CFO Talks

JUNE 17, 2025

The CFO must lead a comprehensive clean-up of financial reporting processes. This includes restating prior-period financials where necessary, strengthening internal controls, and ensuring that audit findings are addressed in full. The finance team must be empowered to report accurately and independently.

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CFO Talks

MAY 29, 2025

Reporting Rules That Make or Break Your Reputation Financial reporting is often thought of as the final step in the business process, the box to tick at the end of the quarter or financial year. They understand that reporting, when done right, is not just a reflection of past performance. But that time has passed.

IFRS

CFO Talks

JUNE 10, 2025

Most finance teams can deliver reports. They can reconcile accounts, update forecasts, and manage audit schedules. That only happens when you have invested in building internal capability. When reporting season, audits, or board meetings come up, mentoring is the first thing to fall away. It Is a Control.

Auditing

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

According to the Hitachi Vantara State of Data Infrastructure Survey, there are critical gaps that could undermine the regions AI momentum, despite ambitious investments. Understanding automation tools is also essential, as AI is reshaping processes such as financial planning, risk management, and audit compliance."

Cash Flow Forecasting

CFO Talks

JUNE 4, 2025

Financial reports, investor calls, public updates, and even interviews all feed into the broader narrative about a business. Financial results are not just about earnings per share or cost ratios. A CFO helps stakeholders understand whether a drop in revenue signals a deeper problem or a deliberate investment in future growth.

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 13, 2025

Keep Every Receipt, No Exceptions Whether its a small office supply purchase or a major equipment investment, maintain records of every expense. This ensures accountability and makes audits or donor inquiries easier to manage. Do You Struggle to Make Sense of Your Financial Statements? Download it for later. Get the free guide!

Nonprofit

CFO Talks

AUGUST 7, 2025

Dancing with Chaos: Why Smart CFOs Say Yes to Unstructured Work For many years, the role of the Chief Financial Officer was defined by order, certainty, and structure. It was about budgets, forecasts, monthly closes, and audits. Everything had its place. Everything had a process. But something has shifted.

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CFO Talks

JUNE 20, 2025

Serving as Group Head of Reporting (UK) at Liquid Telecom, where I helped standardise reporting across regions. Managing full audit functions, raising capital, implementing new accounting systems, and reporting to lenders and boards at several organisations. How do you handle professional challenges?

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

E78 Partners

APRIL 23, 2025

Exit Readiness : Transparent, governed data enhances financial reporting and ERP systems, positioning companies for IPOs or strategic sales in an improving liquidity environment. Conversely, poor data qualityfragmented systems, incomplete recordscan lead to unreliable AI outputs, undermining investments and delaying exits.

Auditing

E78 Partners

JUNE 16, 2025

Inconsistent Financial Reporting and Controls: A lack of visibility into financial data, reporting cadence, or compliance frameworks can result in missed targets and stakeholder distrust. Early IT due diligence, followed by a structured integration plan, ensures scalability and data consistency from the outset.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Embark With Us

JULY 31, 2025

GAAP, common challenges, and important considerations for businesses seeking to accurately reflect their innovation investments in financial reporting. This foundational requirement helps users of the financial statements gauge the level of investment being made in future-oriented growth.

Accounting

The Charity CFO

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Investing in Employee Development Despite budget constraints, Tiffany emphasized the importance of investing in employee development. Get our FREE GUIDE to nonprofit financial reports, featuring illustrations, annotations, and insights to help you better understand your organization's finances. Get the free guide!

Nonprofit

CFO Dive

JULY 31, 2025

Dan Kitwood via Getty Images Dive Brief: Nearly one in four (23%) CFOs anticipate their treasury departments will accept cryptocurrencies as a payment method, or purchase such assets as investments, within the next two years, according to a recent survey by Big Four firm Deloitte found. You can unsubscribe at anytime. TechTarget, Inc.s

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CFO Dive

JULY 11, 2025

Warren called out President Donald Trump personally for his myriad dealings in the crypto industry, including issuing his own memecoin, having a portfolio of crypto investments, and (for his sons) owning a bitcoin mining company. You can unsubscribe at anytime. But it’s not illegal either. Sign up A valid email address is required.

Marketing

CFO Dive

JULY 30, 2025

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Accounting

CFO Strategic Partners

APRIL 14, 2025

Do More With What You Have Leverage CFO Leadership Build A Strong Financial Foundation Update Your Technology Track The Right KPIs Position Your Business Effectively for Investment Companies that achieve their objectives and outperform their competitors – know how to seamlessly blend strategy and execution in the pursuit of their goals.

