Companies said to need deeper data dives to improve metrics

Data lakes contain much more information than CFOs typically use to track performance, data specialists say. 

By Robert Freedman • March 30, 2021

Shake Shack CFO to become CEO of TMRW Life Sciences

Tara Comonte will take the reins in May at the biotech company focused on in vitro fertilization.

By Jane Thier • March 30, 2021

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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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After digital payments rush, time to tighten security

Don't be surprised if a vendor you're about to pay turns out to be fraudulent. ACH and other types of cyber fraud surged during the pandemic. 

By Angela Anastasakis • March 30, 2021

CFO used automation to turn back-office function into value driver

LivePerson finance chief John Collins brought in top data scientists and engineers to build a data system that increased growth and improved margins.

By Robert Freedman • March 29, 2021

Noodles & Company's new CFO talks how ghost kitchens, drive-thrus will shape the chain's future

Carl Lukach, who started at the chain in November, says 70% to 80% of the stores built this year will have a drive-thru pickup window.

By Julie Littman • March 29, 2021

CFOs predict massive revenue growth, greater ESG focus: survey

Eighty-one percent of CFOs expressed optimism towards economic recovery in PwC's latest Pulse survey, topping the broader C-suite’s positive outlook of 76%. 

By Jane Thier • March 26, 2021

Ahead of potential IPO, TikTok parent company hires first CFO

Shou Zi Chew will arrive from Xiaomi, the third-most valuable publicly traded smartphone maker, behind Apple and Samsung. 

By Jane Thier • March 25, 2021

A winning agenda for the CFO's first 90 days

Best-in-class finance functions’ total costs are consistently in the range of 0.3% to 1.0% of sales, a benchmark for CFOs as they compare their finance function with that of peers on the basis of head count and costs.   

By Hardik Sheth • March 24, 2021

Humana CFO to depart

Susan Diamond, president of the health insurer's home business, will assume the role of interim CFO on June 1 while Humana completes an external search for Brian Kane’s replacement.

By Jane Thier • March 23, 2021

How Google's CFO balances new projects with 'financial rigor'

“If you're not building strong, durable, quality growth, [your company] won't persist into the long-run,” Ruth Porat said last week.

By Jane Thier • March 22, 2021

How university CFOs survived the 2020 pandemic

The pandemic has shown the limitations of endowments as a resource, the risks of too many people in charge, and the intricacies of decision-making as a higher ed CFO.

By Jane Thier • March 19, 2021

You're behind if you're not thinking two years out, CFO says

As a first-time CFO at AI company Uniphore, Stephane Berthier leans on 20 years' experience helping companies go public and execute on M&A.

By Robert Freedman • March 19, 2021

CFO's rise reinforces networking role

While planning and accounting skills are irreplaceable, the ability to build a network is often what gets professionals into the top finance seat.

By Robert Freedman • March 18, 2021

GE's first female CFO to become Cargill's first female CFO

Jamie Miller will begin work at the nation's largest agricultural corporation at the beginning of its fiscal year, on June 1.

By Jane Thier • March 18, 2021

CFOs reporting greater optimism, appetite for risk: survey

Nearly seven in 10 CFOs (67%) reported being "somewhat" or "significantly" more optimistic than they were three months ago, per Deloitte's Signals Survey.

By Jane Thier • March 18, 2021

Using a price-volume-mix analysis to improve performance

Whether you know it as a sales bridge or variance analysis, it can help decode your company's performance at a granular level.

By Dayton Kellenberger • March 17, 2021

The metrics behind feedback-driven growth

To get alignment behind common goals, employees must have access to the same data as leaders, the co-CEOs of Monday.com say.

By Robert Freedman • March 16, 2021

Tesla CFO title changed to 'Master of Coin'

CEO Elon Musk and CFO Zach Kirkhorn will now go by "Technoking of Tesla" and "Master of Coin," respectively, a Monday 8-K filing announced.

By Jane Thier • March 15, 2021

A CFO's stress-tested model bears out

The Center for Naval Analyses benefited from the financial model Christian Geyer created despite its hard-to-believe forecast.

By Robert Freedman • March 13, 2021

Air taxi service Joby's CFO prioritizes recruiting

The company, which expects to launch its commercial service in 2024, is in the process of going public via SPAC, and is laser-focused on growth and expansion, Matthew Field said.

By Jane Thier • March 12, 2021

Baby food delivery brand Yumi taps Goldman exec as CFO

Sarah-Marie Martin is bringing deal execution expertise from the "hundreds of M&A and financing deals" she's completed at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, she told CFO Dive.

By Jane Thier • March 11, 2021

Why every company needs a strong CIO-CFO alliance

"Being each other’s best champion and best constructive critic is how we make our organization better," Gina Mastantuono, CFO of SaaS company ServiceNow, said of her partnership with CIO Chris Bedi.

By Jane Thier • March 8, 2021

Newly public BurgerFi adds CFO

After debuting on the stock market in December 2020, the fast-casual chain BurgerFi tapped Michael Rabinovitch, a 25-year finance veteran.

By Jane Thier • March 7, 2021

CFO helped Zipcar grow revenue prior to IPO

Ed Goldfinger's deep dive into revenues and costs showed the car rental company's main moneymaker was a money loser in disguise.

By Robert Freedman • March 7, 2021

Talend CFO walked investors through gutsy pandemic response

The data integration company's decision to keep its foot on the gas required a number of frank conversations but the move has positioned it well.

By Robert Freedman • March 3, 2021