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Airbnb’s C-Suite Shake-Up Highlights Strategic Power Shift of CFO Role
CFO // December 05, 2023

For years, the CFO role has been thought of as a terminal position. Financial executives closed the books, dotted the I’s and crossed the T’s, and made sure everything checked out on the balance sheet. But now, no longer confined to the traditional realm of...

7 CFOs on Determining the ROI for Digital Transformations 
CFO // September 27, 2023

This era’s digital transformation has swept up all business functions, including that of finance. That’s because — no longer confined to the traditional responsibilities of the role — today’s finance teams and their leaders are frequently charged with spearheading enterprise transformations, not just signing off...

Why CFOs Sit in the Middle of Effective Process Modernization
CFO // September 13, 2023

When CFOs can capture new efficiencies while lowering legacy costs, that’s an easy organizational win. Faced with ongoing macro headwinds, and despite a somewhat softening environment, today’s finance teams are increasingly reprioritizing their efforts away from a growth-at-all-costs mindset to a firmer focus on financial...

Flawlessly Executing the Basics Earns CFOs Seat at the Table
CFO // September 11, 2023

It is no longer enough for businesses — and their employees — to simply meet expectations. After all, by the time those expectations have been met, they will likely have already been transformed by marketplace and operational realities. “Execution just matters so much,” Marc Greenberg,...

Interviews & Exclusives
CFO Partnerships Are Putting the Collaboration in C-Suite

March 11, 2024
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. While the origins of that allegedly African proverb appear to be shrouded in uncertainty, the applications of its message have never been more important for the future of today’s chief financial officers (CFOs). As businesses look to leverage an […]

Flawlessly Executing the Basics Earns CFOs Seat at the Table

September 11, 2023
It is no longer enough for businesses — and their employees — to simply meet expectations. After all, by the time those expectations have been met, they will likely have...