ChatGPT says it’s not ready to be a CFO. Experts agree.
CFO Dive
APRIL 24, 2023
CFO Dive decided to engage the popular AI tool in a conversation about both its potential and limitations in corporate finance.
Harnessing GenAI in corporate finance: Lessons from Microsoft
CFO Dive
JUNE 25, 2024
Finance teams deploying the technology need a "trust, but verify" approach to outputs, among other best practices, a pair of Microsoft executives write.
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Workday takes on Microsoft in race to transform corporate finance
CFO Dive
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The recent introduction of Workday Assistant, an AI companion, follows the release of Microsoft’s Copilot for Finance earlier this year.
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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting
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How To Break Digital Transformation Barriers And Accelerate AI Adoption
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The Human Side of Finance: The Intersectionality of People, Culture, Adaptability, and Resilience
AI’s quest to transform corporate finance meets hurdles
CFO Dive
DECEMBER 19, 2023
While finance leaders widely view artificial intelligence as a game-changer, some are nervous about the risks of adoption, according to a OneStream poll.
Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement
Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker
Join Wayne Spivak, experienced CFO and corporate finance expert, for an insightful discussion on managing cash flow and company profitability. Your CFO vs. your CPA Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statements, and which one is more important to your business April 6th, 2023 at 9:30am PST, 12:30pm EST, 5:30pm GMT
The Fractional CFO
Global Finance
OCTOBER 31, 2024
They work for extended periods with a portfolio of clients to provide the full gamut of CFO services, albeit on a part-time basis. This number currently stands at approximately 114,000, according to Sara Dow, CEO of The CFO Centre and The Liberti Group, and author of Strategy and Leadership as Service. The first has become obvious.
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CFO Corner With Thryv Holdings’ Paul Rouse
Global Finance
DECEMBER 26, 2024
Paul Rouse is CFO and treasurer of Thryv Holdings, Inc., Rouse has an extensive career in finance and has been CFO of Dallas-based Thryv for over 10 years. Global Finance: How has the CFO role changed? Global Finance: How has the CFO role changed? Paul Rouse: The speed of change has been incredible.
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No, AI isn’t coming for your CFO seat
CFO Dive
APRIL 3, 2023
CFOs are likely here to stay for the foreseeable future, despite predictions that automation will transform corporate finance functions, experts say.
CFO Dive’s 2024 outlook roundup: Trends to watch
CFO Dive
JANUARY 31, 2024
Cooling inflation, an M&A rebound and an AI reckoning are among the top forces that could shape the corporate finance world this year.
How Corporate Finance Helps Businesses Make Smart Decisions
CFO Talks
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
How Corporate Finance Helps Businesses Make Smart Decisions Every business, no matter how big or small, needs to make good financial decisions to grow and stay successful. Reducing Financial Risks Every business faces risks, but corporate finance helps companies prepare for them. Customers do not pay on time.
CFO Corner: Boudewijn Van Schaïk Of Avantium
Global Finance
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Since January 2023, Boudewijn van Schak has been CFO of Amsterdam-based Avantium. He was formerly corporate finance director at SBM Offshore and vice president, Oil & Gas Asia, at NIBC Bank. Global Finance: What has been the most challenging aspect of your job, thus far? Van Schak: Yes and no.
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Arnault Son Is Tapped To Lift LVMH’s Spirits Unit
Global Finance
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Starting in February, the 32-year-old heir will work alongside LVMH’s longtime CFO, Jean-Jacques Guiony, who will also join Moët Hennessy as its new CEO. Most importantly, he is asked to dust off his corporate finance skills and help the portfolio navigate a tax regulatory landscape that is veiled in uncertainty.”
Deepfake scams escalate, hitting 53% of businesses
CFO Dive
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Eighty-five percent of corporate finance professionals now view such scams as an “existential” threat, a Medius study found.
Tech vendor Docyt adds voice feature to AI-driven accounting tool
CFO Dive
APRIL 11, 2024
Many of them are zeroing in on the corporate finance market. Docyt is among the software vendors racing to capitalize on recent advancements in AI.
CFO Corner With SCHOTT Pharma’s Almuth Steinkühler
Global Finance
APRIL 3, 2025
Almuth Steinkhler has been CFO of SCHOTT Pharma, which designs drug containment products and drug delivery systems for pharmaceutical and biotech companies, since August 2022. However, for a CFO, the real deal starts at day one after the listing day. Steinkhler previously worked at ThyssenKrupp and Continental AG.
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AI & Cloud Transitions: CFO Zack Johnson on Future-Ready Finance
CFO Thought Leader
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Zach Johnson of Cribl shares how embracing AI, careful technology adoption, and strategic foresight drive sustainable success. His insights reveal how finance leaders can guide companies through transformative eras.
