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    Earned wage access: A CFO primer

    The service, which lets users draw an advance on a portion of their pay before payday, raises some thorny issues for employers and their finance teams.

    By Nov. 12, 2024
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    Bolstering your cyber defenses in the age of AI

    Generative AI’s ability to create persuasive deepfakes is just one example of the risks it poses when in the hands of fraudsters, writes Deloitte’s Ryan Hittner.

    By Ryan Hittner • Nov. 12, 2024
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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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    Vertical software platforms are closing the financing gap for SMBs

    Discover how vertical software platforms are stepping in to fulfill the financing needs of SMBs.

    Nov. 11, 2024
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    Ditching Dr. No: Tips for CFOs navigating AI, tech’s promises, pitfalls

    Once relegated to number crunching, modern CFOs typically work with chief information officers to help finance and keep score on tech projects.

    By Nov. 7, 2024
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    CFOs look to curb burnout in face of economic strain: Yooz

    Automation can help stressed CFOs curb employee burnout and improve efficiency, but they need to approach its implementation strategically, Yooz CFO John Gronen said.  

    By Nov. 6, 2024
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    ServiceNow CFO eyes AI agents following robust Q3

    The SaaS provider is looking to bring AI agents to its customer and IT service segments after reporting $2.7 billion in subscription revenues, driven in part by AI adoption, its CFO said.  

    By Nov. 5, 2024
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    28% of workers fear AI will diminish or replace their role: survey

    It’s a stressful time for workers, who also report challenges such as increased burnout and declining mental health, Grant Thornton found.

    By Nov. 5, 2024
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    IBM’s Apptio unit ‘refines’ AI tool, eyes early 2025 rollout

    “Customers are really pushing us to provide better, more actionable answers,” Apptio’s Eugene Khvostov said.

    By Nov. 5, 2024
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    Internal auditors, CFOs should share the AI disruption risk: IIA CEO

    As AI further complicates a tricky risk environment, CFOs and internal auditors need to reach a strategic alignment, IIA’s Anthony Pugliese said.

    By Nov. 4, 2024
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    Driving Excellence in Receivables: How Tesla, Ford & Others Steer the Auto Industry’s Cash Flow!

    Auto industry's 5-year leap: 14% CCC boost, 11% faster inventory-turnover, 58-day supplier terms. Discover how!

    By Rachelle Fisher, VP, Digital Transformation, HighRadius • Nov. 4, 2024
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    SEC cyber rules could survive regardless of election outcome, experts say

    As the U.S. presidential election looms, cybersecurity remains a bipartisan focus, experts said during a joint CFO Dive and CIO Dive live event.

    By Nov. 1, 2024
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    Main GenAI benefit so far is time saved, finance execs say

    Generative AI is saving finance teams a lot of man hours as they ditch manual processes, but translating that into dollar-based ROI terms is tricky, panelists said. 

    By Chris Gaetano • Nov. 1, 2024
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    Meta CFO: AI poised to drive ‘significant’ capex growth

    The tech giant’s stock price fell after its third-quarter earnings report, as the company faces growing Wall Street angst over its ballooning AI expenditures. 

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    Alphabet CFO looks to ‘push a little further’ on efficiencies, cost

    Anat Ashkenazi is prioritizing cost reductions, even as the company expects to invest $13 billion next quarter in GenAI and other growth areas.

    By Oct. 30, 2024
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    When it comes to AI, CFOs must get their ‘hands dirty’: EY

    CFOs that want a successful AI strategy need to be sure they’re “skating to the puck,” EY’s Deidre Ryan said.

    By Oct. 30, 2024
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    FASB publishes narrow software accounting revamp proposal

    In June the FASB voted 7-0 for the more targeted update, even as some expressed concerns about not going far enough to modernize GAAP rules.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
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    Tech leaders brace for high-stakes election

    It’s unclear whether a Trump or Harris presidency would bring regulatory relief to big tech, which has faced growing antitrust scrutiny in Washington.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
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    KPMG pilots AI agents

    The Big Four accounting and consulting firm is interested in becoming a leader in the emerging AI agent space.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
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    Sponsored by Deel

    Deel’s global compensation best practices for finance leaders

    How do growing organizations compensate talent located across countries and continents fairly and consistently? The answer: a global compensation strategy.

    Oct. 28, 2024
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    Gen AI for Gen Z… and Gen Y… and why not Gen X too? 4 ways to make AI work for the whole company

    Explore why AI is such a game-changing innovation, how workers view AI today, and four ways you can accelerate AI adoption across your organization.

    By Grant Halloran, Planful CEO • Oct. 28, 2024
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    Tesla earnings rise on energy storage surge

    The EV maker remains focused on offering “extremely compelling” vehicle financing as demand in the overall industry continues to wane, Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja said.

    By Oct. 25, 2024
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    Honeywell sales fall short amid warehouse automation weakness

    “We navigated through a challenging operational environment in the third quarter,” CFO Greg Lewis said.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
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    Only 4% of companies reap full value from AI: BCG

    The share of companies worldwide that are at least experimenting with AI has surged this year to 98% from 47% last year, BCG found in a survey.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
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    CFOs eye ROI ‘push pull’ for AI, growth balance: Heidrick & Struggles

    To truly gauge the ROI of their GenAI investments, CFOs need to consider their strategic as well as their financial impact, Heidrick & Struggles’ Sachi Vora advised.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
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    IRS CFO says robotic automation saved 30,000 labor hours

    Partnering with software firm UiPath, the agency has tapped software robots to complete previously manual tasks, IRS CFO Teresa Hunter said Tuesday.

    By Oct. 23, 2024