Maura Webber Sadovi

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Maura Webber Sadovi is a Senior Editor at CFO Dive. Maura is an award-winning journalist who previously focused much of her reporting and editing on leveraged debt, financial securities as well as the commercial real estate and energy industries. Maura has worked for Debtwire, Bloomberg News, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Business Journal and wrote The Wall Street Journal's Deal of the Week real estate column for many years. Maura holds a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College and a Master's degree in journalism from New York University.

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FASB tax disclosure plan draws fire
June 1, 2023
Prudential PLC CFO resigns amid recruiting conduct probe
May 31, 2023
Nestlé poaches LSEG CFO amid sector churn
May 30, 2023
FASB’s tax proposal will ‘change the game’
May 12, 2023
FASB moves to tweak carried interest accounting
May 11, 2023
Burying bad 8-K news raises red flags
May 10, 2023
Vendavo CFO: how to solve price puzzles
May 8, 2023
KPMG’s Stöckle on auditing’s ‘human-machine’ connection
May 4, 2023
Record high office vacancies spur sublease discounts
May 2, 2023
CFOs ready, not ‘shocked’ by First Republic failure
May 1, 2023
Chipotle pauses menu price hikes, CFO says
April 28, 2023
Toys ‘R’ Us specter looms over Bed Bath & Beyond
April 27, 2023
Bed Bath & Beyond CFO ties bankruptcy to e-commerce ‘reluctance’
April 24, 2023
Research, interest deduction changes bedevil tax filers
April 21, 2023
Ex-Trump CFO is released from jail
April 20, 2023
3 CFOs talk shifting ESG headwinds
April 19, 2023
Rate hedging for non-bank CFOs
April 17, 2023
How to pull off an amicable ‘business divorce’
April 12, 2023
SVB shareholder suit cites KPMG’s ‘silent’ audit
April 10, 2023
Bed Bath & Beyond inks $120M inventory deal
April 6, 2023
FASB chooses single software accounting model
April 5, 2023
Sirius XM promotes controller to CFO
April 4, 2023
Ex-Trump CFO, facing fresh legal pressure, swaps attorneys
April 3, 2023
Bed Bath & Beyond files to raise $300M in market
March 30, 2023
FASB maps ‘one-stop shop’ expense disclosure proposal
March 29, 2023
FASB issues lease standards update
March 27, 2023
Luckin Coffee’s ‘revenue reckoning’ takeaways
March 24, 2023
C-suite pay ‘paper losses’ emerge in PVP filings
March 22, 2023
Accountant shortages likely to yield more audit failures
March 20, 2023
KPMG’s 29-year SVB stint stirs independence debate
March 16, 2023
FASB kicks off comment period on income-tax updates
March 15, 2023
SVB could be biggest story for CFOs since COVID-19
March 13, 2023
Executives’ dim US economic outlook eases slightly: AICPA
March 10, 2023
Wary CFOs get new COVID tax credit warning
March 9, 2023
Scotts still targeting cannabis sector, CFO says
March 7, 2023
Paymentus picks ex-TiVo exec for CFO
March 6, 2023
Pay plan rejections hit record high
March 3, 2023
Auto insurer Root fires CFO
March 2, 2023
Doth Buffett protest GAAP too much?
