AICPA tackles accounting’s AI era: 4 predictions

The crowd-sourced 44-page report from AICPA and CIMA examines AI-related changes reshaping the accounting industry.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 8, 2026

Board CFO sees rising ‘healthy skepticism’ of AI

As AI grows more entrenched in modern business, accurately calculating its cost-benefit is only getting more crucial for today’s CFOs, the enterprise planning platform’s CFO Gordon Pothier said.

By Grace Noto • June 8, 2026

Explore the Trendline➔

Digital transformation, one smart step at a time

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

By CFO Dive staff

Why CFOs are turning to NetSuite to fix their intercompany transaction problem

Stop losing time to intercompany chaos. Learn how to configure NetSuite for clean, automated close.

June 8, 2026

AI’s paradox: Skeptical CFOs will help win arms race

The leaders who keep asking whether the AI spending is justified are the ones building the muscle to redirect investment when needed, David Zwick writes. 

By David Zwick • June 5, 2026

AI cited as top reason for US job cuts for third straight month

The technology was tied to a record 38,579 U.S. layoffs in May, accounting for 40% of all job cuts for the month.

By Alexei Alexis • June 4, 2026

Ramp rolls out accounting, close-focused AI operating system

The new product marks the startup’s entry into the accounting firm market, which is estimated to be a roughly $150 billion industry. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 3, 2026

US M&A deal volume to rise 8% this year: EY

Corporate dealmaking is expected to drive gains as private equity activity levels off, according to the mid-year outlook.

By Alexei Alexis • June 3, 2026

Blackberry now a ‘growth company,’ CFO says

Blackberry now focuses on driving growth and aims to expand into a “plethora of new markets,” CFO Tim Foote said.

By Grace Noto • June 3, 2026

Leading AI models are more vulnerable to malicious prompts than vendors claim

Hackers could subvert frontier models with attacks that their developers overlook, Cisco said.

By Eric Geller • June 2, 2026

Inside Coca-Cola’s use of AI to sharpen marketing spend

The push reflects a broader focus on resource allocation, which CFO John Murphy has described as a potential “secret sauce” for the business.

By Alexei Alexis • June 2, 2026

4 tips for building a strong finance AI bench: Gartner

With AI initiatives succeeding only about half the time, a Gartner researcher highlighted what differentiates high-performing finance teams.

By Alexei Alexis • June 2, 2026

CFOs are being asked to fund AI before they can measure its return

AI investment is accelerating. For CFOs, the challenge is separating promising experiments from operational wins.

By Markus Scheuermann, CFO, Cleverbridge • June 1, 2026

Uber’s finance team overtaken by engineering in AI use

The company’s rapid adoption of agentic AI coding tools has reportedly consumed its 2026 AI budget, while also raising return-on-investment questions.

By Alexei Alexis • May 29, 2026

Workday launches AI tool aimed at easing FP&A workflows

The software vendor sees the capability addressing long-standing pain points in the FP&A process, where analysis often involves hours of spreadsheet work.

By Alexei Alexis • May 27, 2026

Nvidia CEO urges Super Micro to tighten compliance: reports

Super Micro said in a statement that recent events underscore the need for industry-wide solutions to “strengthen enforcement of export control laws.” 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 26, 2026

Iran-linked hackers target key US, allied sectors with sophisticated spear-phishing messages

Companies, particularly those in the affected industries, should harden their defenses against impersonation schemes, Palo Alto Networks said.

By Eric Geller • May 26, 2026

Amid heavy AI use, workers say their skills are atrophying

As worker sentiment sours on AI, clearer guidelines surrounding its usage may be even more critical.

By Lara Ewen • May 26, 2026

Poor leadership, process failures are sinking AI projects: IBM exec

Without strong leadership and process discipline, “you’re just doing science experiments, and you’re not going to go very far,” IBM’s Neil Dhar said.

By Alexei Alexis • May 26, 2026

Tapping into AI requires CFOs to balance speed with trust

CFOs face a critical challenge: harnessing AI’s speed and efficiency while ensuring accuracy, control and accountability in finance workflows.

May 26, 2026

Newsom signs order focused on AI’s workforce impacts

The executive order directs state agencies to evaluate a range of approaches, including “safety-net” options for displaced workers.

By Alexei Alexis • May 25, 2026

Intuit to slash workforce by 17%

The tax software provider is reducing its full-time workforce by 17% as it continues to bet big on AI.

By Grace Noto • May 22, 2026

Inspired pulls new CFO from ranks

The gaming company appointed former Walgreens Boots alum Craig Wilson as its CFO amid a shift in focus to its digital content business.

By Grace Noto • May 19, 2026

Breaking the fire-drill cycle in tax compliance

Embedding AI in the core finance function can replace reactive fire drills with continuous, policy-aligned performance, writes SAP’s Lawrence Martin. 

By Lawrence Martin • May 19, 2026

OneStream expands AI strategy, adding interoperable agents

The company’s latest rollout centers around a “finance agentic layer” that can work with external systems including ChatGPT and Claude.

By Alexei Alexis • May 19, 2026

Standard Chartered taps investor relations head for CFO

Costello will step in as group CFO for Standard Chartered as the bank moves forward with stablecoin expansion and preps for its upcoming investor day.

By Grace Noto • May 18, 2026