Only 51% of finance leaders say new grads are job-ready

According to OneStream data, the growing AI skills gap is affecting workforce readiness, with young men and women taking vastly different approaches to new technology. 

By Adam Zaki • May 13, 2025

PEs must invest dry powder or risk ‘investor exodus’

Firms should seek out opportunities to unload capital, drive portfolio growth and prove PE’s potential to their investors.

By Kade Thomas • May 13, 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

Former Tyson Foods CFO returns as board member despite past incidents: Trial Balance

The meat producer has announced that two of the chairman's children, including former CFO John R. Tyson who has a history of legal troubles, will join the company's board of directors.

By Lauren Muskett , Adam Zaki • May 12, 2025

A majority of employees use AI tools, but few do so daily

Almost half of workers receive no education or training on the proper use of the tools.

By David McCann • May 12, 2025

7 recent podcast episodes CFOs should listen to

These standout episodes feature finance leaders sharing strategies, stories, and lessons on budgeting, leadership, IPOs and private equity.

By Adam Zaki • May 9, 2025

Accountant shortage puts CFOs in the ‘hot seat’

Worried about how to maintain finance-department operations, many look ahead to generative AI for an assist.

By David McCann • May 8, 2025

Why longevity illiteracy among employees may turn into a problem for CFOs

Most employees expect long retirements but have little idea how to budget for them, creating challenges for CFOs allocating to benefits and retirement programs.

By Adam Zaki • May 7, 2025

Tackling ESG: 3 keys to getting internal audits in order

CFOs should keep these priority areas in mind as they undergo internal audits and look to set themselves up for long-term ESG reporting success.

By Jack Reagan • May 6, 2025

Return to office policies create real estate cost efficiencies

Office occupancy shoots up after policy implementation before easing back a bit, study shows.

By David McCann • May 5, 2025

Get ready for office-moons, quiet luxury and mini retirements

Finance leaders who are looking to collaborate with their junior staff or are instructing their teams to do so should be aware of the developing labor trends.

By Adam Zaki • May 2, 2025

April earnings update: Robinhood, Sleep Number, Starbucks, Ally Financial and State Street

Robinhood's Jason Warnick on investment strategy, Sleep Number's Francis Lee details a new cost-cutting strategy and State Street's Mark Keating shares the results of ongoing transformation efforts.

By Adam Zaki • May 1, 2025

Accounting role outsourcing drops 25% YoY despite lingering talent issues

Though finance leaders say talent issues continue to linger, far fewer are outsourcing talent than they were a year ago, according to new data from Personiv.

By Adam Zaki • April 30, 2025

Half of CAOs on the job were hired in the past year

New data from Brex highlights the rise of the chief accounting officer as CFO duties expand beyond traditional accounting and the CPA's value in financial leadership continues to diminish.

By Adam Zaki • April 29, 2025

What Marriott CFO, industry experts think of CitizenM deal

Marriott will need to work hard to ensure CitizenM doesn’t cannibalize its other lifestyle brand, Moxy. CFO Leeny Oberg says that won’t be a problem.

By Jenna Graber • April 29, 2025

K2 Integrity CFO Jennifer Law on her unusual career path, tariffs and AI

Law describes how she went from a career in asset management to an entrepreneurial stint as CEO of a marketing firm, and now to running finance and operations at a global consultancy.

By David McCann • April 29, 2025

Contingent consideration for portfolio company CFOs

In mergers and acquisitions, CFOs must identify whether payments are contingent consideration or postacquisition compensation to inform financial reporting.

By Brian Zophin and Brian Fitzgerald • April 29, 2025

54% of CFOs say 2025 forecasts are worsening: Trial Balance

A majority of emerging and midmarket CFOs are bracing for weaker forecasts as economic and policy concerns mount, The CFO Alliance’s April 2025 pulse survey shows.

By Adam Zaki • April 28, 2025

Centering risk governance to safeguard growth

Robust risk governance is essential for building resilience and protecting companies from emerging threats.

By Steve Gallucci • April 28, 2025

Advancing disruption from within: How companies can fuel growth and stay competitive

In an environment where staying competitive requires out-innovating industry peers, CFOs play a crucial role in ensuring their companies aren’t part of any innovation slowdown.

April 28, 2025

Understanding the CFO’s role in AI adoption

As companies prioritize cost efficiency, CFOs have become central to AI adoption, expanding their traditional role of evaluating investments to include emerging technologies.

By Jim Caci • April 24, 2025

50% of finance teams still take over a week to close the books

Bottlenecks in the monthly process include data quality, technology use, Microsoft Excel, cash reconciliation and more.

By Adam Zaki • April 23, 2025

Big investors increase their allocations to crypto

Buoyed by the Trump Administration’s support for cryptocurrencies, 83% of international investors say they’ll put more cash into them this year.

By David McCann • April 23, 2025

Steps to prepare for tariff volatility and a possible restructuring wave

Businesses previously buoyed by easy credit and low interest rates now face tightening liquidity, higher borrowing costs and strained supply chains.

By David Dragich • April 22, 2025

AI means business. Is your organization prepared?

Deploying AI and machine learning applications can mean a lot of changes and the introduction of new risk.

By Bob Violino • April 22, 2025

Can Trump oust Powell? Court cases may shift precedent: Trial Balance

As Trump signals interest in removing Fed Chair Jerome Powell, the Supreme Court is revisiting a 90-year-old precedent on limits to presidential power over agency heads.

By Adam Zaki • April 21, 2025