Cash Flow Forecasting

CFO Dive

JUNE 5, 2025

Deep Dive Opinion Library Events Press Releases Topics Subscribe Search Subscribe Search Strategy & Operations Financial Reporting Compliance Technology Treasury Risk Management Leadership An article from Dive Brief Audit partner pessimism surges amid risk of recession: CAQ survey U.S. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

Auditing

CFO Dive

JULY 31, 2025

The Fed got validation this morning with PCE coming in a little higher than expected,” Scott Helfstein, head of investment strategy at Global X, said in a client note. Daily Dive M-F Tech Weekly Every Tuesday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

Benchmarking

CFO Dive

JULY 22, 2025

Security programs that fail to align with operational, financial, and regulatory stakes are simply ineffective,” Mayuresh Ektare, vice president of product management at Qualys, said in a blog post on the research. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Informa PLCs registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. TechTarget, Inc.s

Finance

CFO Dive

JULY 28, 2025

Published July 28, 2025 Jim Tyson Senior Reporter post share post print email license Business people wait for a job interview. Only 2% to 3% of respondents to the NABE survey said their companies will increase hiring or investment in the U.S. Their uncertainty may be holding businesses in a neutral state,” Hepp said.

Investments

CFO Dive

JULY 16, 2025

The survey findings show a clear link between AI maturity and return on investment, according to the report. Daily Dive M-F Tech Weekly Every Tuesday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Sign up A valid email address is required. TechTarget, Inc.s

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Bramasol

JULY 16, 2025

ERP systems help automate compliance reporting, carbon footprint tracking, and environmental audits. Government Mandates : Governments are introducing stricter regulations for reporting, carbon management, and renewable energy integration.

SAP

CFO Dive

JULY 31, 2025

In other words, the company’s ability to balance heavy AI investment with margin expansion shows it can scale efficiently into FY26, regardless of external challenges,” he added. Daily Dive M-F Tech Weekly Every Tuesday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

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CFO Dive

JULY 29, 2025

Published July 29, 2025 Alexei Alexis Reporter post share post print email license Viorika via Getty Images Dive Brief: Corporate investments in artificial intelligence have soared over the past year as AI agents have added new fuel to the market’s momentum, according to survey findings released Tuesday by Ernst & Young.

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CFO Dive

JULY 17, 2025

Concern about tariffs has discouraged business investment, Williams said. All told, concerns about tariffs have been widespread, resulting in a reported pullback on capital spending.” Daily Dive M-F Tech Weekly Every Tuesday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. TechTarget, Inc.s

Sales

CFO Dive

JULY 23, 2025

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CFO Dive

JULY 28, 2025

Edlow asserted that the system that is now a lottery should favor companies who pay foreign workers higher wages, according to the report. Daily Dive M-F Tech Weekly Every Tuesday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Registered in England and Wales.

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CFO Dive

JULY 29, 2025

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Planning

CFO Dive

AUGUST 4, 2025

The Trump administration’s back-and-forth approach to tariff negotiations has prompted companies to forgo hiring and investment, economists said. Daily Dive M-F Tech Weekly Every Tuesday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Registered in England and Wales.

Marketing

CFO Dive

JANUARY 22, 2024

Do you know how audits can enhance the investment decision-making process? This short video explains how accurate, reliable and transparent financial reporting keep capital markets operating effectively.

Auditing

The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Contrary to what many people envision, a nonprofit audit doesn’t usually start with a letter from the IRS. Instead, an independent nonprofit audit is something you choose to build trust in your nonprofit organization. An audit can be a critical step for a growing nonprofit that needs to raise increasing amounts of funds.

Nonprofit

Bramasol

MAY 13, 2024

Discover how SAP solutions lay a solid foundation for audits and next level PCAOB or AICPA compliance reviews. For any public company, the goal of successfully complying with periodic financial reviews by external auditors cannot be overstated.

Auditing

Centage

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Financial reporting is a critical task for any organization. Understanding where your actual financials stand in relation to budgets and projections is important to keeping your business on track and in helping to create new projections and budgets. When using spreadsheets for financial reporting, these errors are amplified.

Financial Reporting

CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Building Robust IT Systems for Financial Reporting As financial operations become increasingly complex, having the right IT infrastructure in place is no longer just a back-office necessity—it’s a strategic advantage.

Financial Reporting

PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Ernst & Young ( EY ), the global accounting firm hired to verify Wirecard’s financials, failed to request crucial information from a Singapore bank where the German payment processor claimed it had up to 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in cash, the Financial Times reported. OCBC declined to comment, the paper reported.

Accounting

Future CFO

JUNE 15, 2021

While 62% of organisations expect external audit fees to rise this year, they could combat this by automating their internal controls, said Gartner recently when releasing results of a survey of 166 publicly traded and privately held external audit firm clients across industries in March-April of 2021.

Auditing

Future CFO

JULY 8, 2024

Editor’s note: Audit is much more than a compliance requirement and is definitely not a declining industry, said Narissa Chen (pictured), Partner, Head of Audit & Assurance, Forvis Mazars in Singapore. She shared with FutureCFO what a career in audit offers and how female professionals can become audit leaders.

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