra, she spent seve...

By Lauren Muskett • Jan. 27, 2023

4 Strategic Priorities for the Modern CFO

Today’s CFOs want — and need — to be strategic. But more and more, they’re forced to be merely tactical. Amid mounting inflation and widespread economic uncertainty, CEOs are calling on finance chiefs to drive big-picture solutions for revenue growth and cost savings. In an increasingly digital l...

By Chris Spurio • Jan. 27, 2023

The 6 a.m. CFO: How McHenry County’s Kevin Bueso Starts His Day

Welcome to The 6 a.m. CFO, where finance chiefs share how they jump-start their days and engage with the tasks that are in front of them. Today, McHenry County’s CFO Kevin Bueso shares how he looks back to his childhood to keep things in perspective when work gets stressful, about one of his pain...

By CFO Editorial Staff • Jan. 26, 2023

76% of PE CFOs Say Talent Retainment is Key to Remaining Competitive: Weekly Stat

Ideas, changes, and external economic conditions have created an unpredictable labor market that CFOs have already begun strategizing around. As layoffs continue to bulldoze their way through technology companies to start off 2023, managing existing payroll, hiring costs, and budget cuts are beco...

By Adam Zaki • Jan. 25, 2023