March 1, 2023
Walgreens shrinks headquarters, cites hybrid work
Feb. 28, 2023
Beyond Meat’s lean inventory is key, CFO says
Feb. 24, 2023
3 currency hedging lessons learned
Feb. 23, 2023
Employers to tweak, not ditch health perks
Feb. 21, 2023
Paymentus hands interim CFO severance benefits
Feb. 16, 2023
KPMG cuts nearly 2% of US staff
Feb. 16, 2023
FASB votes to finalize lease accounting relief
Feb. 15, 2023
Marriott CFO says wage pressures have moderated
Feb. 14, 2023
Ratio Therapeutics CFO gets due-diligence ready
Feb. 9, 2023
Watch for accidental fraud, forensic accounting expert says
Feb. 8, 2023
4 rules for CFOs cutting office space
Jan. 31, 2023
FASB poised for another crypto vote
Jan. 27, 2023
Auditors dialed back mandated disclosures: study
Jan. 26, 2023
KPMG primes shrinking CFO, CPA pipeline
Jan. 25, 2023
Twitter headquarters landlord files unpaid rent suit
Jan. 24, 2023
FASB mulls two new software accounting options
Jan. 19, 2023
Biotech CFOs sharpen financing tactics for lean times
Jan. 17, 2023
FASB decides to require expense disclosures
Jan. 11, 2023
Bed Bath & Beyond doubles down on cuts, layoffs
Jan. 10, 2023
FASB continues push for corporate expense disclosures
Jan. 9, 2023
4 CFO trends to watch in 2023
Jan. 6, 2023
Recession seen as likely by SMEs: JPMorgan
Jan. 5, 2023
Bed Bath & Beyond warns options include bankruptcy
Jan. 5, 2023
Stock buyback tax looms over SPACs
Jan. 4, 2023
IRS delivers ‘crucial guidance’ on 15% minimum tax
Jan. 3, 2023
Recession could introduce ‘big unknown’ to CFOs’ tax outlook
Dec. 19, 2022
PCAOB gains breakthrough access to Chinese audit firms
Dec. 15, 2022
FASB forges ahead on crypto disclosure requirements
Dec. 14, 2022
Trump case spells benefits’ tax perils
Dec. 14, 2022
Del Monte Foods picks Campbell alum as CFO
Dec. 12, 2022
Krispy Kreme taps Mars alum as CFO
Dec. 9, 2022
PCAOB warns of uptick in auditing flaws
Dec. 8, 2022
‘Down round’ hold outs are on the clock, SVB CFO says
Dec. 7, 2022
Treasurers warm to liquidity, yields of T-bills, Jiko CEO says
Dec. 6, 2022
CFOs budget to party like it’s 2009
Dec. 5, 2022
10 of the year’s biggest CFO stories
Dec. 2, 2022
FASB takes step toward clarifying lease accounting
Dec. 1, 2022
FASB targets improved income-tax transparency
Nov. 30, 2022
Five US cities target building energy use, emissions with fines
Nov. 29, 2022
In praise of the good CFO
Nov. 28, 2022
SEC charges Goldman Sachs with ESG policy failures
Nov. 23, 2022
Lease abandonments trigger accounting questions
Nov. 18, 2022
Companies boost 2023 salary budgets to 20-year high: WTW
Nov. 17, 2022
Scotts Miracle-Gro CFO gets $1.45M signing bonus
Nov. 16, 2022
Layoffs part of top-down, bottom-up cost-cutting strategy, Surface CFO says
Nov. 15, 2022
Most CFOs geared up to freeze hiring, survey finds
Nov. 11, 2022
3 female CFOs tackle courage, soft voices and unchecked boxes
Nov. 10, 2022
CFOs outpace CEOs’ retention bonus frequency
Nov. 7, 2022
SEC’s Munter warns of potential decline in accounting ‘professionalism’
Nov. 3, 2022
Campbell Soup shuffles CFO to president
Nov. 2, 2022
Dentsply probe finds former CFO violated ethics code
Nov. 1, 2022
Shareholder say-on-pay support ticks down: WTW
Oct. 31, 2022
Musk buys Twitter, swiftly fires CEO, CFO
Oct. 27, 2022
McDonald’s serves up 10% U.S. price hike, CFO says
Oct. 27, 2022
SEC adopts bonus clawback rules
Oct. 26, 2022
Judge denies Rialto bid to dismiss Icahn mall suit
Oct. 25, 2022
CFO stressors: Sounding the alarm after suicide
Oct. 24, 2022
PCAOB hits audit partner with record $150K penalty
Oct. 19, 2022
Businesses seek 15% minimum tax guidance for financials
Oct. 18, 2022
FASB fair-value play poised to clear crypto barrier
