How treasurers can wade into data lakes

Treasurers can use data lakes to centralize information, increase liquidity and reduce fraud, but finding the resources to set them up may be a challenge.   

By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 25, 2022

Tech skills compete with finance savvy in what leadership wants in CFOs

Digital skills are seen as the building blocks that a successful CFO needs to drive profitable growth today, research shows.

By Ted Knutson • April 20, 2022

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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

CFO clout rising amid pandemic, other challenges: McKinsey

The influence of CFOs is growing across a range of decision making, including M&A, investor relations and digital transformation.

By Jim Tyson • April 18, 2022

Accounts payable: Why CFOs should pay attention

Over one-third of your invoices have errors, and costs to process these may be up to ten times greater than a "clean" invoice.

April 18, 2022

CFOs cling to spreadsheets despite their limits as FP&A tool

Manual processes take a lot of time but finance leaders feel they’ve invested too much in their processes to abandon Excel altogether, a survey finds.

By Robert Freedman • April 14, 2022

Why real-time cost anomaly detection for your cloud is non-negotiable

Misconfigurations can spin up the wrong number of services in an organization's cloud use, causing cost anomalies. If this spending appears small, it may go unnoticed, but the costs add up. 

By Asim Razzaq • April 8, 2022

Why your maintenance capex needs more attention

An agile approach to capex budgeting can help generate substantial return by de-risking operations. 

By Loren Garruto, EY Global Corporate Finance Leader • April 4, 2022

Live enterprise – influencing a finance organization's evolving needs

The promise and peril of a digital future, e.g., the dot.com boom and bust, emergence of social media and new technologies such as AI/ML, Cloud, Blockchain and IOT, have all converged.

By Vinay Gopal Rao & Vinutha Rajendren • April 4, 2022

Cyber extortion surges 78% on spread of 'ransomware-as-a-service'

Ransomware attacks are becoming more sophisticated and, at most companies, require a recovery period of more than a month, according to Palo Alto Networks.

By Jim Tyson • March 28, 2022

CFOs call continuous planning key as Ukraine, inflation stir volatility

Finance leaders that managed through the pandemic without cloud-based planning tools are prepared to remedy that as they eye new uncertainties, according to a survey.

By Robert Freedman • March 28, 2022

Crypto firm Abra's new CFO digs into war for talent

Justin McMahan joins a growing number of executives leaving more mainstream finance companies to helm the finances at crypto-focused firms.   

By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 28, 2022

Minority of CFOs see metaverse transforming their companies

While many financial executives have made big investments in cloud computing to support remote work in the pandemic, a growing number of large companies are now signaling their interest in the metaverse by filing related trademark applications.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 25, 2022

Internet of Things forces rethink of KPIs: McKinsey

The Internet of Things may unlock as much as $12.6 trillion in value by 2030 if companies weave the technology into their operations, McKinsey said.

By Jim Tyson • March 22, 2022

Hardening cloud against 'bad actors' eclipses budget concerns: BDO

Over the past two years of hybrid work, multiple external devices accessing company networks and the shift away from the "castle-and-moat" structure has turned the cybersecurity landscape upside down, BDO's Steve Combs said.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 22, 2022

Green Bay Packers tapped Shopify-like online store for $65M capital raise

The football team attracted 200,000 retail investors from all 50 states and U.S. territories and Canada to upgrade its stadium and buy a new scoreboard.

By Robert Freedman • March 7, 2022

Workflow integration gives virtual cards new life

The digital version of corporate cards is a major innovation for business but you can multiply the cards' utility by making them part of your spend management platform.

By Thejo Kote • March 2, 2022

Uptick in treasurers mulling bank APIs in wake of Ukraine conflict: FinLync

Companies are "really trying to minimize the funds they have at risk,” said Mitchell Thomas of FinLync.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 28, 2022

Frictionless accounts payable – happy customer, happy employee

Keeping your customers and the employees that serve them happy is key for any organization.

By Mahalakshmi Ramakrishnan, Purchase-to-Pay Global Process Owner, Capgemini's Business Services • Feb. 28, 2022

3 tactics to solve sales compensation concerns and improve retention

With resignations rising among sales teams, the onus falls on finance to ensure pay structures work to entice reps to stay.  

Feb. 28, 2022

ROI proof a must-have for treasurers courting new tech greenlighting

Getting budget approval is the biggest hurdle to pulling the trigger on new technologies, according to an informal panel poll this week.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 17, 2022

Ransomware attacks, extortion doubled in 2021: Accenture

Companies facing a surge in cybercrime can take several steps to limit the risk — and cost — of a ransomware attack.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 17, 2022

Make 2022 the year you digitalize your finance function

CFOs have never had access to more data about their organization’s operations and outputs, but they can’t leverage this resource with legacy systems and manual processes. 

By Nick Rose • Feb. 16, 2022

Adoption insight can help CFOs maximize digital transformation investment

Inefficient use of technology often takes root early. Knowing why employees avoid or underuse new tools can help you leverage your spend. 

By Andrew Casey • Feb. 10, 2022

NEXT Insurance CFO aims to focus growth, spending

“The old question that never gets old is, ‘how do you balance growth and profitability?’” Teodora Gouneva said. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 26, 2022

Dawn of post-LIBOR era brings SOFR, operational challenges to CFOs

More work needs to be done to assure a seamless transition "when the switch is actually thrown in the middle of next year," Deloitte's Alexey Surkov said.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 21, 2022