Dentsply Sirona CFO departs after six-month tenure

Heidrick & Struggles will lead a search for a new CFO as the company seeks to execute on a “return to growth” plan aimed at freeing up capital and improving performance.  

By Grace Noto • Nov. 7, 2025

Robinhood shares slump after CFO shakeup, earnings

The online brokerage firm named long-time company veteran Shiv Verma to replace Jason Warnick when he steps down from the CFO role in Q1.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Nov. 6, 2025

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CFO best practices in the evolving generative AI era

As the initial frenzy around the launch of generative artificial intelligence subsides, a new GenAI era appears to be taking shape.

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Bread CFO eyes new verticals after credit rating upgrade

The financial services company’s last quarter was a “validation” of its efforts to strengthen its balance sheet, CFO Perry Beberman said.

By Grace Noto • Nov. 4, 2025

ADM cuts guidance, awaits China trade deal ‘clarity’

The grain trader’s CFO said the “evolving trade landscape” affected Q3 demand for its key agriculture services and oilseeds business.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Nov. 4, 2025

Big tech’s AI investments grow at ‘mind-bending’ pace

“We'll continue to make significant investments, especially in AI, as we believe it to be a massive opportunity,” Amazon’s CFO said during an earning call.

By Alexei Alexis • Nov. 4, 2025

Office vacancies notch first post-pandemic annual drop: CBRE

While rising, average asking office rents on an inflation-adjusted basis remain at the lowest level since the late 1980s, according to CBRE’s Stefan Weiss.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Nov. 3, 2025

Dive Newsdesk: AI precisely gauges tax liability, april CEO Borodach says

Companies can use artificial intelligence software to determine the tax implications of every financial decision, april CEO Ben Borodach said.

By Jim Tyson • Oct. 31, 2025

Meta sees ‘accelerated’ employee compensation growth, CFO says

The spike in employee compensation costs was primarily driven by “technical” hires, particularly AI talent, CFO Susan Li said.

By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 30, 2025

Hormel parts ways with CFO; warns of persistent inflation impacts

Hormel controller Paul Kuehneman will take the interim chair as the branded food company warns against ongoing headwinds including food recalls and commodity inflation.

By Grace Noto • Oct. 30, 2025

Adobe doubles down on AI after Q3 revenue gains

Company executives have largely attributed better-than-expected financial results in the third quarter to AI investments.

By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 28, 2025

CFOs must build AI data ‘audit discipline’

As finance leaders mull the potential use cases of AI, they need to bring the same eagle eye to data as they do to their financial statements, Usercentrics CEO Donna Dror advises.

By Grace Noto • Oct. 27, 2025

Rivian to pay $250M to settle IPO fraud suit

The settlement agreement will enable Rivian to “focus its resources” on the launch of its upcoming R2 vehicle, the company said Thursday, denying any wrongdoing.

By Grace Noto • Oct. 24, 2025

Tesla CFO throws weight behind $1T Musk pay package

Tesla’s special committee “did an amazing job in constructing this plan for the benefit of the shareholders,” CFO Vaibhav Taneja said Wednesday.  

By Grace Noto • Oct. 23, 2025

Customer success strategies linked to post-earnings gains

Customer success has become an essential strategy for sustaining growth and investor confidence in a volatile economy, a study found.

By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 23, 2025

Wonder Bread maker names former Total Wine exec CFO

The finance leadership change comes after the food giant reported disappointing second-quarter earnings results.

By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 22, 2025

FASB reckons with higher-than-expected lease accounting costs

Nearly a decade after issuing lease accounting standards in 2016, the FASB is finishing a formal review of the rules.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 22, 2025

GM CFO expects EV demand to stabilize despite ‘choppy’ market

The automaker has already seen a “significant pullback” in EV demand in October, CFO Paul Jacobson said — but GM expects the market to stabilize in 2026. 

By Grace Noto • Oct. 22, 2025

AICPA asks IRS for employer protections on tips, overtime deductions

While the IRS has released guidelines on Trump’s new tax rules related to tips and overtime, the AICPA says employers are still uncertain about their reporting obligations.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 21, 2025

B&M reveals freight cost accounting error as CFO quits

The U.K.-based discount retailer said it failed to correctly recognize about £7 million ($9.39 million) of overseas freight costs in its cost of goods sold.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 20, 2025

Warehouse market ‘found its footing,’ Prologis CFO says

The San Francisco-based industrial real estate giant raised its 2025 earnings guidance as executives painted a brighter picture of improved customer demand.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 16, 2025

Quarterly reporting cadence can push CFOs to ‘suboptimal’ decisions

A return to semi- or biannual reporting could give CFOs more decision-making runway and free up resources to be put back into the business, Zuora COFO Todd McElhatton said.  

By Grace Noto • Oct. 15, 2025

Michigan tees up tweaked CPA pathways bill

The Great Lakes Sate’s legislators have developed a new draft that is poised to replace the original CPA pathways legislation introduced last month.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 14, 2025

Walmart exec to replace retiring PepsiCo CFO

PepsiCo’s incoming CFO, Steve Schmitt, is set to receive an annual base salary of $900,000, plus a hefty sign-on bonus, of which $2 million will be paid immediately.

By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 9, 2025

‘Aptitude for accuracy’: Key skills for the future tax department

In looking to build space for AI, tax and finance leaders are still prioritizing core finance skills that can ensure accuracy, Vertex’s Michael Bernard said.

By Grace Noto • Oct. 9, 2025

IRS shuts down most operations after depleting unused funds

The IRS closed up just a week after its inspector general warned that sweeping cuts to the agency’s payroll this year may impair operations during the coming tax season.

By Jim Tyson • Oct. 8, 2025