Financial Reporting

Circle CFO to step down following $1.05B IPO

Jeremy Fox-Geen will leave the stablecoin issuer after five years as its top finance officer helping to drive growth and usher the company through its long-awaited 2025 IPO.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 28, 2026

Finance needs a new data model

Why the journal entry loses traceability, dimension and time—and what finance needs instead.

By Parker Gilbert • Sept. 28, 2026

Explore the Trendline➔

Top 5 stories from CFO Dive

To stay competitive many CFOs are focused on balancing AI’s risks and opportunities while also adjusting to fast-changing tariff policies and labor markets.

By CFO Dive staff

X Strategies sues co-founder for $29M embezzlement scheme

Derek Utley won $26 million betting with company funds — before losing $29 million, contributing to a $3 million deficit, X Strategies claims.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 25, 2026

Most companies will hold onto tariff refunds as cash: Atlanta Fed survey

Nine percent of companies surveyed have received tariff refunds and 14% believe they are eligible for reimbursement, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said.

By Jim Tyson • Sept. 24, 2026

Pentair nabs ex-Fiserv CFO for finance chief

Former Fiserv CFO Bob Hau is stepping into Pentair’s top finance seat as it works to close its $1.4 billion acquisition of Taco Group by this year’s fourth quarter.   

By Grace Noto • Sept. 22, 2026

Ex-Starbucks CFO joins Jack in the Box board

The restaurant chain’s appointment of Rachel Ruggieri is part of its ongoing board refresh efforts as it continues a plan to pay down its debt and improve its capital structure.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 21, 2026

Adient names GameStop alum as incoming CFO

GameStop vet Peter Carlin will take the auto seat system maker’s CFO seat as the company navigates cost pressures stemming from the U.S.-Iran war.  

By Grace Noto • Sept. 18, 2026

SEC moves to roll back shareholder proxy proposal rules

The details of the plan to rescind Rule 14a-8 come on the heels of the SEC’s push to make quarterly reporting by public companies optional.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 16, 2026

Hub Group hands incoming CFO $1.3M stock award

Hub Group also increased the monthly fee for its interim CFO Todd Heeter to $175K from $125K and will offer Heeter a $1.2 million cash retention bonus.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 16, 2026

Hub Group names new CFO: provides accounting error update

The company brought back its long-time CEO and appointed a CFO-elect as it continues efforts to restate three years of financials after identifying a $77 million error.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 14, 2026

Adobe leans into freemium AI strategy

The company is using free offerings to expand its user base, with the goal of converting those users into paid customers.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 11, 2026

ADM’s ex-CFO gets SEC to produce over 307,000 documents in fraud case

The federal accounting fraud suit against the grain giant’s former CFO Vikram Luthar is inching along toward a March deadline for the discovery phase.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 11, 2026

Finance teams still wary of giving AI control: PEX

Only 28% of finance teams said they were comfortable having AI decide routine finance decisions, PEX found in a survey.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 10, 2026

Lyft insider to take CFO seat amid robotaxi push

Michael Brous will look to build forward on CFO Erin Brewer’s “fantastic foundation” in assuming the rideshare’s top finance seat later this month, he said.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 9, 2026

Sysco grants CEO, interim CFO stock awards ahead of JRD acquisition

The grants, contingent on the closing of the $29 billion acquisition, are intended to “ensure a continuity of leadership,” Sysco said.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 8, 2026

Amazon, Meta among ‘Hyper 5’ facing AI cash-flow test

The five hyperscalers are projected to spend over $5 trillion on capex between now and 2030, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 8, 2026

Energy tax credits provide value now...and later

Not all energy credits create value the same way. Understanding the difference can change project economics.

Sept. 8, 2026

Asana’s AI pricing shift brings near-term revenue pressure

The company expects consumption-based pricing to contribute to a $1.2 million revenue headwind as it works to accelerate AI adoption.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 4, 2026

T-Mobile appoints Shell veteran as next CFO

Jessica Uhl will join the wireless network operator this month as CFO Designate amid questions raised by a potential merger with Deutsche Telekom.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 4, 2026

Uber to slash 10% of workforce in push to streamline

Among other changes, the company has reduced by nearly 50% its number of “micro-teams” with only one or two direct reports.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 3, 2026

Coinbase names former X Corp. CFO to board

The long-time Elon Musk adviser is joining Coinbase’s board as the crypto platform targets expansion to new markets including Canada.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 3, 2026

How AI has entered one CFO’s budget season

BeSmartee CFO Mina Samaan said AI is at once complicating and speeding up different parts of the lendtech startup’s budgeting process.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 1, 2026

Inside OpenAI’s experiment with AI coding in finance

The company's monthly-close reporting overhaul represents an early look at how AI coding could reshape finance work.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 1, 2026

Build vs. buy: The subscription billing decision CFOs keep getting wrong

The billing system that got you to $10M ARR may not get you to $100M.

Aug. 31, 2026

Nvidia CFO predicts 70% revenue jump for fiscal 2028

Nvidia also forecast a $40 billion revenue opportunity for its agentic AI Vera CPUs as demand continues to spike, CFO Colette Kress said.  

By Grace Noto • Aug. 27, 2026