Finance and cybersecurity execs aren’t fully aligned on business priorities

CFO teams are less likely to say they’re fully in sync with their security counterparts, according to a recent vendor survey.

By David McCann • Feb. 2, 2026

The impact of new leadership at the PCAOB: Trial Balance

As new board members arrive, the PCAOB prepares for a new age without its “lone dissenter.”

By Lauren Muskett , Adam Zaki • Feb. 2, 2026

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The CFO Strategy for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence’s impact on the office of the CFO continues to evolve, and finance chiefs must be aware of the opportunities it will create for growth. 

By CFO.com staff

How cross-scope leadership shaped Lauren Dillard’s path at LiveRamp

Dillard shares how her tenure with the SaaS firm has enhanced her decision-making skills and how she leads across finance, strategy and operations.

By Adam Zaki • Jan. 29, 2026

OpenAI expands finance team as AI economics draw scrutiny

CFO Sarah Friar has hired a chief accounting officer and a corporate finance leader as the company's business model and trajectory expand.

By Adam Zaki • Jan. 27, 2026

Growing reliance on AI for research drives CFOs to focus on investor relations

Companies that don’t meet the challenge by enhancing their own AI capabilities could lose sway with investors.

By David McCann • Jan. 27, 2026

American CEOs bullish on M&A in 2026: EY

A recent survey conducted by the Big Four firm shows more than half of U.S. chief executive respondents planning to “actively” pursue mergers and acquisitions this year.

By Dan Niepow • Jan. 27, 2026

The CFO automation imperative: Balancing tech and human judgment

Finance leaders must embrace automation while safeguarding human judgment in financial decisions.

By Diana Mugambi • Jan. 27, 2026

AICPA president’s warning to the CPA profession: Trial Balance

Speaking at an event last week, Mark Koziel said the CPA profession faces pressure from policy shifts, regulation changes and evolving expectations inside the industry.

By Adam Zaki , Lauren Muskett • Jan. 26, 2026

Brex CFO Erica Dorfman’s take on the Capital One deal

In a rare look inside a major fintech transaction, Dorfman describes the speed, scale and boardroom logic that led Brex to Capital One.

By Adam Zaki • Jan. 23, 2026

U.S. workers brace for displacement by AI

More than half worry about being laid off as soon as this year.

By David McCann • Jan. 23, 2026

How a manufacturing CFO views technology and automation

As the longtime finance chief of Wisconsin-based manufacturer Sentry Equipment, David Ring shares his thoughts on employee ownership, labor challenges and the latest artificial intelligence push.

By Dan Niepow • Jan. 22, 2026

Figure CFO on successfully navigating a modern IPO

Macrina Kgil explains how investor expectations, automation and scaling finance shape life after the company’s recent IPO.

By Adam Zaki • Jan. 21, 2026

Almost half of the time saved using AI is spent correcting outputs

Inconsistent outputs from large language models are introducing hours of additional labor for workers.

By Dan Niepow • Jan. 21, 2026

Workforce strain is emerging as a core CFO risk

New Randstad data indicates economic pressure, AI adoption and changing work models are pushing human capital risk deeper into the CFO agenda.

By Adam Zaki • Jan. 21, 2026

Companies expect to double their AI spending in 2026

Tellingly, CEOs are suddenly the key decision-makers on artificial intelligence, a big shift from a year ago.

By David McCann • Jan. 20, 2026

McKinsey’s new AI hiring experiment puts pressure on the ‘up-or-out’ model

For CFOs, the pilot shows how the consulting industry is adjusting to the many promises of artificial intelligence.

By Adam Zaki • Jan. 14, 2026

Enterprise CFOs see sharp rise in confidence, AI use

A recent Deloitte survey of CFOs at $1B-plus companies shows technology, automation and dealmaking rising on those teams’ finance agendas for 2026.

By Adam Zaki • Jan. 14, 2026

Machine learning improves earnings forecast accuracy by 7%

A new research paper shows the approach performs significantly better than the random-walk forecasting method.

By David McCann • Jan. 12, 2026

7 finance trends CFOs can’t ignore in 2026

Finance chiefs are entering the year facing new pressures around talent, tax policy, capital allocation and risk.

By Adam Zaki , Dan Niepow • Jan. 8, 2026

How finance transformation is becoming a people problem

A new collection of data from the Controllers Council suggests CFOs face new people pressures as automation rises.

By Adam Zaki • Jan. 8, 2026

A CFO action plan for 2026

From optimizing costs to effectively embracing technology, these are the actions finance chiefs should be prioritizing this year. 

By Steve McNally • Jan. 6, 2026

FloQast CFO on why the demand for accountants is ‘skyrocketing’

Even as companies explore new forms of automation, they’re still on the hunt for accounting talent, says Razzak Jallow.

By Dan Niepow • Jan. 5, 2026

10 buzzwords defining trends finance teams faced in 2025

From workslop and microshifting to conscious unbossing, the language of work this year reflected complicated operational and talent risks for CFOs.

By Adam Zaki • Dec. 23, 2025

How data and discipline defined the mid-market CFO in 2025

Alignment challenges and capital scrutiny pushed CFOs in the post-startup, pre-IPO realm beyond reporting and into decision support and process recalibration.

By Adam Zaki • Dec. 19, 2025

So far, few CFOs see substantial ROI from AI spending

But in an apparent contradiction, most finance chiefs expect the AI value equation to change quickly.

By David McCann • Dec. 19, 2025