Oct. 17, 2022
FASB votes for fair-value crypto fix
Oct. 13, 2022
Global hazards outstrip corporate risk preparations
Oct. 12, 2022
Think before ditching retiree healthcare benefits
Oct. 11, 2022
Watch for these common invoice scams
Oct. 10, 2022
EY in ‘dialogue’ with IRS on split-off divestitures
Oct. 7, 2022
FASB preps biggest ‘segment’ accounting change in 25 years
Oct. 6, 2022
FASB extends LIBOR relief two years
Oct. 5, 2022
PayPal acting CFO’s pay package hints at staying power
Oct. 4, 2022
Deloitte China to pay $20M SEC penalty
Sept. 30, 2022
Bed Bath CFO details strategy, inventory pressures
Sept. 29, 2022
FleetCor taps insider interim after CFO resigns
Sept. 27, 2022
SEC committee calls for FASB reform
Sept. 26, 2022
Dentsply taps new CFO after shaking up Moderna
Sept. 23, 2022
ADM CFO sees ag giant’s pivot paying off in profits, crucial food security
Sept. 22, 2022
FASB LIBOR relief draws support, deadline nears
Sept. 21, 2022
SEC presses for economic risk disclosures
Sept. 20, 2022
CFOs see hiring woes persisting into 2023: Gartner
Sept. 19, 2022
Slowing economy could mean boost for budget-friendly litigation finance
Sept. 15, 2022
Private companies grapple with FASB lease accounting rules
Sept. 14, 2022
Base pay comprises as little as 37% of startup exec comp
Sept. 12, 2022
FASB to consider tweaking lease accounting guidance
Sept. 9, 2022
Gensler: securities laws cover ‘vast majority’ of crypto tokens
Sept. 8, 2022
Bed Bath & Beyond leadership gap a board ‘wake-up call’
Sept. 7, 2022
Bed Bath & Beyond swiftly names interim CFO
Sept. 6, 2022
Bed Bath & Beyond CFO falls from NYC tower, dies
Sept. 5, 2022
Stock buyback tax could have broader impact: EY
Sept. 2, 2022
FASB narrows cryptocurrency project scope, excludes NFTs
Aug. 31, 2022
Earnings Roundup: CFOs squeezed by high food costs hit price levers
Aug. 30, 2022
Rise of female CFOs outpaces slowing diversity gains
Aug. 29, 2022
PCAOB, Chinese authorities reach deal as delisting threat looms
Aug. 26, 2022
Three tips for landing plum board seats
Aug. 25, 2022
Fitch sees ‘modest’ tax headwind from Inflation Reduction Act
Aug. 24, 2022
Promotion is key to hiring diverse CFOs: Cowen
Aug. 23, 2022
FASB calls for comments on tax credit change
Aug. 22, 2022
EY requests ‘immediate’ Treasury tax guidance on split-offs
Aug. 19, 2022
Former Trump CFO pleads guilty in tax scheme
Aug. 18, 2022
SEC accepts crypto update to GAAP taxonomy
Aug. 17, 2022
Walmart CFO aims for market share as shoppers trade down
Aug. 16, 2022
AICPA warning on 15% tax timeline goes unheeded
Aug. 15, 2022
Average US CFO pay jumps 16%, outpacing inflation
Aug. 11, 2022
Venture lenders offer CFOs a pricey lifeline
Aug. 10, 2022
IFF CFO sees ‘meaningful’ cost increases next year
Aug. 9, 2022
Just 9% of finance departments have primary ESG oversight: survey
Aug. 5, 2022
WeWork plans to raise rates in stronger markets
Aug. 4, 2022
PayPal hands new CFO $6M cash hiring bonus
Aug. 3, 2022
PCAOB, SEC double down on full access to audits in China
Aug. 2, 2022
Business taxes in Manchin deal draw fire from Chamber of Commerce
July 29, 2022
Steady capex buoys JPMorgan economist’s recession-free outlook
July 28, 2022
SEC may take ‘fresh look’ at auditor conflicts of interest: Gensler
July 28, 2022
Insurer Aspen switches to E&Y after accounting weaknesses surface
July 27, 2022
McDonald's CFO expects some moderating of food, paper inflation
July 26, 2022
Police equipment-maker Wrap taps new CFO
July 25, 2022
Unpacking crypto and FASB’s new priorities with Richard Jones
July 18, 2022
Expanded use of tax-credit accounting method wins FASB nod
July 15, 2022
Twitter suit details CFO, CEO caught in Musk crossfire
