Your AI business case is built on the wrong math

Throughput accounting explains why most firms see zero productivity gains — and what CFOs should measure instead.

By Alexander D. Hilton, MBA • March 31, 2026

In a more automated world, how do CFOs think about succession planning? CFO Peer Audit

For some finance leaders, there’s a renewed focus on critical thinking among entry-level hires.

By Dan Niepow , Adam Zaki • March 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

Cost cutting is losing favor this year as companies ramp up AI spending

Counter to headlines about tech-driven layoffs, companies are backing away from human capital budget reductions due to the growing need for AI skills.

By David McCann • March 26, 2026

Medely CFO’s bid to lower health care costs

After a long tenure at digital marketplaces like Airbnb and Turo, Brent Loder looks to bring his expertise to the health care staffing startup.

By Dan Niepow • March 26, 2026

Hatch Bank CFO on liquidity, risk and the potential for automation

Francis Mitchell discusses his approach to building teams, evaluating operations and managing risk at the banking-as-a-service provider.

By Adam Zaki • March 24, 2026

HSBC weighs big AI-driven cost cuts: Bloomberg

The British bank is reportedly considering eliminating about 10% of its global workforce amid a big bet on artificial intelligence.

By Dan Niepow • March 19, 2026

Hospital finance chiefs say half or more tech pilots fail: survey

In a survey of 150 American hospital CFOs, respondents reported mixed success with financial and administrative technology experiments.

By Dan Niepow • March 18, 2026

Chipotle CFO on expanding globally while maintaining a debt-free model

Adam Rymer explains how the fast-casual chain is using AI tools, funding rapid restaurant growth and operating with a debt-free balance sheet​​​​​.

By Adam Zaki • March 17, 2026

Introducing the contractor management platform

Bringing financial discipline to global contractor management.

By Eynat Guez • March 16, 2026

Lantern CFO Greg Chisholm talks health care, AI and capital allocation

Chisholm shares insights on tackling health care complexity, navigating rapid growth and his skepticism about generative AI’s ability to build a durable business strategy.

By Adam Zaki • March 12, 2026

Strategic finance advances as back-office systems play catch-up

Separate reports from the AFP Cost of Capital Survey and Basware’s compliance research show different parts of the finance function evolving at different speeds.

By Adam Zaki • March 11, 2026

Block CFO interview highlights surge in profit per employee: Trial Balance

Amrita Ahuja’s interview with Fortune highlights the rising importance of profit per employee metrics as companies evaluate workforce productivity in an age of automation.

By Lauren Muskett , Adam Zaki • March 9, 2026

You can automate work. You can’t automate accountability.

AI is running your finances. Your oversight isn’t keeping up.

March 9, 2026

CFOs remain skeptical of flashy SaaS marketing

Super Bowl ads, billboards and conference spectacles may grab attention, but finance leaders say peer networks and ROI still drive their software-buying decisions.

By Adam Zaki • March 6, 2026

Publicly held companies are getting the most strategic benefit from generative AI

Geographically, North America and Europe lag far behind other regions in leveraging artificial intelligence technologies.

By David McCann • March 5, 2026

Fewer than half of finance leaders cite AI as top trend

A recent Wolters Kluwer survey examines how CFOs are weighing AI adoption amid economic pressures and shifting priorities.

By Adam Zaki • March 4, 2026

As Claude expands into finance, outage raises risk questions

Anthropic’s push into Excel, ERP and institutional data workflows is accelerating while recent service disruption highlights dependency and governance considerations for CFOs. 

By Adam Zaki • March 3, 2026

Block’s job cuts come as mid-market CFOs question AI layoff assumptions

As one of technology’s largest AI-driven job cuts of the year takes shape, CFO Alliance roundtables show finance leaders discussing operating design and execution capacity before resizing teams.

By Adam Zaki • Feb. 27, 2026

3 headwinds and tailwinds facing US economy: Goldman Sachs vice chair

From the persistence of tariffs to the promise of artificial intelligence, Robert Steven Kaplan outlined his take on the state of the American economy today.

By Dan Niepow • Feb. 27, 2026

SMBs’ finance organizations are slow to adopt AI for accounting

Three-quarters of CFOs at such companies are actively exploring AI tools, but just one in 10 is currently using them.

By David McCann • Feb. 26, 2026

How the Fed is making AI ‘durable’

Fed Gov. Christopher Waller likened the rise of AI to the advent of ATMs, which shifted “human effort” to higher-value work. But fellow Fed Gov. Lisa Cook warned of labor market “costs” tied to AI adoption.  

By Caitlin Mullen • Feb. 25, 2026

Arctic Glacier CFO Stephanie Choudri talks sale to Reddy Ice

In an exclusive interview, Choudri discusses Reddy Ice’s acquisition of Arctic Glacier and her departure from the company, marking a new chapter for the ice distribution giants and her career.

By Adam Zaki • Feb. 24, 2026

OpenAI builds consulting alliances around enterprise rollout: Trial Balance

OpenAI will partner with Accenture, BCG, Capgemini and McKinsey & Company as part of a wider enterprise AI push.

By Lauren Muskett , Adam Zaki • Feb. 23, 2026

AI increases speed, task loads and working hours: Report

In a months-long study at an unnamed American tech firm, researchers found that generative AI accelerated workers’ speed but also their scope of work.

By Dan Niepow • Feb. 18, 2026

Funding for startup AI companies dominates VC investment arena

While the total number of venture capital transactions continues to fall, the prevalence of megadeals surges.

By David McCann • Feb. 11, 2026