Leadership

CFO Network

Melissa Thomas, CFO of Groupon, emphasizes the importance of collaboration, communication and strategy in the finance function.

Many CFOs have come to understand that they’re quickly running out of time to create an action plan to compete for in-demand accounting and finance talent.

On the eve of closing its largest acquisition to date, Analog Devices, Inc., is poised to grow in scale and domain expertise, but it is the semiconductor maker’s organizational agility that will ultimately power up its free cash flow, explains ADI’s CFO.

Do we have a triple agency problem that separates the proverbial firewoman’s pension investment from the company that gets the capital? Potential solutions include direct democracy via Swiss style referendums or an option that allows intermediate asset managers to vote on corporate matters.

The U.S. Supreme Court said this week it won’t hear a case that could have changed how remote workers’ income is taxed around the country.

Finance chiefs are voracious readers. This is a list of their summer reading choices.

Trish Shannon, CFO of the AARP Foundation, discusses how finance professionals can make a difference in the wider world as well as in their own organizations.

While current financial systems may help finance teams close the books on time and produce reliable financial statements, they can struggle to deliver real-time insights the organization expects. Finance teams should take an in-depth, post-pandemic look at the sufficiency of their financial systems.

Corruption and cronyism has been hitting headlines around the world off the back of dubious procurement practices and a loosening of scrutiny brought about by the emergency situation.

Debt is a popular but damaging strategy that limits a company's ability to operate effectively.