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  CFOs must consider tax, legal issues before closing offices

  Work with your HR chief to factor in your organization’s talent strategy before deciding how much real estate you want to let go; having permanent remote workers has far-reaching implications.

  Steve Black • Dec. 20, 2020

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  Making 'M&A by Zoom' work through the art of long-form writing

  A return to long-form writing can help offset what's lost in virtual negotiations, Mona Sabet, chief of corporate strategy at UserTesting, says. 

  Mona Sabet • Dec. 6, 2020

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  6 ways a digitized accounts payable function benefits CFOs

  CFOs need accurate, timely financial data; an automated AP function is the best way of getting there, Shan Haq, vice president of corporate strategy and development at Transcepta, says.

  Shan Haq • Nov. 24, 2020

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  Using data analytics to improve audit functions

  Data analytics let finance leaders employ a risk-based approach to conducting internal and compliance audits and prioritize improvements when problems are found.  

  Greg Buchanan, Michael Costa and Ed Levy • Nov. 8, 2020

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  Chart your exit right from the start

  Waiting to start planning your team's exit strategy until you're showing year-on-year growth, or any benchmark, limits your options.

  Chris Shipferling • Oct. 29, 2020

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  The CFO's critical role in customer retention

  In the midst of a widespread health and financial crisis, retaining customers is more important than ever, and the job often falls to the CFO, SurveyMonkey CFO Debbie Clifford writes.

  Debbie Clifford • Oct. 14, 2020

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  How CFOs, supply chain leaders unlock value amid disruption

  Building a resilient supply chain is less about cost reduction and more about cost optimization, Stefan Reidy, CEO of cargo monitoring service Arviem, says.

  Stefan Reidy • Oct. 10, 2020

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  To succeed post-COVID, CFOs need an attitude adjustment

  The CFO's past objectives were accommodating stakeholders, delivering the right numbers, and profitability. Now, they must center employee connection, wellness and satisfaction, Replicon CEO Lakshmi Raj says.

  Lakshmi Raj • Sept. 27, 2020

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  Using agile planning to return to growth

  Having a fully integrated, bottom-up and agile 12-month plan enables you and your team to react quickly when something like the pandemic comes your way. 

  Darrell Cox • Sept. 18, 2020

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  Real-time planning helps CFOs answer pandemic-critical 'what if' questions

  To forecast today, think in shorter time horizons, identify how COVID-19 changes your business drivers, use large amounts of quality data to weigh "what if" scenarios, and create agile processes, specialists say. 

  Paul Prendergast and Patrick Picha • Aug. 27, 2020

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  3 tips for CFOs looking to migrate to a subscription pricing model

  Tip one: Resist moving revenue recognition outside of your ERP, otherwise you decrease visibility into the success of your subscription model and create reporting, tracking and compliance problems. 

  Katrina Gosek • Aug. 19, 2020

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  Making recovery audits part of your source-to-pay process

  Invoicing errors chip away at margins, eventually turning into large losses, which recovery audits can help address.

  Mark Irwin • Aug. 13, 2020

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  Understand your coverage options in the face of 2020's triple risk threat

  COVID-19, protest-related vandalism, and a severe hurricane season promise to test organizations' insurance against loss of business. 

  Joseph Galanti and Peter Halprin • July 27, 2020

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  Preparing for risk the way insurers do

  Insurers manage their risks not just to preserve assets but to capitalize on their ability to price uncertainty, turning some risks into opportunities.

  Jim Toole • July 9, 2020

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  Pandemic planning: The CFO's role translating vision into strategy, execution

  In today's environment, is it better to bundle a value-added service or to discount heavily to keep income up? This is the kind of question CFOs must answer to keep their companies nimble. 

  Jason Maynard • July 5, 2020

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  How COVID-19 is changing conversations about going concern

  CFOs should expect more — and more targeted — questions as auditors try to get a picture of how well their organization is positioned to survive the downturn. 

  Bob Dohrer • June 30, 2020

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  5 transfer pricing actions to consider during COVID-19

  If your intercompany pricing policies are based on normally functioning markets, you could be faced with tax inefficiencies and distortion in how you allocate profits or losses.

  Barry Freeman and Selena Schneider • June 16, 2020

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  Where do you fall on the CFO spectrum?

  You can have decades of financial management experience and get nowhere near a CFO office if you don’t bring the ability to modify your company’s growth strategy in the face of new competitors.

  Shawn Cole • June 8, 2020

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  Using real-time data to set contract worker pay

  As shutdowns lift, companies are relying heavily on expensive contract workers without knowing what other companies are paying.

  Jesse Levin • May 27, 2020

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  Growing value by stewarding company reputation

  CFOs who take a hands-on approach to managing their company’s reputational value send market signals that lead to improved equity and debt pricing. 

  Nir Kossovsky • May 18, 2020

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  CFO collaboration with CIO is crucial amid COVID-19

  The CFO is adept at measuring costs, managing the balance sheet and navigating murky waters. But determining capabilities and staying ahead of tech trends requires partnership with the CIO.

  Tony Tricarichi • May 13, 2020

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  In crisis, not enough for processes to be on cloud; they need to be unified

  Stay-at-home mandates have shown how crucial cloud systems are for maintaining one's finance and accounting operations. But using a variety of systems will hinder your agility. 

  John O'Rourke • April 24, 2020

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  How CFOs can lead through the coronavirus crisis — and beyond

  A focus on people, clear information to stakeholders and long-term value creation can lead your organization through the crisis, the head of the International Federation of Accountants said to finance leaders.

  Kevin Dancey • April 22, 2020

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  Can COVID-19 get you out of a contract as a material adverse change?

  Whether you can cite the pandemic as a ground for getting out of a contract — or if someone can cite it against you — depends on subtleties of law. 

  Gary Kleinrichert, Brent Miller • April 15, 2020

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  Filing for bankruptcy? Understand your lenders' leverage

  No one wants to consider bankruptcy. But as the downturn persists, CFOs will benefit from understanding their lenders' tactical goals.

  Kenneth Rosen • April 4, 2020

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