86% of finance execs expect digital transformation to have high impact

RPA and other technological advancements will reshape how finance does its work within two to three years, a Hackett Group survey shows.

By Jane Thier • Sept. 16, 2019

Payments tech company Square challenges tax liability

The company alleges it was overtaxed because San Francisco classified it as a financial services company rather than an information business.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 13, 2019

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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.

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Auditors' ears are always listening, consultant says

Risk management encompasses all aspects of an operation, from the tone coming out of the C-suite to what finance staff say to auditors at dinner.

By Robert Freedman • Sept. 11, 2019

Capital One 'all in' on cloud despite breach, CFO says

Vulnerability exposed by the breach would have been a risk even if the customer data was held at data centers, CFO Scott Blackley says. 

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 11, 2019

CFOs too busy to take on more despite expectations, survey finds

To ensure cybersecurity and other digital priorities are met, CFOs are relying on third-party vendors until they're ready to tackle them in-house.

By Robert Freedman • Sept. 10, 2019

CFO says 'flying taxi' company raised $55M in funding for more R&D

The funding and new valuation suggests the growing likelihood of flying cars in the near future. 

By Jane Thier • Sept. 9, 2019

Nearly half of finance staff still receive invoices by fax

Nearly 45% of payments take more than a week to process, in part because they remain overwhelmingly paper-based.

By Matt Clark • Sept. 8, 2019

Arrow CFO credits new ERP system for $130M in cost cuts

The company integrated three enterprise resource planning systems into one and used it to guide back-office reductions, softening the blow of a sales downturn.  

By Jane Thier • Sept. 8, 2019

Executives pursue digital transformation projects despite 80% failure rate, survey finds

IT tends to take the lead on digitization projects, but CFOs can bring a broader perspective to the tasks at hand.

By Robert Freedman • Sept. 3, 2019

Driver-based planning helps CFOs put their focus forward

Tracking real-time business drivers instead of backward-looking KPIs helps companies trade hindsight for insight.

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 30, 2019

Middleware lets CFOs lower costs, reduce errors with robotic payments, Troovo CEO says

By taking people out of the payments process entirely, CFOs can reduce the chance for fraud and generate rich data for analysis. 

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 27, 2019

Could federal oversight impact the cloud platform you're using?

Some federal lawmakers think the big cloud platforms should be treated as systemically important banks, given their role in hosting big bank operations. Could that eventually lead to broader scrutiny of cloud hosting? 

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 26, 2019

Finance should lead RPA integration, but IT must be at the table

Many functions within finance lend themselves to automation, freeing up staff time for higher-value work. 

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 22, 2019

Airbus to use AI for finance tasks, saving 'millions' annually

The aircraft manufacturing company's AI program will analyze and process reports and accounts payable.

By Jane Thier • Aug. 19, 2019

Ad firm GumGum's model set to thrive even in downturn, CFO says

The company's technology helps businesses keep their online ads from appearing next to negative or inappropriate content.

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 19, 2019

Misconceptions hold back CFOs from wider RPA adoption

Robotic process automation promises more efficient finance operations, and it's much simpler to adopt than finance executives may realize.

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 13, 2019

Baltimore, Bridgeport, Connecticut, among cost-effective tech areas

For tech CFOs looking to expand, Business.org's list of Top 100 Cities for Tech Professionals suggests cities outside Silicon Valley offer tech talent at lower costs. 

By Jane Thier • Aug. 13, 2019

$200M infusion to expand reach of C2FO procurement platform, CFO says

Investor SoftBank sees an expanded market for the platform because it helps companies on both the buyer and supplier side better manage cash. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 8, 2019

Small companies drive big jump in IT outsourcing

34% of companies now outsource at least some of their network operations, compared with 30% last year, according to a report from Consumer Economics.

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 7, 2019

Survey ranks QuickBooks, ADP top accounting solutions for small companies

The CFO Solutions poll underscored the cloud's primary benefits include the ability to access data anywhere, elimination of the server and increased data security. 

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 7, 2019

Mapbox hire shows how CFO can be strategic partner in tech company

A recent hire by a fast-moving start-up shows why CFOs must embrace new thinking on how to account for tech investments. 

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 5, 2019

Trade tensions: Look at back office too

Trade tensions are an opportunity to look at all operational costs, not just those affected by the threat of tariffs. 

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 5, 2019

$650 million Equifax settlement a wake-up call for CFOs, security expert says

CFOs are advised to devote the resources to put verification systems in place to avoid the kind of consumer data breach that hit Equifax.

By Jane Thier • Aug. 2, 2019

Making the finance function millennial friendly

Millennials' preference for quick turnarounds, multitasking and modified workplace rules is driving CFOs to rethink how they structure their finance function. 

By Suzanne Northington • Aug. 2, 2019

As simple as it sounds, just identifying your leases is the highest hurdle to new FASB standards

CFOs of private companies don't have much time to comply with new lease accounting standards even if FASB extends the start date a year, as it has proposed.

By Marc Betesh • Aug. 2, 2019