Alexei Alexis

“One of your biggest early opportunities is improving how fast the organization turns information into action,” the consulting firm said in a report.

The move builds on prior efforts to crack down on bad actors in the accounting and auditing profession, SEC Enforcement Chief David Woodcock said.

“Companies are pouring money into AI, and they don’t always know what they’re getting out of it,” Apptio’s Bill Lobig said.

Rising volatility around AI costs is putting increased pressure on CFOs for financial discipline.

The finance chief is building out her team while using AI to drive faster results as the business expands and prepares to go public.

The former finance chief used fake invoices and put unauthorized personal expenses on credit cards to steal money from his employer, prosecutors said.

AI agents are driving demand for cybersecurity tools as companies confront increasingly sophisticated threats, CEO Chuck Robbins said.

The PCAOB’s 2025 inspection of EY found significant deficiencies in 5% of the audits it examined, down from 28% in 2024.

The transition away from a combined CFO-COO role reflects the growing demands on both functions as the company expands, the company's CEO said.

The manual work that consumes half a finance team's week today should be “largely invisible” in five years, Intuit’s Ashley Still predicted.