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    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 • Jan. 27, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 27, 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
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    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 • Jan. 27, 2026
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    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
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    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 , • Jan. 26, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 23, 2026
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    U.S. workers brace for displacement by AI

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

    By • Jan. 23, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 22, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 21, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 21, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 21, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 20, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 14, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 14, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 12, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 8, 2026
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    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 , • Jan. 8, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 6, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 5, 2026
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    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 • Dec. 23, 2025
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    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 • Dec. 19, 2025
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    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 • Dec. 19, 2025
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    CFOs expect pricing pressures to continue in 2026: Duke-Fed survey

    In their most recent quarterly survey, Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and Atlanta find CFOs expect pricing pressure to persist due to tariffs.

    By • Dec. 17, 2025
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    CFOs targeting both business growth and cost reductions in 2026

    A new survey by Gartner shows the “very explicit tension” finance chiefs expect to face in the year ahead.

    By • Dec. 17, 2025
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    How CPA licensure became a CFO issue in 2025

    What started as a professional standards debate became a CFO concern tied to audit quality and hiring.

    By • Dec. 16, 2025