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A collection of series featured by CFO.com.
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What CFOs need to know for 2026
Finance leaders should become familiar with these trends and topics to minimize surprises and maximize leadership impact this year.
By CFO.com editorial staff • Jan. 26, 2026 -
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CFO Peer Audit: What soft skills are becoming more relevant to the CFO role?
Strong technical prowess remains the bedrock of financial leadership, but CFOs say their jobs now require broader skill sets.
By Dan Niepow , Adam Zaki • Oct. 28, 2025 -
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CFO Peer Audit: Is the finance chief’s role changing?
Buzzwords like strategic, collaborative and forward-thinking have come to define the CFO role. But is this trend new?
By Adam Zaki , Dan Niepow • Sept. 25, 2025 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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The regulatory and tax challenges of cannabis in 2025
This multi-part series offers finance leaders insight into the state of cannabis finance and the regulatory hurdles that continue to complicate its accounting practices.
By Adam Zaki • April 20, 2025 -
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Elias Apel and Carsten Gerger’s approach to running Lucanet
The German finance technology company's CEO and vice president of finance share how they utilize their own product internally and how they've crafted their working relationship.
By Adam Zaki • March 25, 2025 -
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How CFOs can manage a multigenerational workforce
This series consists of stories that can help guide finance leaders through challenges presented by having an unprecedented amount of multigenerational talent working together.
By CFO.com Editorial Staff • Updated March 25, 2025 -
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TrackerCPA requirements by state
A resource to help finance leaders track the state-by-state changes to CPA requirements.
By Adam Zaki • Updated Jan. 16, 2026 -
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What finance leaders need to know for 2025
CFOs should become familiar with these trends and topics to minimize surprises and maximize leadership impact this year.
By CFO.com Editorial Staff • Jan. 28, 2025 -
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The CFO Earnings Dispatch
Monthly updates on interesting takes from CFOs on their company's earnings calls.
By Adam Zaki • Updated Dec. 11, 2025 -
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The importance of the CFO-CEO relationship in minor league baseball
This two-part series highlights how the relationship between Mike Zilenski and Alan Miller is paramount to the success of the many organizations they oversee.
By Adam Zaki • July 26, 2024 -
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A conversation with Eric Mason, CFO of the City of Quincy, Massachusetts
In this wide-ranging, multi-part interview, the young finance chief talks about his appointment, his mandate and how he helps the city grow.
By Adam Zaki • June 20, 2024 -
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The CFO Peer Audit Series
A collection of the Peer Audit series, where CFOs from different industries provide a take on the same question.
By CFO Editorial Staff • Updated Oct. 28, 2025 -
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CFO crimes, litigation, financial control failures, ethics violations and more
A collection of stories on CFOs who are in litigation, have failed to adhere to the law or failed ethics class.
By CFO Editorial Staff • Updated Jan. 29, 2026 -
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CFOs and the future of finance work
This series aims to help CFOs understand the ways in which employees — especially younger generations — develop context to form work habits, opinions on work-life balance, and productivity.
By CFO Editorial Staff • Updated April 9, 2025 -
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2024 CFO Tax Outlook
CFOs must examine the tax landscape in the face of economic uncertainty, persistent inflation, labor market challenges, and now, a federal election cycle.
By CFO Editorial Staff • Feb. 26, 2024 -
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2024 CFO Outlook Series
This annual series examines the biggest factors for finance chiefs heading into the new year.
By CFO Editorial Staff • Updated Feb. 26, 2024 -
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Building the Savannah Bananas
The Savannah Bananas’ team president and general manager Jared Orton and VP of finance Tim Naddy discuss the intricacies of their organization’s experience through a complete business transformation.
By Adam Zaki • Oct. 13, 2023 -
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The Metric of the Month series
An ongoing series on corporate finance authored by Perry D. Wiggins — CFO, treasurer, and secretary for APQC, a nonprofit benchmarking and best practices research organization.
By Perry D. Wiggins • Updated April 9, 2025 -
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TrackerThe 6 a.m. CFO series
From the moment they wake up before dawn to how they end their work days, finance chiefs are constantly looking to grow in their leadership skills. CFO’s ongoing series pulls back the curtain so they can share what makes work and life have a high sense of purpose and accomplishment.
Updated Nov. 20, 2025 -
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TrackerCFO Annual conferences and events tracker
CFO’s annual conference and events calendar tracker ensures finance executives know about the most essential in-person events.
By CFO Editorial Team • Updated Sept. 4, 2024 -
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CFO working capital series
This annual editorial series is a must-read, an exclusive deep dive that reports on the Hackett Group's annual working capital findings.
By CFO Editorial Staff • Updated July 31, 2024 -
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