How ‘EQ’ strengthens a finance team

Building a “culture of emotional intelligence” in which a CFO’s staff feels supported and valued is key to retaining top talent, an associate professor at University of New Hampshire’s business school asserts.    

By Grace Noto • June 13, 2025

NY passes CPA pathways legislation as Florida punts

Since late last year at least 19 states — now including New York — have passed legislation providing alternative paths to CPA licensure to ease the accounting talent shortage.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 13, 2025

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Navigating risk in turbulent times

CFOs must help their organizations mitigate risks by balancing the need for both growth and stability. 

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Costco controller passes the torch after near-decade tenure

The decision to pick its new controller from its ranks aligns with the warehouse club retailer’s history of developing and keeping its financial bench talent.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 12, 2025

IBM’s Apptio targets ‘AI sprawl’ in latest FinOps rollout

The tool can help users evaluate whether AI initiatives are incurring costs without corresponding business value or usage, an executive said.

By Alexei Alexis • June 12, 2025

Vera Bradley gets new CFO amid leadership shakeup

Coach alum Martin Layding will step into the retailer’s CFO seat amid a transformation effort to stem growing losses and bolster declining sales.  

By Grace Noto • June 12, 2025

Ex-Real Brokerage CFO alleges pregnancy discrimination in suit

The company manufactured an audit as grounds for Michelle Ressler's termination to "clear the way for her less qualified and unencumbered male successor," the suit alleges.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 11, 2025

‘Boring’ data work underpins innovation, strategy, Payoneer CFO says

Finance chiefs need to hone their data skills in an era when they are increasingly looked at not just as strategic leaders, but “innovation champions,” Payoneer CFO Bea Ordonez said.

By Grace Noto • June 11, 2025

Roblox hands $6M in bonuses to CFO poached from Paramount

The game platform will give the Paramount and Pandora alum two separate $3 million bonuses, as well as a stock award with a value of $28 million, to step into Roblox’s top financial seat.

By Grace Noto • June 10, 2025

Amazon delivery robots offer ‘large opportunity’ for savings: BofA

The analysis comes as Amazon is reportedly developing software for humanoid robots that could eventually take the jobs of delivery workers. 

By Alexei Alexis • June 10, 2025

Sage launches training program for next-gen CFOs

“In an era defined by tighter margins, speed of business, faster tech shifts and higher expectations, the role of the CFO is evolving,” the software firm said.

By Alexei Alexis • June 10, 2025

Ex-NerdWallet CFO: Tips for playing the IPO long game

Lauren StClair helped take NerdWallet public in 2021. Now she’s pivoted to become CFO of Slice, which provides services and tech to independent pizzerias.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 9, 2025

Prenuvo CFO hones strategic finance approach

Having a skilled FP&A team is crucial to ensure a business can quickly identify sticking points and course-correct for future growth, Peloton alum Jill Woodworth said.

By Grace Noto • June 6, 2025

Shield AI remains on expansion track despite safety, tariff concerns, CFO says

The company missed profit targets after a 2024 accident, but CFO Kingsley Afemikhe says it’s on track for expansion, with $100 million in European contracts and operations in Ukraine.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • June 6, 2025

Five Below CFO exits as Q1 sales jump 20%

COO Kenneth Bull will serve as interim financial chief while the company continues to focus on assortment newness. 

By Dani James • June 6, 2025

Circle CFO takes post-IPO victory lap for stablecoin, company

The public offering represents an “accelerant” for Circle as it seeks to establish itself at the heart of a new “internet financial system,” CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen said.

By Grace Noto • June 5, 2025

Conagra will seek to mitigate steel tariffs’ impact on cans, CFO says

The branded snack and frozen food company’s CFO spoke at a conference Tuesday, just days after President Trump announced he would raise steel and aluminum tariffs from 25% to 50%.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 4, 2025

Tesla CFO offloads over $2M in stock as EU sales tumble

The stock sales come as Tesla’s European sales declined by 53% in April compared to the previous year.

By Grace Noto • June 4, 2025

PayPal veteran named Bill CFO

Rohini Jain is set to become Bill’s finance chief in July, replacing John Rettig who will assume the role of president and chief operating officer.

By Alexei Alexis • June 4, 2025

Everyone feels tariffs. It’s up to CFOs to manage the impact.

Understanding price elasticity at both the category and product level is now essential to effective pricing, an author and consultant who specializes on pricing writes.

By Hermann Simon • June 3, 2025

Banking groups urge SEC to rescind Biden-era cybersecurity rule

The rule has exposed companies to liability risks while failing to provide investors with “decision-useful” information, the coalition said in a recent letter.

By Alexei Alexis • June 3, 2025

AI agents observed sharing sensitive corporate data: SailPoint

The findings come as AI agents proliferate, gaining access to passwords, financial details and other confidential information, the cybersecurity firm said.

By Alexei Alexis • June 2, 2025

Undergraduate accounting enrollment jumps to 5-year high, study finds

Accounting has historically drawn more students during times of economic uncertainty or downturns, according to Hofstra University's Jack Castonguay. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 2, 2025

Costco ‘held’ price on tariff-impacted bananas, CFO says

The warehouse club retailer has sought to eliminate the tariff impact on certain “staple” goods prices but sees flowers as “discretionary,” CFO Gary Millerchip said.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 30, 2025

Companies vie for ‘tried-and-true’ CFOs amid volatility: Russell Reynolds

Ongoing pipeline and succession planning challenges are contributing to a “supply, demand imbalance” for employers seeking experienced CFOs, Russell Reynolds’ Jenna Fisher said.

By Grace Noto • May 30, 2025

CFOs, financial execs in crosshairs of ‘highly targeted’ spearphishing campaign

Hackers are preying on senior corporate leaders at banks, investment firms, utilities and insurance companies worldwide.

By Eric Geller • May 30, 2025