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AI is accelerating dealmaking and raising the bar for how finance leaders approach M&A decisions. Discover how to balance speed with defensibility, maintain accountability, and lead confidently in an AI-driven deal environment.

Strategy

Corporate Strategy

Show Me the Deal: How AI Is Reshaping M&A

Finance teams are sitting on valuable data, but access gaps and outdated workflows often prevent it from driving real insight. Learn how to stay connected, audit-ready, and in control by turning the right data into faster, more confident decisions.

Data is Power: What Does the Future of Financial Reporting Look Like?

In today’s uncertain environment, CFOs are under pressure to align the C-suite and turn fragmented data into clear, actionable insights. Explore how finance leaders are using trusted, connected data to drive faster decisions and turn uncertainty into a competitive advantage.

Lost in Translation: What It Takes to Get the C-Suite on the Same Page

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.

Talent Management

Accounting Hiring Trends

The state of finance hiring & careers

Morning Brew Creative Studio

Paystand

Paystand_CFO_Branded_Article_June'26

Accounting

You blinked, and already, we’re midyear.

Automation Impact

Emerging in Q2: What’s trending in B2B finance

Oracle NetSuite

CFOville

AI-Enabled Finance

12 ways to win with AI

Demi Lawrence

“I know the business so well that I can basically jump in and jump out,” Envoy’s CFO/COO says.

CFO Evolution

From Etsy to Envoy: Sinohe Terrero wears a ton of hats

Natasha Piñon

“We got candid and honest pretty darn quick,” Hasbro CFO Gina Goetter said at the CFO Leadership Conference. 

Modern CFO

A healthy CEO-CFO relationship begins in the interview, Hasbro CFO says

And other valuable takeaways from last week’s spring CFO Leadership Conference.

Strategic CFO

Healthcare spend strategy: Start early this year

Digging deeply into the unit economics of products and services leads to smarter resource allocation.

Profitability Analysis

Sweating the details on profitability

 Messy data and rising costs keep AI projects stuck in the pilot phase, attendees at the Gartner Finance conference revealed. 

AI in Finance

AI growing pains are shattering CFOs’ illusions

Risk Management

Power needs, materials shortages, and community resistance stand in the way of facilitating the AI boom.

AI Risk

Will risky data center buildouts slow the growth of AI?

Reddit CFO Drew Vollero on economic wins, IPO rehearsals, and his favorite subreddit.

Strategic Planning

TIL why Reddit stays capital light

Keeping an eye on value-focused customers while offering premium menu items is key, CFO Tricia Tolivar says.

Pricing Strategy

Pricing strategies keep Cava growing amid slowing restaurant sales

Compliance

Megadeals dominate the first five months of 2026, with 39 transactions of $5 billion or more.

Revenue Growth

M&A total deal value soars

Higher salary IRS workers temporarily filled jobs that pay much less.

The IRS leaned on senior employees during ‘critical staffing shortages’

The important thing is to jump in, HubSync CEO John McGowan says.

AI in Accounting

Hesitancy over AI still affecting accounting firms

This working capital problem presents liquidity headaches for CFOs, Billtrust’s David Zwick says.

Working Capital

Don’t overlook a slowdown in customer payments

S&P Global Market Intelligence

S&P Custom White Paper Q2'26

AI & Automation Training

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.

The CFO-to-CEO roadmap

From Etsy to Envoy: Sinohe Terrero wears a ton of hats

The Latest Corporate Finance and Accounting News

M&A total deal value soars

The IRS leaned on senior employees during ‘critical staffing shortages’

Hesitancy over AI still affecting accounting firms

Don’t overlook a slowdown in customer payments

Editor's Picks

A healthy CEO-CFO relationship begins in the interview, Hasbro CFO says

Healthcare spend strategy: Start early this year

Emerging in Q2: What’s trending in B2B finance

Events

Show Me the Deal: How AI Is Reshaping M&A

Data is Power: What Does the Future of Financial Reporting Look Like?

Lost in Translation: What It Takes to Get the C-Suite on the Same Page

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

Topics

News built for finance pros

From Etsy to Envoy: Sinohe Terrero wears a ton of hats

The Latest Corporate Finance and Accounting News

M&A total deal value soars

The IRS leaned on senior employees during ‘critical staffing shortages’

Hesitancy over AI still affecting accounting firms

Don’t overlook a slowdown in customer payments

Editor's Picks

A healthy CEO-CFO relationship begins in the interview, Hasbro CFO says

Healthcare spend strategy: Start early this year

Emerging in Q2: What’s trending in B2B finance

Events

Show Me the Deal: How AI Is Reshaping M&A

Data is Power: What Does the Future of Financial Reporting Look Like?

Lost in Translation: What It Takes to Get the C-Suite on the Same Page

News built for finance pros

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

Topics