The science, art and soul of being a CFO beyond the spreadsheet

Effective financial leadership blends science, art and soul. Here’s how each has helped develop Ogilvy's global CFO’s leadership style.

By Stacey Ryan-Cornelius • April 15, 2025

54% of employees say they’re ‘quiet cracking’

The newest quiet labor trend is slowly eroding workplace productivity and is likely going unnoticed by many companies until it’s too late.

By Adam Zaki • April 9, 2025

How CFOs can negotiate employee benefit costs

Use these tips to help guide communication toward successful renewals.

By Steve McNally • April 8, 2025

How EdgeConneX is spreading accounting talent across the business

Jenny Zhan, who was recently promoted from chief accounting officer to chief transformation officer, says communication skills and financial acumen are key to her new role.

By Adam Zaki • April 4, 2025

Why salary transparency matters for CFOs

Salary transparency can help CFOs position their companies for long-term success while building a culture of trust and fairness.

By Kenton Bell • April 1, 2025

How the Savannah Bananas are financially preparing for their 2025 season

Dr. Tim Naddy, the team's vice president of finance, talks about finance's role in the team's growth, the benefit of a mentor and his recent ERP transition.

By Adam Zaki • March 28, 2025

Accounting has a Gen Z problem. It’s time for new talent strategies

Companies can adopt practical strategies to attract younger talent to the accounting field while also introducing ways to retain current employees.

By Matt Wood • March 25, 2025

Companies’ employee turnover rate eased to 18% in 2024

The labor market could go either way this year, with varied potential ramifications for compensation spending.

By David McCann • March 24, 2025

Tariffs, turnover and new CPA pathways — Themes from The CFO Alliance’s Q1 roundtables

After traveling around the U.S. for most of Q1, CFO Alliance Founder Nick Araco Jr. exclusively shares key takeaways from the CFO roundtables.

By Adam Zaki • March 20, 2025

More than half of millennials are ‘polyworking’

Many employees approaching the height of their careers still need multiple jobs to make ends meet, a new report indicates.

By Adam Zaki • March 19, 2025

New report suggests the workday now ends at 4:39 p.m.

The average workday is 36 minutes shorter than it was in 2022, but that’s one of many changes to contemporary work, according to new findings from the ActivTrak Productivity Lab.

By Adam Zaki • March 19, 2025

Generation West Virginia’s CFO on possible federal funding cuts, salary transparency and Gen Z

The nonprofit CFO details how she's planning for possible cuts to federal funding, the working demands of Gen Z and factors that make up the state's economic future.

By Adam Zaki • March 14, 2025

Checkr CFO Naeem Ishaq’s lessons from working with Block’s Jack Dorsey and OpenAI’s Sarah Friar

The background check provider's CFO talks about the impact of powerful leadership, providing AI training for the entire company and the CFO's role in fundraising.

By Adam Zaki • March 13, 2025

Less than a third of companies follow AI adoption best practices

However, larger companies with over $500 million in annual revenue are significantly more likely, according to McKinsey’s latest report.

By Adam Zaki • March 12, 2025

8 most overhyped corporate buzzwords of 2025

Fast follow, big data and AI-powered lead the list of the most commonly used business and technology terms, many of which CFOs already use.

By Adam Zaki • March 10, 2025

How the CFO of Luke’s Lobster pries open the claws gripping his working capital

Steve Song, CFO of one of the largest lobster buyers, processors and restaurant operators in the U.S., discusses his industry's unique working capital structure, forecasting, capital access and more.

By Adam Zaki • Feb. 27, 2025

Gen Z’s financial approach includes salary transparency, sports gambling and average pay

A new survey about young people’s approach to finance, combined with comments from OnlyFans’ CFO and leaders in investing, suggests Gen Z’s financial philosophy is somewhat unprecedented.

By Adam Zaki • Feb. 26, 2025

Only 9% of SMB finance teams are still working fully remote

That number will likely continue to drop in favor of hybrid work models, according to new data from the Controllers Council.

By Adam Zaki • Feb. 19, 2025

CFO job ads see a 238% surge of AI mentions while compensation dips

Finance leaders looking to leverage their AI experience for a future pay raise might need a different plan, according to new data from Datarails.

By Adam Zaki • Feb. 18, 2025

FEMA CFO Mary Comans fired for defying Trump and funding migrant hotels

A $59 million payment sent to New York City was the cause of her dismissal, along with three others, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

By Adam Zaki • Feb. 11, 2025

Performance-based pay for salespeople gains favor

It’s the biggest factor currently driving changes to sales compensation, research shows.

By David McCann • Feb. 11, 2025

How CFOs can build cross-functional relationships

The time invested in building genuine relationships with colleagues might be the most valuable investment you can make.

By Edwin Ang • Feb. 11, 2025

Workers decry lost productivity from “busy work” and RTO

Majorities of employees report being held back by time spent on unnecessary tasks, and by returning to the office, where they feel less productive.

By David McCann • Feb. 10, 2025

Like CFOs, accounting firms are challenged by today’s talent realities

Balancing work needs with employee well-being is a key strategy in such firms’ recruitment and retention efforts.

By David McCann • Feb. 5, 2025

Only 31% of workers are engaged on the job

Employees’ involvement and enthusiasm in their work and workplace fell to a 10-year low in 2024, according to a Gallup report.

By David McCann • Jan. 27, 2025