CFOs: You have a talent crisis on your hands. And it’s about to get worse.

The finance talent crisis is real, but AI offers a way forward. Learn how CFOs are using automation to boost productivity and elevate finance as a strategic partner.

By Grant Halloran, Planful CEO • May 12, 2025

The budget-friendly case for a use-it-or-lose-it return-to-office policy

Top-line leadership unwilling to be strict about RTO policies can leave a company still paying for office space even as its workforce is effectively remote, a workplace analytics expert says. 

By Grace Noto • May 9, 2025

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Preparing for a recession in turbulent times

CFOs are turning to a variety of strategies in order to chart their own course to a soft landing — and opportunistic growth — despite soaring inflation and a looming recession.

By CFO Dive staff

Jobless claims fell in early May despite ramp up of tariffs

Consumer expectations for earnings growth and the availability of jobs in a year declined in April, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said.

By Jim Tyson • May 8, 2025

PwC cuts 2% of US workforce, citing ‘historically low’ attrition

This week the Big Four firm shed 1,500 workers in its assurance and tax units — including accountants — layoffs that aren’t tied to AI, PwC said.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • May 8, 2025

Nearly half of C-suite execs weigh team budget cuts: Gartner

Macroeconomic uncertainty is also driving some executives to consider altering go-to-market, product and geographic mix strategies, a Gartner poll found.

By Alexei Alexis • May 7, 2025

Fed warns of rising inflation, unemployment risks; holds rates steady

“Uncertainty about the economic impact has increased further,” policymakers said in a statement after a two-day meeting.

By Jim Tyson • Updated May 7, 2025

CFOs signal bigger hiring role amid talent shortage, Deloitte finds

Finance chiefs are increasingly involved in staffing their departments — effectively acting as the chief human resources officer for finance, the Big Four accounting and consulting firm asserts.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 7, 2025

ADM expects 2025 earnings to be at lower end of guidance, CFO says

The global grain merchant’s finance chief also said the company wouldn’t provide specific segment operating guidance due to tariff and macroeconomic uncertainties.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 6, 2025

KPMG rolls out AI-powered tool for mitigating tariff risks

The new tool can help with complex analyses that play a role in mitigation strategies a CFO might choose to adopt, according to KPMG’s Andrew Siciliano.

By Alexei Alexis • May 6, 2025

US service industry gains strength despite global trade war

A gauge of prices last month rose to the highest level since early 2023, the Institute for Supply Management found in its survey of the service sector.

By Jim Tyson • May 5, 2025

Tariffs trigger pauses on some retail, industrial real estate deals

It’s too soon to know exactly how tariffs will impact commercial real estate. But some cracks are emerging in the U.S. retail and industrial sectors, CBRE’s Whitley Collins says.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 5, 2025

US hiring exceeds forecasts despite start of tariff barrage

Trump administration shifts in trade and other policies blur the outlook for future employment, according to economists at several organizations.

By Jim Tyson • May 2, 2025

The Ben Affleck accounting shortage hack

“The Accountant” movie from 2016 is loved by many CPAs. Will the new sequel and the franchise’s drama help attract more young people to the accounting profession?

By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 2, 2025

Microsoft capex to grow at slower rate, CFO says

The pullback comes as big tech companies face growing investor scrutiny over their heavy artificial intelligence spending.

By Alexei Alexis • May 1, 2025

Economy shrank during Q1 on pre-tariff jump in imports

Companies scrambled to boost their stock of foreign-made goods before President Donald Trump on April 2 announced sweeping import duties.

By Jim Tyson • April 30, 2025

US M&A volume to rise just 1% this year amid tariffs: EY

The slowdown follows a 19% year-over-over spike in 2024, according to Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young.

By Alexei Alexis • April 30, 2025

What Marriott CFO, industry experts think of CitizenM deal

Marriott will need to work hard to ensure CitizenM doesn’t cannibalize its other lifestyle brand, Moxy. CFO Leeny Oberg says that won’t be a problem.

By Jenna Graber • April 30, 2025

FASB’s draft rules could harm environmental credit markets, EDF says

The FASB is proposing specific accounting standards for carbon offsets and other climate-related credits and obligations, an area where GAAP is now effectively silent.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 29, 2025

Tariff turmoil could open door for vendor fraud, experts say

The situation is reminiscent of the COVID-19 pandemic, which triggered “urgent vendor sourcing and payment pressures for companies,” a treasury expert said.

By Alexei Alexis • April 29, 2025

GOP lawmakers propose legislation scrapping auditor watchdog PCAOB

Paul Atkins, prior to his confirmation as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission this month, told a Senate panel in March that oversight of auditors “is vital.”

By Jim Tyson • Updated April 28, 2025

Texas passes CPA law as push to lower licensure barrier gains steam

At least 11 states have recently passed new legislation that removes the 150-hour college credit hurdle to CPA licensure.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 25, 2025

Consumer expectations plunge at fastest pace since 1990 recession

“Some measures of expectations on both the business and consumer fronts look outright recessionary,” Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius said.

By Jim Tyson • April 25, 2025

Deloitte shelves Q1 CFO survey amid scrambled economic outlook

The Big Four firm said it is not “at this time” releasing its first quarter CFO Signals report due to changes in the economy since the survey was conducted in February.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 25, 2025

Jobless claims edged up, showing labor market steady as tariffs bite

Disruptions from Trump’s import duties will probably roil the job market in coming weeks, according to economists.

By Jim Tyson • April 24, 2025

Inside Walmart’s all-in playbook for generative AI, agentic tools

The company is “throwing the doors wide open” and wants associates to use the technology every day, executives said.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 24, 2025