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

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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

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

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

She never takes time off

Not only does Aimy never take a vacation, but she also doesn’t take lunch breaks and is happy to take on additional work from other Accounts Payable team members.

By Jen Moss • Sept. 22, 2025

AI use is casual for consumers but becoming formal for CFOs

While only 30% of ChatGPT inquiries are for work, CFOs are facing mounting pressure to prove AI’s business value through measurable results, according to new data.

By Adam Zaki • Sept. 18, 2025

7 pieces of advice for CFOs from former PCAOB Chair Erica Williams

While talking on topics like AI risk and auditor accountability, she said CFOs must double down on compliance while promoting a culture that encourages whistleblowing.

By Adam Zaki • Sept. 17, 2025

Agentic AI rushes to the leading edge

A majority of companies that use generative AI are also now using nearly autonomous agents that can plan and reason on their own.

By David McCann • Sept. 16, 2025

79% of FP&A teams are using AI, but mostly to enhance operations

Fewer are deploying the latest tools strategically, such as to drive scenario modeling or guide cross-functional decisions.

By David McCann • Sept. 12, 2025

CFO interest in agentic AI surged in Q3, but skepticism lingers

Two-thirds of CFOs say they have no plans to adopt agentic AI, yet testing jumped from zero to more than one in 10 enterprises in just 90 days.

By Adam Zaki • Sept. 10, 2025

6 initial takeaways from FinovateFall

From customization and customer experience to AI and stablecoins, early themes at FinovateFall highlight trends CFOs should be watching.

By Adam Zaki • Sept. 9, 2025

Companies favor targeted IT strategies over ‘big-bang’ projects

Instead of years-long implementations, the focus has shifted to smaller deployments that can be halted if they’re failing.

By David McCann • Sept. 8, 2025

Audit committee chairs reckon with expanding purview

A more technologically driven workforce is increasing demands on audit chairs, according to a new Deloitte study. 

By Dan Niepow • Sept. 4, 2025

CFOs must balance boomers’ demand for flexibility with millennial and Gen Z’s AI use

Flexibility is driving loyalty for older workers as younger peers adopt AI, a shift CFOs must navigate across pay, policy and technology.

By Adam Zaki • Sept. 3, 2025

Employees take AI usage into their own hands

Most workers are using tools not provided by their employers, and few see any type of internal oversight.

By David McCann • Sept. 2, 2025

3 cybersecurity tips for finance chiefs

As cyber attacks continue to mount, cybersecurity expert Daniel Tobok offers actionable steps for finance teams.

By Dan Niepow • Aug. 27, 2025

In-person compliance tracking rises 53% as attendance rules tighten

Companies across America are enforcing office policies more often, raising new cost and culture considerations for finance chiefs.

By Adam Zaki • Aug. 27, 2025

Are outsourcing and AI fast-tracking the CPA pipeline shrink?: Trial Balance

PwC’s campus hiring cuts show how technology is reshaping accounting and raises new questions about the profession’s future.

By Lauren Muskett , Adam Zaki • Aug. 25, 2025

There’s never been a better time to invest in AI. The tax code backs you up

For the first time in years, the tax code and the tech road map are aligned.

By Dean Quiambao • Aug. 14, 2025

Growth in cybersecurity budget slows this year

With foundational investments in place at most companies, the focus is shifting toward optimization of existing systems, a new study finds.

By David McCann • Aug. 13, 2025

7 legal considerations for mitigating risk in AI implementation

By proactively addressing data privacy, intellectual property and cybersecurity, finance professionals can mitigate legal exposure and unlock the full value of AI. 

By Emily Burrows • Aug. 12, 2025

How a CFO-built cannabis dispensary is expanding in New York City

Roy Cysner, CFO of The Travel Agency, provides insight into how finance is helping build a cannabis brand in one of the most challenging places to do so.

By Adam Zaki • Aug. 12, 2025

How Glenn Schiffman shapes financial strategy at Fanatics

The CFO of Fanatics explains how finance helps power growth, brand impact and long-term value across the sports commerce giant’s growing portfolio.

By Adam Zaki • Aug. 7, 2025

Fraud costs public companies an estimated 2.5% of revenue

The impact of undetected or unreported fraud is greater than that of known fraud, a new ACFE survey finds.

By David McCann • Aug. 6, 2025

Patreon’s new CFO Carlos Cabrera on risk, payments and AI

Cabrera said lessons from earthquake risk modeling and guidance from former Shopify leaders informed Patreon’s approach to growth, payments and a creator-driven future.

By Adam Zaki • Aug. 5, 2025