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1056: The Three Ps: A Data-Driven Approach to Sustainable Growth | Zach Johnson, CFO, Cribl
CFO Thought Leader
DECEMBER 10, 2024
However, ask any finance team member at Cribl that question, and youll likely hear a different answer: Precision, Predictability, and Performance. These are the three Ps that guide CFO Zach Johnsons data-driven approach to financial leadership. Johnsons career journey provides the context for this unique framework.
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1053: Strategic Financial Alignment for Enhanced Transparency and Growth | Cyrus Lam, CFO Orion Innovation
CFO Thought Leader
DECEMBER 2, 2024
For Cyrus Lam, the aspect of the CFO role that sets it apart from all others is the weight of non-negotiable priorities. Despite years spent closely collaborating with CFOs as an investment banker, Lam tell us he quickly discovered a new level of accountability in the role. What does the company do, and what are its offerings today?
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CFO Corner With Trex’s Brenda Lovcik
Global Finance
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Brenda Lovcik is senior vice president and CFO of Trex, a manufacturer of wood-alternative composite decking, railing, and other outdoor items made from recycled materials. Global Finance : You have been the financial head of Trex for almost a year now. GF: Has the CFO role become more complex and demanding over the last year?
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CFOs scramble to keep pace with finance tech frenzy
CFO Dive
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and language processing are among cutting-edge technologies that could transform the corporate finance world in the near future.
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Ep 42: From Misaligned Commissions to Unified Goals
CFO Thought Leader
JANUARY 5, 2025
In our latest Planning Aces episode, Jack Sweeney teams with performance management guru Brett Knowles to spotlight three finance leaders tackling one of businesss most critical challenges: aligning sales, operations, and finance around a common goal.
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How Access to a Global Talent Pool Has Changed Corporate Finance
The Finance Weekly
OCTOBER 21, 2021
To further illustrate this development: In a recent global survey by CFO Research and Globalization Partners, 81% of CFOs stated their company’s long-term growth strategy includes international expansion, either which are currently ongoing, or in their future plans.
Remodeling Finance Function: CFO Corner With QIA’s Niall Byrne
Global Finance
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Global Finance : When you took the role of CFO at QIA at the end of 2022, what were your initial areas of focus? Niall Byrne: When I joined in 2022, QIA was a very well-established organization with a strong finance team. GF : What can you suggest to a young person aspiring to a career as a CFO?
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Members’ Profile: Jean-Claude Marais
CFO Talks
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Members’ Profile: Jean-Claude Marais In this edition of CFO Club Africa’s Members Spotlight, we are introducing Jean Claude Marais, a seasoned finance professional whose career reflects a blend of expertise, ambition, and leadership. At this stage, I am in Public Practice. What’s your favorite quote or mantra?
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CFO Corner With QIA’s Niall Byrne: Remodeling Finance Function
Global Finance
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Global Finance : When you took the role of CFO at QIA at the end of 2022, what were your initial areas of focus? Niall Byrne: When I joined in 2022, QIA was a very well-established organization with a strong finance team. GF : What can you suggest to a young person aspiring to a career as a CFO?
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Stanley Black & Decker Names Fortune Brands Executive as CFO
CFO News Room
JANUARY 23, 2023
to lead its finances as the tool maker works on substantial cost cuts. based company on Monday said Patrick Hallinan will become CFO, effective April 6. Fortune Brands, meanwhile, named David Barry as its finance chief, effective March 2. Mr. Hallinan will remain CFO at Fortune Brands until March 2. The New Britain, Conn.-based
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Ford Taps EV Specialist As Future CFO
Global Finance
JUNE 3, 2024
Ford Motor, one of the pillars of the US auto industry, has mined the electric vehicle subsector for its next CFO. Sherry House, 52, who becomes Ford’s vice president of finance on June 3, joins from Lucid Motors, where she spent three years helping to deploy its first luxury electric vehicle.
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HPCL elevates K Vinod as CFO
CFO News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Vinod, who has been with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for nearly 25 years, has been appointed as the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to this, Vinod served as Executive Director (ED) - Corporate Finance.
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Ep 3: Building Networks, Managing Cash, Embracing Diversity
CFO Thought Leader
JANUARY 27, 2025
In our conversation with Karen Williams, CFO of American Express Global Business Travel lobal Business Travel, we learn how she navigated the leap from a family-owned businesse to a major corporation. Next, Matt Collis, CPA , CFO at PairSoft , underscores the hidden importance of cash flow management.
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CFO Corner: Anne-Laure Autret-Cornet, OSE Immunotherapeutics
Global Finance
MARCH 4, 2025
Since 2016, Anne-Laure Autret-Cornet has been the CFO of OSE Immunotherapeutics, a biotech dedicated to immuno-oncology and immuno-inflammation. Global Finance: What has been your biggest challenge as CFO? The post CFO Corner: Anne-Laure Autret-Cornet, OSE Immunotherapeutics appeared first on Global Finance Magazine.
