How Liquid Death’s new CFO plans to keep the brand’s hype alive

Ricky Khetarpaul aims to guide the beverage company’s bold leap into energy drinks while keeping growth efficient and disciplined.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 21, 2025

Feds serve former Builder.ai CFO with a subpoena amid investigation: Trial Balance

While on a layover in Dallas, former finance chief Andres Elizondo was served by FBI agents as prosecutors examine the collapse of the Microsoft-backed AI startup.

By Lauren Muskett , Adam Zaki • Oct. 20, 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

Mounting AI risks prompt new 10-K disclosures

A niche technology issue just two years ago, AI is now a core category of enterprise risk.

By David McCann • Oct. 20, 2025

Mid-market CFOs turn to readiness, retention and realism for 2026

New research from the CFO Alliance and Diligent Institute shows mid-market finance leaders are entering 2026 focused on credibility, transaction discipline and people strategy.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 17, 2025

Inside Bobby Leibrock’s first 100 days as ACI Worldwide CFO

The former IBM and Red Hat executive discusses why collaboration, motivation and curiosity are the pillars of his approach to this new CFO role.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 16, 2025

Accounting firms hop into business advising

A new survey by information services firm Wolters Kluwer finds a notable uptick in the number of accounting firms offering business advisory services.

By Dan Niepow • Oct. 15, 2025

8 takeaways from the Fall CFO Leadership Conference

From AI skepticism to workforce development and gender representation, CFOs gathered in Austin, Texas, to discuss how their role is being redefined in real time.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 10, 2025

Finance’s $1.4T gap between strategy and execution

Separate surveys from vendors Personiv and Medius reveal a widening disconnect between leadership priorities and the daily realities of finance teams.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 8, 2025

Converge CFO on tripling EBITDA, navigating PE and leading change

In her first year as CFO, Ying Miao has focused on efficiency, talent and technology while balancing the demands of a private equity-backed board.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 2, 2025

In an increasingly automated world, soft skills still reign: CFO Live recap

As finance teams and clients alike weigh new tech tools, leaders emphasize the need for clear and concise communication, among other skills.

By Dan Niepow • Oct. 1, 2025

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

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