July 13, 2022
FASB mulls expanding use of tax credit accounting treatment
July 12, 2022
Long-time Vail CFO, key to acquisitions, exits
July 11, 2022
Twitter CFO retweets board plan to enforce Musk deal
July 10, 2022
GameStop ousts CFO, taps former interim finance chief
July 8, 2022
Advent's Maitland predicts CFOs will return to convertible bonds
July 7, 2022
BNY Mellon poaches new CFO from Goldman Sachs
July 6, 2022
How CFOs can free liquidity from insurance 'collateral jail'
July 5, 2022
Chicago woos out-of-state execs with post-Roe letters
July 1, 2022
Investors nudged FASB to crypto, carbon credits: report
June 30, 2022
CFO, business optimism hits 12-year low: JPMorgan
June 29, 2022
EU global minimum tax plan hits Hungarian road 'bump'
June 27, 2022
FASB preps to revamp 'outdated' accounting for software
June 23, 2022
PCAOB strengthens requirements for lead auditors
June 22, 2022
Just one in three CFOs have appetite for more risk: Deloitte
June 21, 2022
Pitney Bowes CFO taps robots, targets more shipping
June 17, 2022
Icahn sues, questions 'basic integrity' of trillion-dollar CMBS market
June 17, 2022
Citi CFO sees support for more Fed moves to stave off inflation
June 14, 2022
Fitch still on hunt for acquisitions, CFO says
June 9, 2022
Tips for CFOs advancing ESG: Gartner
June 8, 2022
EU 15% global minimum tax directive could impact US: KPMG
June 6, 2022
Global Payments taps insider, former BofA exec, as next CFO
June 3, 2022
Repay CFO uses 5% raises, retention packages to win workers
June 2, 2022
FASB takes up environmental credits, carbon offsets
May 27, 2022
How one CFO used ERP to tackle COVID-19 testing
May 25, 2022
Moderna's CFO says scaling, hiring are constraints
May 23, 2022
Just 30% of CFO-CIO relationships are 'collegial': Gartner
May 19, 2022
Moderna may seek to claw back payments to ex-CFO
May 17, 2022
Will Twitter CFO keep role in Musk-led scenario?
May 16, 2022
FASB shifts to prioritize 'rapidly evolving' crypto assets
May 12, 2022
Moderna CFO exits abruptly amid probe at former company
May 11, 2022
Chipotle CFO doesn't rule out more food inflation despite pause
May 10, 2022
FASB homes in on cryptocurrency
May 6, 2022
Grayscale CFO's crypto guidance wishlist includes FASB stopgap
May 4, 2022
Halliburton picks company veteran for CFO spot
May 3, 2022
Global minimum tax compliance to take 'significant' company resources
May 2, 2022
FASB explores single consolidation model
April 29, 2022
Hiring, strategizing compete for CFO time: survey
April 28, 2022
Mega-cap CFOs in high demand as IPOs, retirements thin supply
April 26, 2022
How treasurers can wade into data lakes
April 25, 2022
FASB steps closer to LIBOR accounting relief extension
April 21, 2022
SEC alleges Brazilian ex-CFO planted false Berkshire Hathaway story
April 20, 2022
Pay, health benefits beat flexible work in winning new hires
April 18, 2022
CFOs eye hybrid office savings; firms grow in place
April 18, 2022
Pfizer, Moderna tap new CFOs outside pharma
April 12, 2022
Twinkies-maker Hostess taps former Kraft Foods executive as CFO
April 11, 2022
Doudna's CRISPR biotech taps ex-Merrill banker as CFO
April 8, 2022
New Sigyn CFO maps Nasdaq uplist, shelf registration strategy
April 7, 2022
Goodwill impairment expected to rise, reverse course in 2022: Kroll
April 6, 2022
Spencer Stuart's new CFO tracks Ukraine
April 4, 2022
CFO scenario planning is key as Biden pushes 28% corporate tax rate
March 31, 2022
Juicier 100% meals tax deduction may nudge CFOs back to expense reports
March 29, 2022
Crypto firm Abra's new CFO digs into war for talent
March 28, 2022
Minority of CFOs see metaverse transforming their companies
March 25, 2022
