Cfo news and trends

CSI CFO: Thought Diversity, Strategic Allocation Are Key Success Enablers
CFO // June 24, 2024

The future of the chief financial officer seat and finance function is being built atop contemporary transformations. Transformations that are increasingly being driven, in turn, by contemporary business needs. That’s because, given the realities of today’s shifting macro backdrop, CFOs are more and more turned...

XiFin CFO on Planning Your Work, Then Working the Plan
CFO // June 20, 2024

Over the past 10 years, more change has occurred than over the previous 50. Technological innovation has transformed business functions, operating models, roles, responsibilities, and nearly every element of the enterprise marketplace. “Different industries have seen transition happen at different paces, but 20 years ago,...

Economic Uncertainties Move CFOs From Documenters to AI-Powered Decision-Makers
CFO // June 13, 2024

The modern chief financial officer looks a little more modern every day. Having emerged almost fully from the back office, finance functions and their CFO leaders are increasingly turned to as a single source of company-wide truth amid the unpredictable realities of today’s dynamic and...

MoneyGram Appoints Driven Brands Veteran Gary W. Ferrera as CFO
Personnel // June 10, 2024

MoneyGram International has appointed former Driven Brands chief financial officer (CFO) Gary W. Ferrera as its CFO. Ferrera succeeds Larry Angelilli, who has retired after more than 12 years with MoneyGram, the company said in a Monday (June 10) press release. In his new role,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Economic Uncertainties Move CFOs From Documenters to AI-Powered Decision-Makers

June 13, 2024
The modern chief financial officer looks a little more modern every day. Having emerged almost fully from the back office, finance functions and their CFO leaders are increasingly turned to as a single source of company-wide truth amid the unpredictable realities of today’s dynamic and unrelenting macro environment. “The CFO role has evolved from being […]

Chief Architecture Officer? CFOs Learn to Design Business Growth

June 10, 2024
Today’s chief financial officers have evolved from back-office accountants to financial architects. And, given the dynamism of today’s business landscape, the transformation of the finance function couldn’t be happening at...

How CFOs Act as Force-Multipliers for Business Growth

June 05, 2024
Today’s CFOs have their task cut out for them. From managing and mitigating historic levels of uncertainty to striking the right return on investment (ROI) from the crowded field of...

How CFOs Leverage Data to Play Both Offense and Defense

May 28, 2024
Where you spend your money, there’s your business strategy.  And that’s large part why the role of the chief financial officer (CFO) has undergone a transformation in recent years, expanding beyond traditional finance...

Quick Reads
MoneyGram Appoints Driven Brands Veteran Gary W. Ferrera as CFO

June 10, 2024
MoneyGram International has appointed former Driven Brands chief financial officer (CFO) Gary W. Ferrera as its CFO. Ferrera succeeds Larry Angelilli, who has retired after more than 12 years with MoneyGram, the company said in a Monday (June 10) press release. In his new role, Ferrera will support the continued growth and digitization of MoneyGram, […]

OpenAI Names Ex-Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar as CFO, Kevin Weil as CPO

June 10, 2024
OpenAI has named a new chief financial officer (CFO) and a new chief product officer (CPO) as it prepares for its “next phase of growth.” Sarah Friar, former CEO of Nextdoor, has...

Airbnb Veteran Krishna Rao Joins AI Startup Anthropic as CFO

May 21, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic has appointed Airbnb veteran Krishna Rao as its chief financial officer (CFO). In his new role, Rao will help shape Anthropic’s financial strategy and operations as the company grows and...

Accenture and Oracle Partner on Generative AI for Finance Teams

May 06, 2024
Accenture and Oracle expanded their partnership to help clients accelerate their adoption of generative artificial intelligence in the finance organization. The new solutions offered through this collaboration aim to help chief financial officers reinvent financial...