CoStar CFO heads to Allstate with $2M sign-on bonus

Incoming Allstate finance chief Christian Lown succeeds Jess Merten, who was named president of property liability in October 2025.

By Alexei Alexis • July 15, 2026

Ex-ViaQuest CEO calls embezzlement allegations false, part of business dispute

On Monday, the healthcare firm filed a civil suit accusing its ex-CEO and former CFO of tapping company funds for personal expenses including club memberships and football tickets.

By Grace Noto • July 15, 2026

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Sephora vet to take Calvin Klein parent’s CFO seat

Apparel retailer PVH appointed Alexis Rollier to take its finance reins about eight months after its previous finance chief Zac Coughlin departed.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 15, 2026

Missouri governor signs CPA licensing bill, effective next month

The Show Me State joins over 40 others establishing a route to becoming a certified public accountant that doesn’t require 150 college credit hours.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 14, 2026

ViaQuest sues ex-CEO, former CFO for embezzlement

The healthcare firm alleges in a civil suit that its ex-CEO and former CFO tapped company funds for personal expenses including club memberships and football tickets.

By Grace Noto • July 14, 2026

Finance’s new mandate: Unlocking the story behind the numbers

AI is making it easier for finance to connect the dots, but better forecasting still depends on people who understand the business, tech executive Mike Nader writes.

By Mike Nader • July 14, 2026

Fintech Bottomline offers stablecoin-friendly CFO suite

The company is betting stablecoins will gain traction across corporate payment, treasury and liquidity workflows.

By Alexei Alexis • July 14, 2026

US corporate bankruptcies hover at 16-year high: S&P

The number of larger U.S. private and public companies that filed for bankruptcy protection ticked up to 372, the highest since 2010, according to S&P Global.   

By Danielle McLean • July 13, 2026

SEC’s semiannual reporting proposal: What’s next?

For the time being, the plan to make quarterly reporting optional is in a “wait-and-see” position, StoneTurn’s Daniel Brinks said. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 13, 2026

PepsiCo CFO says tariff refund will help offset inflation

“We do expect some more pressure on the business from a commodity standpoint,” CFO Steve Schmitt said on an earnings call.

By Alexei Alexis • July 10, 2026

Grayscale’s long-time CFO departs

Edward McGee’s departure comes roughly a year after the crypto asset manager announced it submitted a draft Form S-1 registration to go public.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 10, 2026

AI, M&A demands test CFOs as dealmaking rebounds: Bain

CFOs face a “big capital allocation question” as some of their M&A ambitions and AI priorities collide, Bain’s Suzanne Kumar said.

By Alexei Alexis • July 9, 2026

ExxonMobil CFO backs semiannual reporting option: 5 takeaways

The oil giant’s CFO Neil Hansen penned a letter which supported the SEC proposal but stopped short of committing to making the change for itself.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 9, 2026

Tariff refunds: 3 ways to manage corporate risk

How companies approach tariff refunds at the outset could have complex and potentially irreversible downstream implications, EY’s Lynlee Brown writes.

By Lynlee Brown • July 8, 2026

Finance salaries rise 6% amid talent crunch: Controllers Council

Competitive pay ranks as the top strategy organizations are using to attract and retain finance professionals.

By Alexei Alexis • July 8, 2026

AlphaSense CFO talks metrics, hiring and consumption-based pricing

The company is delivering hypergrowth at scale, which requires CFO Samantha Greenberg to be more thoughtful about key metrics, she said.

By Grace Noto • July 8, 2026

Finance careers rank in Monster’s top 8 for job satisfaction

The finance profession scored high marks in DEI, while falling behind other professions in work-life balance.

By Danielle McLean • July 7, 2026

SpaceX acquisition target launches CFO council to crack AI’s ROI puzzle

The effort by AI coding platform Cursor is aimed at achieving a shared framework for making AI investments “more measurable, predictable and efficient.”

By Alexei Alexis • July 7, 2026

Data ‘tollgating’ compounds SaaS cost headaches for CFOs

Organizations are getting stuck with unexpected IT costs as the data they thought they owned is being sold back to them by vendors, Deloitte said.

By Alexei Alexis • July 7, 2026

Kyndryl hires new CFO after accounting shake-up

The enterprise tech services company named Interpublic Group alum Ellen Johnson to take its finance reins later this month. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 6, 2026

‘Vacationmaxxing’ may not be for everyone

In the U.S., less than 40% of workers say they use all of their allotted vacation days.

By Ginger Christ • July 6, 2026

Databank’s CFO: How the soon-to-be CEO is preparing for the top executive seat

With six months to go before Databank veteran Kevin Ooley takes the CEO seat, he’s focused on refreshing the business’ priorities and finding a CFO successor.

By Grace Noto • July 6, 2026

Adyen names interim CFO as part of leadership update

The Dutch payments processor is tapping insider Hwa Tsao as interim finance chief and will continue a global search for a permanent CFO, Adyen said Wednesday.

By Grace Noto • July 2, 2026

American Eagle swipes Papa John’s CFO

In August Ravi Thanawala will take the apparel retailer’s finance reins from Michael Mathias, who has served as AEO’s CFO for six years.  

By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 2, 2026

CFO summer playlist 2026

With Fourth of July just around the corner, we’re shining a light on some notable songs that explore the themes of money and finance.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 1, 2026