Finance Stopped Looking Backward
Finance leadership isn't just evolving it's been fundamentally redefined. The old org chart where controllers closed books, directors ran FP&A, and CFOs managed the board has dissolved.
10/6/2026 • 10 minutes
Listen to expert interviews, industry insights, and practical discussions about the future of Corporate Finance and Accounting
Finance leadership isn't just evolving it's been fundamentally redefined. The old org chart where controllers closed books, directors ran FP&A, and CFOs managed the board has dissolved.
10/6/2026 • 10 minutes
CFOs are no longer just managing budgets and closing books. They're being asked to architect enterprise strategy, allocate capital across competing priorities, and navigate massive disruption.
9/29/2026 • 12 minutes
Finance leadership used to be about keeping the books clean and closing on time. But Gartner's 2025 survey shows 77% of CFOs now rank strategic advisory as their primary function, up from just 41%...
9/22/2026 • 12 minutes
The CFO role just shed three years off its average age in a single year. Finance chiefs are now roughly five years younger than new CEOs, and 64 percent of them are stepping into the role for the...
9/16/2026 • 10 minutes
Finance used to be the back office. You closed the books, prepared the reports, and left by six. That model is dead.
9/6/2026 • 10 minutes
AI promises faster closes, better variance analysis, and more efficient accounting workflows. But when your auditor walks in and asks how you arrived at that number, can you actually explain it?
8/31/2026 • 9 minutes
AI isn't reserved for large firms with massive IT budgets and enterprise platforms. Smaller accounting and finance practices are already using accessible, low-cost tools to solve real capacity...
8/24/2026 • 15 minutes
AI isn't just an enterprise game anymore. Smaller accounting and finance firms are already using it to take on the repetitive work that quietly consumes their best people: tax research, audit...
8/13/2026 • 10 minutes
Finance leaders are approving more AI than ever. The problem isn't the investment. It's knowing whether it's actually making the business safer.
8/5/2026 • 15 minutes
Most finance teams spend weeks explaining what already happened. The best finance teams are helping leaders decide what to do next. That's the difference between reporting and running a business.
7/30/2026 • 15 minutes