ThoughtSpot exec: CFO must be company's 'objective source of truth'

Mohit Daswani, who has worked on the finance teams at Square and Paypal, told CFO Dive what he prioritizes as incoming CFO, and what he will expect of his team in preparation for a potential IPO. 

By Jane Thier • Jan. 23, 2020

AI enables biopharma CFO to reduce costs while trials underway

CFO Richard Steinhart can tout the company's efficient use of funds as he meets with potential investors and partners. 

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 23, 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

Currency exchange rate volatility leaves companies $12.3B poorer

The negative impact is historically high, but represents an easing from a peak $27.7 billion impact in the first quarter of 2019. 

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 22, 2020

'Persuader,' 'strategist' roles to lead finance departments in 2020

A Gartner Finance study divides professional personas into five groups and identifies the ones expected to bring the most value to the finance function. 

By Jane Thier • Jan. 22, 2020

Study: Mission-motivated employees perform better despite lower pay

Offering mission-oriented employees higher pay can correlate to weaker performance, research shows.

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 22, 2020

CFO discovered need for new business model through bankruptcy

CFOs can help leaders see beyond their business to how the broader industry is shifting, Stephen Grist of Bohemia Interactive Simulations says.

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 21, 2020

CFO touts simplified biopharma cap structure

Capital transparency helps investors measure the performance of a $60M clinical-stage company. 

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 16, 2020

Planful: FP&A company rebrands to emphasize continuous planning

CEO Grant Halloran spoke to CFO Dive about the company's new identity and how it better aligns with their vision for finance professionals. 

By Jane Thier • Jan. 15, 2020

How M&A drove CFO's review of company culture

Mediafly CFO-COO John Evarts saw a bigger project when he was asked to assess the company's first acquisition target.

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 14, 2020

Why your organization needs finance-governed analytics

CFOs are the ideal internal champions to create governed analytics strategies that extend planning and reporting capabilities beyond finance into sales, marketing, operations and HR.

By Bill Koefoed and Scott Stern • Jan. 14, 2020

CFO in the Know: The 3 most common forecasting errors retail CFOs make

Smart investment on the planning side can help retailers better align forecasts with actual sales.

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 14, 2020

Casper files for IPO despite reporting consistent losses

The mattress company made the bed-in-a-box model famous, and has spent over $500 million on marketing to become a known disruptor. But does it have the forecasting and inventory management to ensure it won't run out of cash? 

By Kaarin Moore • Jan. 13, 2020

5 CFO trends to watch in 2020

Greater adoption of rolling forecasts and subscription pricing models are among the trends you'll see this year. 

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 12, 2020

CFO sentiment down amid concern over trade policy and tariffs

Virtually all multinational company CFOs think the U.S. is on a downward path. "There’s a sense of frustration ... not having the clarity to plan and budget properly," Deloitte's Sandy Cockrell said.

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 9, 2020

Coupa adds travel cost reductions to spend management platform

The acquisition of Yapta will position Coupa to compete with SAP Concur in the travel and expense spend category.

By Shefali Kapadia • Jan. 9, 2020

Global success starts with shared ERP system

As simple as it sounds, if you and your foreign affiliate aren't using the same ERP and shared services, your push into another country could be needlessly bumpy.  

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 8, 2020

Finance chief must be a vital decision-maker, Captivate CFO says

Throughout 20 years in finance leadership, Jenny Buchholz said she has found some things to be consistently true. "Numbers don't lie," she said.

By Jane Thier • Jan. 7, 2020

State laws credited with raising wages of lowest-earning employees

Organizations expecting to increase minimum-wage level hiring can expect to pay more, two former federal officials say.

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 6, 2020

OTC Markets CFO: No substitute for talking to customers

If you’re not solving problems for the companies that buy your products, someone else will do it better, faster and cheaper, Bea Ordonez said.

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 6, 2020

Materiality, volatility key to identifying forecasting drivers

An FP&A expert shares thoughts on the budget line items worth paying close attention to in your forecasting. 

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 5, 2020

Medical tech company seeks to ease concern over CFO change

NuVasive says replacing its CFO with a former Mallinckrodt executive won't change its $1.16 billion revenue expectation for 2019.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 3, 2020

How CFOs can stop problems before they arise

A healthcare CFO talks about diversification to prevent over-reliance on a single source of revenue. 

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 2, 2020

Metrics, management reporting are top CFO priorities in 2020

CFOs' perceived shortcomings tend to fall beyond the scope of the typical responsibilities, veering into operations, IT and management.

By Jane Thier • Jan. 2, 2020

The new year brings 21 new state minimum wages

The highest minimum wage in 2020 will be $15.00 in Washington, D.C., effective July 1, 2020.

By Jennifer Carsen • Dec. 30, 2019

How to blend insight with data analytics to improve forecasts

Forecasts are more accurate when managers' insights and data analytics are combined, an Emory University professor says.

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 19, 2019