Item 9 CFO relishes fight to normalize cannabis industry
March 24, 2022
SEC accepts FASB's 2022 reporting taxonomies
March 23, 2022
Hardening cloud against 'bad actors' eclipses budget concerns: BDO
March 22, 2022
CRISPR pioneer's biotech taps ex-Barclays banker as CFO
March 21, 2022
CarParts.com promotes CFO in C-Suite shakeup
March 17, 2022
How Kyiv media CFO is adjusting to a war-footing
March 16, 2022
Women executives tick up to 18%, avoid pandemic backslide
March 15, 2022
CFOs chase products as war clouds supply chain outlook
March 12, 2022
Healthcare alliance's CFO to scale, lock down finance functions
March 11, 2022
Former Valentino CFO takes finance helm at IBrands Global
March 10, 2022
How Axogen's CFO solved for growth by sticking with office
March 8, 2022
Kyiv Independent CFO taps crowdfunding for Ukrainian journalists
March 7, 2022
CFOs grapple with Ukraine fallout, 'fluid' sanctions environment
March 4, 2022
How CFOs can structure an ESG-friendly tax strategy
March 3, 2022
Class action embroils Wells Fargo commercial real estate underwriting practices
March 2, 2022
Uptick in treasurers mulling bank APIs in wake of Ukraine conflict: FinLync
Feb. 28, 2022
Toast CFO leans into tactical investments for market share
Feb. 25, 2022
First-time biotech CFO strategizes for future with or without big pharma
Feb. 23, 2022
Fast-tracked private letter rulings offer corporations respite from IRS delays
Feb. 22, 2022
Board work helps pave way for Prologis' internal CFO pick
Feb. 18, 2022
ROI proof a must-have for treasurers courting new tech greenlighting
Feb. 17, 2022
Female CFOs' more cautious earnings talk has payoffs
Feb. 16, 2022
IRS delays spell headaches for financial executives
Feb. 15, 2022
New Clene CFO to focus on financing runway amid beaten down sector, rising rates
Feb. 14, 2022
Women's U.S. board seat gains are middle of the pack globally
Feb. 11, 2022
Senate prepares relief for tough LIBOR legacy contracts
Feb. 9, 2022
Private equity firm KKR sees appetite in assets with strong yield potential
Feb. 8, 2022
Hertz taps former Goldman exec as CFO-to-CEO path continues to widen
Feb. 7, 2022
Sprinkles' new CFO to guide cupcake maker's growth, navigate inflation
Feb. 4, 2022
More states step up to guide LIBOR transition, provide stopgap solution
Feb. 3, 2022
DE&I gains in private equity firms despite being rare deal-breaker – EY
Feb. 2, 2022
Office rent decline gives CFOs potential cost-saving opportunities
Jan. 31, 2022
Long-term investor frees new Fender CFO to think bigger than exit
Jan. 28, 2022
C-suite sees war for talent topping risks in 'expensive' 2022: PwC
Jan. 27, 2022
NEXT Insurance CFO aims to focus growth, spending
Jan. 26, 2022
Kraft Heinz looks inside to tap new CFO Andre Maciel
Jan. 25, 2022
Dawn of post-LIBOR era brings SOFR, operational challenges to CFOs
Jan. 21, 2022
C-suites see record high female CEO, CFOs, rise in black CFOs: Crist|Kolder
Jan. 20, 2022
CarParts.com CFO loads up inventory as just-in-time delivery loses favor
Jan. 19, 2022
Conductor's first female CFO pushes her own boundaries to join former WeWork company
Jan. 14, 2022
Workiva's Klindt sees regulations as key to more ESG buy-in
Jan. 13, 2022
Increasingly strategic CFOs are in the room where back-to-office plans happen – or don't
Jan. 12, 2022
CFOs chase down payments, eye inventory, grip cash amid halting recovery
Jan. 10, 2022
Annovis Bio CFO looks to shelf registration, big pharma for capital runway
Jan. 7, 2022
SPAC-bound SoundHound taps CRO, looks to turn up sales, revenue volume
Jan. 4, 2022
E-commerce subscription CFO hews to patient capital allocation plan
Dec. 23, 2021

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