Financial Reporting

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

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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.

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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

How tariff refunds are shaking up earnings calls

Billions have been paid out in tariff refunds, with the impact showing up prominently in public companies’ earnings calls and financial statements.

By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 27, 2026

Intuit expects 2027 revenue to ‘decelerate,’ CFO says

The upcoming year is a way Intuit can “reset expectations” in an environment where it can “play offense,” CEO Sasan Goodarzi said.

By Grace Noto • Aug. 26, 2026

Targa grants new CFO hefty long-term incentive

The natural gas company will provide company insider Ben Branstetter with a long-term incentive award of 400% of his base pay, set at $600,000, Targa said Tuesday.

By Grace Noto • Aug. 25, 2026

CFOs must build ‘strong disclosure’ AI processes: FMI

To use AI effectively, finance chiefs need to build strong governance and ethical frameworks for the tool, FMI’s Ian Schnoor said.

By Grace Noto • Aug. 24, 2026

Former tobacco CFO takes Coty finance reins

Soraya Benchikh will bring her experience from two decades at the tobacco company to bear as she steps into Coty’s CFO seat.

By Grace Noto • Aug. 20, 2026