Most companies taking 'wait-and-see' approach to coronavirus

Two studies released this week show companies are becoming more apprehensive about coronavirus' impact on business performance. But can their risk management teams mitigate what's to come?

By Jane Thier • March 10, 2020

How to get a clean accounts payable solution

Payment technology is available, but finance leaders are hesitant to add to their already fragmented collection of partially automated processes. Maybe they shouldn't be.  

By Doug Seaberg • March 10, 2020

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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

Local leaders possess greater long-term company focus

Being from the same state as the company headquarters has more impact on executives' focus on future growth than equity incentives, a study finds.  

By Robert Freedman • March 10, 2020

CFO in the Know: Protecting capital in pre-revenue biopharmas

Last year, bankruptcies multiplied among early-stage drug companies, putting a premium on CFO finance management ideas. 

By Robert Freedman • March 10, 2020

Target CFO remains confident amid coronavirus threat to retail

The virus' spread is upending supply chain operations across the globe, but Target's new CFO retains "a ton of confidence" in its forward-facing strategy.

By Jane Thier • March 9, 2020

An unlikely duo: CIO and CFO dynamic driving transformation success ... and failure

Removing friction between the CIO and the CFO, building strong working relationships and avoiding counter-behaviors can unlock a reduced IT cost. A principle roadblock? Establishing trust. 

By Gary O’Brien • March 9, 2020

Talent marketplace can help build future workforce

Factoring in non-traditional workers and letting workers play a role in their careers are part of a workforce strategy revamp that CFOs and HR heads must work together to build. 

By Robert Freedman • March 5, 2020

Building a case for transforming your capital expenditure process

The real-dollar impact of having a cloud-based digital capital expenditure process can be substantial, which your colleagues outside of finance might not realize.

By Rich Feldman • March 4, 2020

CFO sees transparency as key to smooth scaling

Anup Singh of tech security company Illumio hosts an "ask the CFO" Slack channel as one of the ways he keeps lines of communication open to employees and other stakeholders. 

By Robert Freedman • March 3, 2020

Will more CFOs switch to mark-to-market pension accounting?

With the Federal Reserve signaling an interest-rate response to the coronavirus, continuing low interest rates could drive CFOs to move away from amortization of pension losses.  

By Robert Freedman • March 2, 2020

Challenger bank hires first CFO as it ramps up growth

Minneapolis-based Branch seeks to grow its reach by taking a workplace-first approach, new CFO Brian Whalen says. 

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 27, 2020

Biggest new CFO priority? User experience.

As AI migrates closer to the mainstream, finance may be tasked with ensuring a positive user experience. But where does that leave the traditional CFO?

By Jane Thier • Feb. 27, 2020

CFO helped Netflix speed original kids' content

ServiceTitan CFO David Burt used a form of scenario planning when he was at Netflix to encourage the company to create original children's content. 

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 26, 2020

Finance newcomers demanding higher pay

CFOs are more likely than ever to engage in back-and-forth over salaries for new finance employees, a new Robert Half study finds.

By Jane Thier • Feb. 24, 2020

As CFO, are you creating value or just working hard?

Plenty of CFOs work long hours. But, Boulevard CFO Greg Wookey asks, do their actions make a material difference to the company's growth? 

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 23, 2020

In turnaround bid, Teva tries to wring more savings out of manufacturing

The generic maker's push to reduce manufacturing costs follows a restructuring that's saved $3 billion but resulted in layoffs for thousands of employees.

By Kristin Jensen • Feb. 20, 2020

Major work stoppages have spiked in recent years

2019 brought the most major work stoppages the U.S. has seen in a decade, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

By Jennifer Carsen • Feb. 20, 2020

After double-digit comp declines, Pier 1 reaches moment of truth

Any number of things could happen to the retailer at this point: reorganization, a sale, disassembly or liquidation. The coming weeks will determine its fate. 

By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 20, 2020

Catching rogue staff before they cost your enterprise a bundle

You can expect a cash leakage of up to 5% of revenue if your security system is built around little more than periodic audits, a security specialist says. 

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 20, 2020

CFO moves to COO role in Nike shuffle

In sweeping c-suite changes by new CEO John Donahoe, CFO Andy Campion moves to COO and finance executive Matthew Friend takes over as CFO. 

By Cara Salpini • Feb. 19, 2020

With shrinking budgets, finance spending goes to new tech

As companies attempt to curb spending in advance of an unpredictable economy, finance teams continue pooling resources to implement the newest tech, a Hackett Group study found.

By Jane Thier • Feb. 18, 2020

Learning from P-Card pitfalls to improve the payment process

You risk diluting the benefits of e-payments if you adopt a system too hastily and cause integration problems. 

By Matt Clark • Feb. 17, 2020

CFO uses forums to get tough love from customers

Life sciences payments company Greenphire is using unfiltered customer feedback to improve its software, CFO Sue Vestri says. 

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 12, 2020

How can CFOs curb employee turnover rates?

The bottom line of replacing an employee far exceeds the cost of upping an existing employee's compensation. What is the CFO's role in improving retention? 

By Jane Thier • Feb. 12, 2020

Under Armour forecasts up to $60M revenue hit from coronavirus disruptions

The outbreak also puts at risk supply chain improvements that CFO Dave Bergman talked about on the company's fourth quarter earnings call.  

By Emma Cosgrove • Feb. 12, 2020