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Questions around governance, upskilling and reskilling, and the balance of human judgment are falling squarely into the lap of finance leaders. Join CFO Brew and leaders on the front lines of this change management to unpack what leadership actually looks like right now.

Talent Management

AI & Automation Training

The Leadership Lesson Nobody Trained You For: Managing People Through the AI Hype Cycle

CFOs have moved past whether to adopt AI and now face a harder question: which automation bets are still paying off, which have plateaued, and which are quietly creating more work than they save. Join CFO Brew and RightRev to get a practical framework for auditing your automation portfolio and finding where the real ROI headroom still is.

Risk Management

Automation Risk

Where the Buck Actually Stops: Avoiding the Automation Ceiling

Fragmented systems make forecasts and financial reporting harder to trust, leaving finance leaders scrambling to defend shaky numbers to the board. Learn how CFOs and RevOps can work in lockstep on stack consolidation and cost control to build predictability that holds up.

Strategy

Financial Forecasting

Financial Control, Forecast Trust, Board Confidence: How a CFO Gets There

CFO Brew helps finance pros navigate their roles with insights into risk management, compliance, and strategy through our newsletter, virtual events, and digital guides.

CFO Brew

Courtney Vien

Alex Zank

Vincent Ryan

Accounting and finance skillset needs are evolving rapidly. Finance leaders describe how the changes have altered hiring cycles, talent evaluation, and employee development.

Accounting Hiring Trends

The state of finance hiring & careers

Morning Brew Creative Studio

Paystand

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Accounting

Reaching ’26’s financial finish line

Financial Reporting

What Q4 has in store: 2026’s final finance trends

Oracle NetSuite

CFOville

AI-Enabled Finance

12 ways to win with AI

Demi Lawrence

“We really need to unlock the potential of the everyday person utilizing AI,” a search firm executive says.

Talent Shortage

How talent can meet the massive AI investment moment

Luisa Beltran

The changes could open up growth and exit opportunities for some owners.

Growth Strategies

SBA standards revision would increase the number of SMBs

The Fed’s Lisa Cook thinks AI will lift productivity—but for now it’s boosting something else.

Inflation Impact

AI is contributing to inflation, Fed governor says

Deals get done when the CFO stays tight with investors.

Debt & Credit

Debt refinancing in a touchy market

Vena Solutions CFO Melissa Howatson explains why buying made more sense.

To buy AI tools, or to build them in-house? That is the question.

Richard Chambers thinks five years is “too long” for new public companies to go without an internal audit function.

Internal Audit

Former IIA CEO has concerns about NYSE proposal 

Even in the best times, you “operate in the most efficient way possible,” Natalie Derse says.

Capital Allocation

Gen Digital CFO drives a data-driven approach to marketing spend

“I can build as a CFO. I can build what’s in my mind,” David Fuhriman of the Jewish Federation of San Diego says. 

AI Augmented Accountants

This CFO vibe-coded a multi-agent that works overnight

Compliance

View from the controller’s seat

 Claude says, “Kind of.”

Can AI help with capital allocation?

Natasha Piñon

We wanted some hot gossip, but this works, too. 

Monetary Policy

Fed officials deemed another rate hike “appropriate” but didn’t commit

How internal preparation helped pull off the blockbuster market debut.

Internal Controls

SpaceX’s corporate controller recalls fast-paced IPO

Tech borrowing for AI “pushes all interest rates higher,” one market strategist says.

Interest Rate Risk

Why long-term bond yields are rising

S&P Global Market Intelligence

S&P Custom White Paper Q2'26

Knowledge work just got an upgrade—don’t lag behind

Finance chiefs who aspire to take the next step should gather experience outside the finance department, an expert recommends.

CFO Evolution

The CFO-to-CEO roadmap

How talent can meet the massive AI investment moment

The Latest Corporate Finance and Accounting News

Can AI help with capital allocation?

Fed officials deemed another rate hike “appropriate” but didn’t commit

SpaceX’s corporate controller recalls fast-paced IPO

Why long-term bond yields are rising

Editor's Picks

SBA standards revision would increase the number of SMBs

AI is contributing to inflation, Fed governor says

What Q4 has in store: 2026’s final finance trends

Events

The Leadership Lesson Nobody Trained You For: Managing People Through the AI Hype Cycle

Where the Buck Actually Stops: Avoiding the Automation Ceiling

Financial Control, Forecast Trust, Board Confidence: How a CFO Gets There

Resources

How knowledge workers can make the most of AI-powered data solutions

The state of finance hiring & careers

The CFO-to-CEO roadmap

The state of finance hiring & careers

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