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    Texas passes CPA law as push to lower licensure barrier gains steam

    At least 11 states have recently passed new legislation that removes the 150-hour college credit hurdle to CPA licensure.

    By April 25, 2025
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    Deloitte shelves Q1 CFO survey amid scrambled economic outlook

    The Big Four firm said it is not “at this time” releasing its first quarter CFO Signals report due to changes in the economy since the survey was conducted in February.

    By April 25, 2025
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    Digital transformation, one smart step at a time

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

    By CFO Dive staff
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    Focus on scalability in tech spending, Blaize CFO says

    CFOs facing an uncertain economic environment want to be sure any new solution can work easily with their existing infrastructure — without the need for costly upgrades, Blaize’s Harminder Sehmi said.

    By April 25, 2025
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    Volvo Cars taps new finance chief amid market, tariff uncertainty

    The company’s deputy CFO Fredrik Hansson will step into its top financial seat just a month after Håkan Samuelsson rejoined Volvo as its CEO.  

    By April 24, 2025
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    CFO tips for navigating M&A deals amid tariff turmoil

    M&A targets need to be valued based on more than just historical financial statements in the current environment, deal lawyers said.

    By April 23, 2025
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    Lockheed has ‘mechanisms’ to recover tariff impacts, new CFO says

    Just days after taking the defense contractor’s CFO seat, Evan Scott said Tuesday that he was “comfortable” with the company’s approach to mitigating tariff impacts.

    By April 22, 2025
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    The key to landing a CFO role? Absolute transparency, says MarginEdge’s finance chief

    Mentorship and clear communication with other top leaders were essential factors in allowing Emma Whelan to land her first CFO role, she said.

    By April 22, 2025
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    Bankrupt 23andMe faces growing questions over data privacy

    Interim CEO Joe Selsavage, who also serves as CFO, is in the hot seat as U.S. lawmakers probe data privacy issues related to the company’s bankruptcy proceeding.

    By April 22, 2025
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    No turning back: How disruption is accelerating era of next-gen CFO

    “To navigate this new era, finance leaders must rethink their traditional approaches,” writes WNS executive Krishnan Raghunathan.

    By Krishnan Raghunathan • April 22, 2025
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    Tennessee passes legislation revamping CPA licensure rules

    A growing number of states are aiming to ease the accounting talent shortage by offering alternative routes to CPA licensure that remove the 150-hour college credit hurdle.

    By April 21, 2025
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    Cuts to middle management stressing 72% of senior executives: Korn Ferry

    Forty-four percent of U.S. employees report that their companies have sliced away managerial levels, Korn Ferry said.

    By April 18, 2025
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    Prologis CFO says ‘disconnected world’ requires more warehousing

    “Even with the pause in some tariffs or resolution of others, customers simply lack a steady backdrop upon which to plan,” the industrial real estate company’s CFO said. 

    By April 18, 2025
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    Work visas favored by big tech CFOs face more scrutiny, attorneys say

    As the Trump administration tightens immigration policies, legal experts say lengthier vetting of visa petitions require companies to develop international talent plans up to a year in advance.

    By April 18, 2025
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    Valuations, impairments spark more class actions than revenue recognition

    Until last year, revenue recognition had been the most common GAAP violation alleged since Cornerstone first began tracking the class action suits in 2019.

    By April 17, 2025
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    Trump tariffs add to warehouse automation woes

    Some vendors say their customers are already becoming “increasingly concerned” about the tariffs, according to a report by Interact Analysis.

    By April 17, 2025
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    Visual Lease finance exec seeks ‘scalable’ tech

    As economic uncertainty and rising costs puts pressure on finance chiefs to make the right choices when it comes to their tech spending, the question of scale is key, Visual Lease’s Kathryn Eskandarian said.

    By April 17, 2025
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    Net Power ousts president, CFO amid ongoing cash challenges

    The departures come approximately a month after the energy company once again pushed back the launch date for its first commerical-scale power plant and reupped cost estimates for the project.

    By April 16, 2025
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    Most companies just test-driving AI agents: KPMG

    Despite a rise in agents that are being piloted, full-scale deployment of the technology has remained flat, a survey by the Big Four accounting firm found.

    By April 16, 2025
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    Warner Music’s new CFO gets $1M signing bonus

    Armin Zerza is taking the financial reins of the entertainment and record-label conglomerate as it has been seeking to cut costs.

    By April 15, 2025
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    The Trump administration is making space for stablecoins. Should CFOs?

    With the Trump administration embracing digital assets, finance leaders need to get educated on the potential risk and reward of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.

    By April 15, 2025
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    Deepfake job candidates flagged as growing cyberthreat

    Once inside a company, a deepfake employee can launch a cyberattack for financial gain, warns fraud detection firm Pindrop.

    By April 15, 2025
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    Microsoft confirms AI pullback as tariffs compound pressure

    A significant “endeavor at this size and scale requires agility and refinement as we learn and grow with our customers,” Microsoft’s Noelle Walsh said.

    By April 15, 2025
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    Ex-Girardi CFO sentenced to 10 years in federal prison

    The former finance chief was also ordered to pay $8.9 million in restitution after helping to build “a web of deceit and manipulation,” according to the court.  

    By April 14, 2025
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    Tariff threats spark surge in PC shipments

    As vendors raced to stockpile U.S. inventory, end-users remained cautious during the first quarter of the year, Gartner's Rishi Padhi said.

    By Matt Ashare • April 14, 2025
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    Ulta Beauty aims for long-term growth after data, ERP upgrades

    The company’s tech investments cleared the way for generative AI. Executives are working to reap the rewards.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 14, 2025