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    CFOs’ AI adoption slows as challenges mount: Gartner

    Data literacy/technical skills and inadequate data quality remain the largest obstacles to AI adoption, the study found.

    By • Nov. 19, 2025
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    Coursera picks outsider for interim CFO amid AI push

    Coursera will grant Google alum Michael Foley a $200,000 cash bonus, “contingent upon satisfactory performance of certain key responsibilities” as interim CFO.

    By • Nov. 19, 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.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    CFOs are reaching for downside budget protections, McKinsey exec says

    A conservative sentiment is shaping this year’s budget season, with many companies taking extra care setting spending priorities and realistic goals, McKinsey’s Kevin Carmody says.

    By • Nov. 18, 2025
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    Papa Johns CFO gains dual role, salary bump

    Appointing its finance chief Ravi Thanawala to the dual role of CFO and president could signal additional belt-tightening by the pizza chain, Cowen Partners’ Shawn Cole said.

    By • Nov. 18, 2025
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    C-suite leaders break their own AI rules

    Most business leaders are using unapproved tools regardless of compliance requirements, according to a Nitro report.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • Nov. 18, 2025
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    Alphabet, HP, IBM finance execs spotlight cautious AI pilots

    Keeping humans “in the loop” and sanitizing data were among the AI deployment guardrails emphasized by top financial executives at an FEI conference last week.

    By • Nov. 18, 2025
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    Cybersecurity rules vex financial sector CFOs

    CFOs in the industry have faced an “an unprecedented tightening of cybersecurity oversight,” cybersecurity firm Omega Systems said.

    By • Nov. 18, 2025
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    SEC faces IPO backlog, packed regulatory agenda after shutdown

    The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, which reviews IPOs and other securities offerings, said it’s “working expeditiously” to clear a backlog of filings.

    By • Nov. 17, 2025
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    NJ’s once-stalled CPA licensing bill advances after ‘surprise’ vote

    If the legislation becomes law, New Jersey is currently on pace to be the 24th state to change the education requirements needed to be a certified public accountant.

    By • Nov. 14, 2025
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    Disney extends CFO contract; increases equity award to $16.5M

    The CFO extension comes as Disney remains enmeshed in a content distribution dispute with YouTube TV that could potentially bleed millions in revenue.

    By • Nov. 13, 2025
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    FASB’s tax rules avert funding threat

    The spending bill that ended the federal government shutdown did not include an earlier proposal that called for FASB to withdraw its income tax disclosure standards.

    By • Nov. 13, 2025
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    Waymo taps Google exec for CFO seat

    The move comes at a “pivotal moment” for Waymo as it continues to scale its autonomous ride-hailing business, Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana said.

    By • Nov. 12, 2025
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    CME Group CFO looks to partnerships for long-term growth

    In seeking partners, the company looks for “complementary” skillsets, CME Group CFO Lynne Fitzpatrick said.

    By • Nov. 12, 2025
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    Real Brokerage reaches ‘settlement in principle’ in ex-CFO’s pregnancy suit

    Under the deal that must still be finalized, the residential brokerage company said it will “make no payment” to the former finance chief who filed the discrimination suit.

    By • Nov. 12, 2025
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    Cracking AI value requires CFO-CIO middle ground: Bloomfire

    Tech and finance leaders need to ensure they’re guarding against each other’s blind spots to successfully implement AI, Bloomfire’s Brian Zander advises.  

    By • Nov. 10, 2025
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    Is the rise of female CFOs pausing — or stalling out?

    Women accounted for 17.5% of CFOs at Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies at the end of June, roughly flat YoY, according to Crist Kolder Associates.

    By Colleen Lutolf • Nov. 10, 2025
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    3 in 10 firms plan to replace workers with AI next year: survey

    The industries most likely to see AI-related layoffs include IT, financial services and accounting, the study found.

    By • Nov. 10, 2025
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    Steering supply chains through tariff turbulence: The AI edge

    The new normal calls for comprehensive risk preparedness, with AI playing a central role, writes business transformation leader Krishnan Raghunathan.

    By Krishnan Raghunathan • Nov. 10, 2025
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    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 • Nov. 7, 2025
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    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 • Nov. 6, 2025
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    Cost-cutting, AI drive October layoff surge: Challenger

    U.S. employers announced a total of 1.1 million job cuts from January through October, the highest level year-to-date since 2020, according to the analysis.

    By • Nov. 6, 2025
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    Employers weigh rising GLP-1 cost pressures

    This year 43% of large employers biggest plans covered drugs like Ozempic for weight loss, up from 28% last year according to a Peterson-KFF report.

    By Stephen Joyce • Nov. 5, 2025
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    Southwest Gas CFO exits, ‘strong bench’ to handle duties

    The Las Vegas-based natural gas company launched a search for a new finance chief but did not name an interim CFO.

    By • Nov. 5, 2025
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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 • Nov. 4, 2025
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    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 • Nov. 4, 2025