Tackling the CFO supply, demand imbalance: Sutker Moran

With growing CFO turnover, companies are considering new criteria for filling their top finance seat, Sutker Moran President Scott Moran said.  

By Grace Noto • Oct. 10, 2025

‘Aptitude for accuracy’: Key skills for the future tax department

In looking to build space for AI, tax and finance leaders are still prioritizing core finance skills that can ensure accuracy, Vertex’s Michael Bernard said.

By Grace Noto • Oct. 9, 2025

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Digital transformation, one smart step at a time

As pricing pressures tighten margins and technologies like agentic AI evolve, finance chiefs are more closely scrutinizing the cost and returns of the tech tools they implement.

By CFO Dive staff

Want a stronger CFO, CIO relationship? Take cash out of the mix

For finance and IT leaders to effectively drive strategy and growth, they need to focus on strategy first — and look at costs second, Rimini Street’s CFO and CIO said.  

By Grace Noto • Oct. 9, 2025

Musk taps Morgan Stanley, DOGE alum for xAI finance chief: reports

Key Musk advisor Anthony Armstrong will step into the CFO seat months after xAI merged with social media platform X in an all-stock transaction.

By Grace Noto • Oct. 7, 2025

Generative AI drives cloud spend blitz

Public cloud spend will increase fourfold over the next three years, largely driven by growing generative AI workloads, according to TD Cowen.

By Makenzie Holland • Oct. 7, 2025

AI tied to 7,000 job cuts in September: Challenger

Salesforce is among the companies that have directly attributed massive job cuts to AI in recent months.

By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 7, 2025

Former AOL CFO on ‘natural’ move to CEO roles

“Becoming a CEO was sort of a pretty natural extension of things I had done in the past,” said Artie Minson, the new CEO of accounting software startup Trullion.

By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 7, 2025

Silvaco’s new CFO to prioritize predictability

Chris Zegarelli is looking to improve sentiment and make the business “more predictable” as he settles into Silvaco’s CFO seat, he told CFO Dive.

By Grace Noto • Oct. 6, 2025

The complex costs of AI: Investments, funding and ROI tracking

AI’s rapid growth demands careful cost management and ROI considerations to avoid overspending and ensure positive business outcomes.

By Eugene Khvostov • Oct. 6, 2025

5 key takeaways from CFO Live 2025

Today’s CFOs still put a premium on top-tier financial skills and know-how, even as technologies, talent requirements and business needs continue to change.

By Grace Noto • Oct. 2, 2025

How CFOs can build data skills for the AI age

To manage both financial controls and innovation, top-tier data intelligence skills are a must for the modern CFO, Microsoft alum Stephen Harris said.  

By Grace Noto • Sept. 30, 2025

Cyber insurance could greatly reduce losses from diversification, mitigation measures

A report by CyberCube shows the global market is heavily concentrated in the U.S. and would benefit from expanding into new segments and improving cyber hygiene.

By David Jones • Sept. 30, 2025

Risk mitigation budgets swell as enterprise AI adoption grows

Governing AI comes at a cost with most organizations increasing oversight investments in the next financial year, according to OneTrust data.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Sept. 30, 2025

Startup aims to rescue finance teams ‘buried in reconciliations’

After a $9 million funding boost, finance software firm Maximor will work on beefing up its AI agents, said its CEO, a former Microsoft executive.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 30, 2025

Amazon, Apple, Meta probed by Senate panel over H-1B visa hiring

The debate over H-1B visas is heating up after President Donald Trump imposed a $100,000 fee on new petitioners, citing “systemic abuse” of the program.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 30, 2025

GitLab names new interim CFO, CAO

James Shen will receive an additional $10,000 in monthly compensation related to his appointment as GitLab's interim finance chief.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 24, 2025

Enterprise software spend accelerates amid AI adoption blitz

As the technology ripples through IT budgets, it’s driving up costs across infrastructure, data management and applications, according to West Monroe.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 23, 2025

Many ‘material’ cybersecurity breaches go unreported: VikingCloud

The research also found that cyberattacks have escalated both in frequency and severity in the past year, with AI serving as a primary driver behind the surge.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 23, 2025

Saying ‘yes’ in finance: How a tech CFO is breaking the mold

“By shifting from gatekeeper to enabler, finance departments can become genuine growth drivers rather than necessary constraints,” Agiloft CFO Angel Lange writes.

By Angel Lange • Sept. 23, 2025

[Podcast] Data + Efficiency, One Platform

This podcast explores how CFOs use unified ERP to achieve efficiency, improve compliance, and unlock real-time, strategic insights.

By CFO Dive's studioID • Sept. 23, 2025

Trump roils tech employers with new $100K H-1B visa fee

The H-1B charge puts added pressure on employers as tensions over deportations and immigration have been a flashpoint in the second Trump administration.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 22, 2025

FASB finalizes narrow software accounting update

The targeted new guidance detailing how companies should capitalize certain software costs is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after Dec. 15, 2027.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 18, 2025

OpenAI nabs former xAI CFO as business finance leader

Mike Liberatore brings some “heavyweight financing chops” to OpenAI — but might “come with a learning curve” when it comes to AI, Cowen Partners’ Shawn Cole said.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 16, 2025

Kroger plans acceleration of AI efforts

The grocer is using the technology to operate more efficiently, improve customer experience and boost sales.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Sept. 16, 2025

FBI warns about 2 campaigns targeting Salesforce instances

The threat groups, identified as UNC6040 and UNC6395, have used different tactics to gain access to data.

By David Jones • Sept. 16, 2025