How Liquid Death’s new CFO plans to keep the brand’s hype alive

Ricky Khetarpaul aims to guide the beverage company’s bold leap into energy drinks while keeping growth efficient and disciplined.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 21, 2025

Why the GENIUS Act makes stablecoins hard to ignore for CFOs

The most strategic CFOs aren’t waiting for the rules to fully phase in and are already making moves within the 2026 budget cycle. 

By Dean Quiambao • Oct. 21, 2025

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Tax policy shifts: What CFOs need to know to stay ahead

Discover how evolving tax policies are creating new opportunities and challenges for CFOs.

By CFO.com staff

Mid-market CFOs turn to readiness, retention and realism for 2026

New research from the CFO Alliance and Diligent Institute shows mid-market finance leaders are entering 2026 focused on credibility, transaction discipline and people strategy.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 17, 2025

Ethical CFO leadership as a strategic differentiator

Finance leaders can become beacons of ethical behavior by shining light on potential ethical blind spots and fostering a culture of accountability.

By Steve McNally • Oct. 15, 2025

The ‘bleisure’ divide reveals generational differences in business travel

New data shows younger professionals see business travel as lifestyle currency, not just a job requirement, leaving leaders to try and align policy with sentiment.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 15, 2025

Practical tips to maximize the qualified business income deduction

With the right strategies in place, it is possible to maximize the deduction and lock in significant, recurring savings.

By Michael Geller • Oct. 14, 2025

CFOs grapple with an expanding priority list in a change-riddled environment

Inflation, tariffs, advancing technologies, a talent shortage and overall economic uncertainty put finance departments in a squeeze.

By David McCann • Oct. 14, 2025

8 takeaways from the Fall CFO Leadership Conference

From AI skepticism to workforce development and gender representation, CFOs gathered in Austin, Texas, to discuss how their role is being redefined in real time.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 10, 2025

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Oakland McCulloch on how military values translate to business

The retired Army officer who led troops into combat and humanitarian missions explains how principles like mission focus, communication and trust translate to corporate leadership.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 10, 2025

Finance’s $1.4T gap between strategy and execution

Separate surveys from vendors Personiv and Medius reveal a widening disconnect between leadership priorities and the daily realities of finance teams.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 8, 2025

Unlocking strategic finance through a streamlined close

By rooting out bottlenecks, assessing maturity and embracing automation, organizations can transform the close into a strategic asset.

By Cory Teller • Oct. 8, 2025

Beyond patents and lab coats — How CFOs can maximize R&D tax benefits

Many businesses assume R&D qualification only applies to formal lab research and miss out on potential tax savings.

By Michael Thompson • Oct. 7, 2025

7 expectations for finance execs at the Fall CFO Leadership Conference

Next week’s conference in Austin, Texas, will explore business transformation efforts, rising healthcare costs and AI’s role in the finance function.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 3, 2025

Converge CFO on tripling EBITDA, navigating PE and leading change

In her first year as CFO, Ying Miao has focused on efficiency, talent and technology while balancing the demands of a private equity-backed board.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 2, 2025

‘Very frank conversations’ at the heart of CFO-CRO relationship at Planet DDS

Stephen Fong, finance chief at the dental practice software provider, strives to balance fiduciary duty with CRO Mike Huffaker’s plans for growth.

By Dan Niepow • Oct. 2, 2025

CFO conferences to attend in 2026

At events across the globe, finance chiefs can expect to hear about the growing role of artifical intelligence, rising healthcare costs, leading under private equity and more.

By Adam Zaki • Updated May 26, 2026

4 steps to ERP consolidation: Metric of the Month

Multiple ERP systems can fragment data and inflate costs. Here's how CFOs can achieve strategic consolidation without sacrificing operational needs.

By Perry D. Wiggins • Oct. 1, 2025

Happy 40th birthday, Excel — CFOs reflect on its lasting role in finance

Four decades after its debut, finance chiefs say Excel’s consistency, flexibility and shared language keep it central to corporate finance even as AI reshapes the tech stack.

By Adam Zaki • Sept. 30, 2025

Amid automation push, CFO storytelling matters more than ever

Finance leaders need to develop a skill machines can't replicate: making people care about financial data through compelling storytelling.

By Konstantin Dzhengozov • Sept. 30, 2025

Do execs misgauge peers’ IT expenses?

Spiking technology costs, including new spending on AI, may cause corporate leaders to erroneously assume they’re outspending the competition.

By David McCann • Sept. 29, 2025

Employer health care expenses expected to soar next year

Companies are taking a smorgasbord of approaches to control the cost without aggressively shifting more to employees.

By David McCann • Sept. 26, 2025

SoundHound AI CFO Nitesh Sharan on life after IPO and AI’s impact on finance

Sharan describes how he has built a system that manages finance, HR and legal while aligning every function around growth.

By Adam Zaki • Sept. 25, 2025

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

New PICPA research spells out ‘urgent need’ for audit modernization

CFOs should push audit firms on technology, workforce quality and regulatory readiness, according to a new report from the representing body of Pennsylvania CPAs.

By Adam Zaki • Sept. 24, 2025

Corporate treasurers brace for shifting job expectations

In a recent survey by EY, treasurers say they’re facing increased pressure to create value at their organizations. 

By Dan Niepow • Sept. 23, 2025