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Incoming Alphabet CFO Knows The ABCs Of Innovation
Global Finance
JULY 24, 2024
Alphabet reached far outside its industry boundaries to recruit its new CFO; Anat Ashkenazi, an Eli Lilly veteran, takes charge of the Google parent’s finances this summer, replacing Ruth Porat, who was promoted to president and CIO. That’s where Ashkenazi’s experience in weight-loss drug navigation comes in handy.
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CFO Corner With Iveco Group’s Anna Tanganelli
Global Finance
OCTOBER 7, 2024
In 2019, she was appointed CFO and Head of M&A for Magneti Marelli and CFO for the EMEA region within the broader Marelli Group. In 2021, she took on the role of CFO and Head of M&A at the Iren Group, a multi-utility company listed on the Italian stock exchange.
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CFO Corner With Groupe Berkem’s Anthony Labrugnas
Global Finance
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Global Finance: What has been the most challenging time of the 10 years you have been CFO at Groupe Berkem? Are there specific aspects of this business and industry for a CFO? Labrugnas: Today, the financial system is very focused on the topic of corporate social responsibility, or CSR.
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Anticipating Financial Challenges: Strategic Measures for Corporate Finance
CFO Talks
AUGUST 21, 2024
Anticipating Financial Challenges: Strategic Measures for Corporate Finance As a CFO in South Africa or elsewhere in Africa, you’re no stranger to the financial hurdles that come your way. Strategic Measure: CFOs should focus on strong cash flow forecasting and planning for different scenarios.
Level Up Your Corporate Finance Team with ERP Banking
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MAY 3, 2023
In today's fast-paced business environment, it's crucial for companies to utilize the skills of their teams effectively. Aligning team members in the right way not only saves time and money, but also helps organizations reach their goals. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Banking has become a critical tool in this effort.
Shortage Of CPAs Fuels Push To Ease Licensing
Global Finance
OCTOBER 28, 2024
PwC and EY recently admitted in CFO Dive’s newsletter that they also supported “alternative pathways.” Some companies, such as Advanced Auto Parts and Tupperware, failed to file financial reports on time simply because they didn’t have enough accountants. “We The Big Four are cautious.
How Companies Are Capitalizing On Geopolitical Turmoil
Global Finance
MARCH 21, 2025
GF : Where do you see the CFO and finance function best fitting in terms of the analysis of geostrategic risk? Jones : I think the CFO and the finance function should be central to every stage, and the reason for that is coming back to the point that geopolitics is affecting so many different dimensions of your business.
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ACCA, IMAA sign cooperation deal to boost corporate finance expertise
Future CFO
OCTOBER 3, 2023
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances (IMAA) signed a strategic cooperation deal to enhance their members’ corporate finance expertise. The post ACCA, IMAA sign cooperation deal to boost corporate finance expertise appeared first on FutureCFO.
AI in corporate finance: The top five use cases
Future CFO
OCTOBER 16, 2022
When it comes to AI in corporate finance, there are five top use cases for FP&A leaders to consider, said Gartner recently. According to Gartner, its analysts examined 23 uses cases related to AI in corporate finance that represents the types of processes a future-looking autonomous finance organisation will work on.
Building back: Leadership in good and bad times
Future CFO
FEBRUARY 9, 2025
From accounting to treasury to corporate planning and corporate finance to tax management, and cash flow management that all falls under my scope of work and I am ultimately responsible for that, says Cheng of his responsibility as the CFO of the top real estate developer.
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The Talent Tussle: Labor Shortage Hits CPAs and CFOs Alike
Global Finance
JULY 29, 2024
CFOs are struggling to hire people with the right balance of quantitative and strategic skills in today’s increasingly tech-centric corporate environment. He’s a practicing CPA who was named CFO of JA Worldwide, a global nonprofit youth organization, about a year ago. His wife is also a CFO and a CPA.
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Where Can FP&A Career Path Take You?
Fpanda Club
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
FP&A directors can often boast of a considerable track record in financial planning and analysis, also they understand very well the finance function in general and the business model of the company, which leads them to the next step of their careers as Chief financial officer (CFO).
The Tao of corporate finance
Future CFO
MARCH 28, 2021
What is the Tao of Corporate Finance? As McKinsey senior partner and Valuation author Tim Koller tells us, it is a formula that represents everything there is to know about finance. The post The Tao of corporate finance appeared first on FutureCFO.
Musings on Markets: A Return to Teaching: The Spring 2023 Edition
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Starting in late January 2023, I will be back in the classroom, teaching valuation and corporate finance to the MBAs and valuation to the undergraduates, and these classes will continue through May 2023. The class starts with a question of what the end game should be for a business (profitability, value, social good?)
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