Technology: Page 10


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    Internal auditors, CFOs should share the AI disruption risk: IIA CEO

    As AI further complicates a tricky risk environment, CFOs and internal auditors need to reach a strategic alignment, IIA’s Anthony Pugliese said.

    By Nov. 4, 2024
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    Driving Excellence in Receivables: How Tesla, Ford & Others Steer the Auto Industry’s Cash Flow!

    Auto industry's 5-year leap: 14% CCC boost, 11% faster inventory-turnover, 58-day supplier terms. Discover how!

    By Rachelle Fisher, VP, Digital Transformation, HighRadius • Nov. 4, 2024
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    Top 5 stories from CFO Dive

    Tarifff headwinds along with the accounting talent shortage and the promises and traps of generative AI, are among the top issues CFOs are grappling with this year.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    SEC cyber rules could survive regardless of election outcome, experts say

    As the U.S. presidential election looms, cybersecurity remains a bipartisan focus, experts said during a joint CFO Dive and CIO Dive live event.

    By Nov. 1, 2024
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    Main GenAI benefit so far is time saved, finance execs say

    Generative AI is saving finance teams a lot of man hours as they ditch manual processes, but translating that into dollar-based ROI terms is tricky, panelists said. 

    By Chris Gaetano • Nov. 1, 2024
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    Meta CFO: AI poised to drive ‘significant’ capex growth

    The tech giant’s stock price fell after its third-quarter earnings report, as the company faces growing Wall Street angst over its ballooning AI expenditures. 

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    Alphabet CFO looks to ‘push a little further’ on efficiencies, cost

    Anat Ashkenazi is prioritizing cost reductions, even as the company expects to invest $13 billion next quarter in GenAI and other growth areas.

    By Oct. 30, 2024
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    When it comes to AI, CFOs must get their ‘hands dirty’: EY

    CFOs that want a successful AI strategy need to be sure they’re “skating to the puck,” EY’s Deidre Ryan said.

    By Oct. 30, 2024
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    FASB publishes narrow software accounting revamp proposal

    In June the FASB voted 7-0 for the more targeted update, even as some expressed concerns about not going far enough to modernize GAAP rules.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
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    Tech leaders brace for high-stakes election

    It’s unclear whether a Trump or Harris presidency would bring regulatory relief to big tech, which has faced growing antitrust scrutiny in Washington.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
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    KPMG pilots AI agents

    The Big Four accounting and consulting firm is interested in becoming a leader in the emerging AI agent space.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
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    Gen AI for Gen Z… and Gen Y… and why not Gen X too? 4 ways to make AI work for the whole company

    Explore why AI is such a game-changing innovation, how workers view AI today, and four ways you can accelerate AI adoption across your organization.

    By Grant Halloran, Planful CEO • Oct. 28, 2024
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    Deel’s global compensation best practices for finance leaders

    How do growing organizations compensate talent located across countries and continents fairly and consistently? The answer: a global compensation strategy.

    Oct. 28, 2024
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    Tesla earnings rise on energy storage surge

    The EV maker remains focused on offering “extremely compelling” vehicle financing as demand in the overall industry continues to wane, Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja said.

    By Oct. 25, 2024
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    Honeywell sales fall short amid warehouse automation weakness

    “We navigated through a challenging operational environment in the third quarter,” CFO Greg Lewis said.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
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    Only 4% of companies reap full value from AI: BCG

    The share of companies worldwide that are at least experimenting with AI has surged this year to 98% from 47% last year, BCG found in a survey.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
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    CFOs eye ROI ‘push pull’ for AI, growth balance: Heidrick & Struggles

    To truly gauge the ROI of their GenAI investments, CFOs need to consider their strategic as well as their financial impact, Heidrick & Struggles’ Sachi Vora advised.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
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    IRS CFO says robotic automation saved 30,000 labor hours

    Partnering with software firm UiPath, the agency has tapped software robots to complete previously manual tasks, IRS CFO Teresa Hunter said Tuesday.

    By Oct. 23, 2024
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    CFO competence ranked as a top factor in investor decisions

    Investors are willing to increase their initial investment in an organization by an average of 2.6% when the CFO is the key strategic growth driver, OneStream found.

    By Oct. 23, 2024
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    CFOs key to effective AI change management: ShareFile

    Isolating the technology’s “tangible value” is key to executing a successful, cost-effective AI strategy, ShareFile’s David Le Strat said.

    By Oct. 22, 2024
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    Microsoft ups finance automation game with ‘AI agents’

    The move comes as the AI innovation race among enterprise software providers is heating up.

    By Oct. 22, 2024
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    Only 15% of companies have ROI metrics for GenAI: KPMG

    The finding comes as many enterprises are deploying the technology on a larger scale.

    By Oct. 22, 2024
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    EY, PwC voice cautious support for 120-credit hour CPA licensure

    The Big Four accounting firms are now all signalling varied degrees of support for a CPA licensure option that would require 30 fewer college credit hours.

    By Oct. 18, 2024
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    AICPA joins backlash against TurboTax ad campaign

    The group said Intuit’s decision to halt the ad, which also drew pushback from the National Association of Tax Professionals, is a “positive step.”

    By Oct. 17, 2024
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    Election 2024: Where Harris, Trump stand on AI regulation

    Analysts expect Kamala Harris to largely continue the current approach to AI oversight, while Donald Trump’s promise to repeal a Biden executive order signals a major shift.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • Oct. 17, 2024
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    M&A dealmakers seize on AI as strategic ‘cornerstone’: Dykema

    AI has spurred M&A volume in 2024, Dykema said, noting 55 transactions targeting AI start-ups during the first quarter compared with 38 during the final quarter of last year.

    By Oct. 16, 2024