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The Changing Role of the CFO Companies are once again demanding hardcore accounting, financial reporting and risk-management skills. This represents a shift back to the roots of the CFO position...   |
CFO
May 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
Can This Relationship Be Saved? Auditors and CFOs aren't the friends they once were, but they are working out their differences. |
CFO
January 30, 2004
Scott Leibs |
New Terrain Post-Enron reforms have made dramatic alterations to the landscape of corporate governance. Boards, their committees, and internal auditors now have greater responsibilities and powers. How will these reforms change the CFO's job? |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
Custom Fit In finance training, one size may not suit all. |
CFO
November 1, 2007
Alix Stuart |
The Essential Skills To ascend to (and remain in) the CFO's office, you need much more than financial acumen. |
CFO
September 1, 2003
Alix Nyberg |
Sticker Shock When Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, it didn't worry about how much it would cost companies. Today, CFOs are totting up the compliance bill -- and they don't like what they see. |
CFO
June 1, 2006
Laura DeMars |
Making Finance Tick Why the right executive assistant makes all the difference... CFOs on the Move: El Paso Corp. has named Dane Whitehead as CFO... Magma Design Automation has named Pete Teshima as its new finance chief... etc. |
CFO
October 1, 2004
Kate O'Sullivan |
Can We Talk? Ironically, as the amount of communication between auditors and top executives has increased, the content of these conversations has become much more restricted. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is partly the reason. |
CFO
September 1, 2005
John Goff |
Fractured Fraternity Oh for the days when auditors were counselors and not pricey overseers. In fact, some CFOs say dealings with external auditors have become a lot like encounters with the Internal Revenue Service: shrill, chilly, and frustrating as hell. |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Kate Plourd |
Board Buddies Directors with finance expertise often form bonds with management's CFO. |
CFO
May 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
Making the Pieces Fit How to avoid finance hiring mistakes. |
CFO
May 1, 2008
Alix Stuart |
Auditor Angst Want faster, cheaper audits? Your auditor humbly suggests you avoid last-minute data dumps and other less-than-helpful practices. |
CFO
September 1, 2004
Alix Nyberg |
Raising Red Flags As they identify control weaknesses, companies find a common one: inadequate finance staffs. |
CFO
November 1, 2008
Alix Stuart |
Making the Leap There are many ways to get to the top spot in finance. |
CFO
May 1, 2004
Lori Calabro |
Looking Under the Hood New attestation standards for internal controls put more power in the hands of auditors. |
CFO
November 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
Who's Next? Succession planning should be a critical exercise in finance. Too bad so many companies avoid it. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Expect Good Things From Top CFOs Chief financial officers' jobs aren't getting any easier. |
BusinessWeek
November 21, 2005
Amy Borrus |
Learning To Love Sarbanes-Oxley A few companies have discovered that Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance actually helps to cut costs. |
CFO
May 1, 2007
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Board Battles Even as conflicts between CEOs and directors erupt, finance chiefs can wield influence on both sides. |
CFO
September 1, 2009
Alix Stuart |
Hard Lessons One year after the Wall Street meltdown, CFOs say business will never be the same. |
CFO
January 1, 2005
Kate O'Sullivan |
Staying Alive There are ways an incumbent CFO can prove he's worth getting to know--and worth keeping around. Here are four strategies for surviving a change at the top. |
CFO
June 1, 2007
Laura DeMars |
Not Cleared for Takeoff Controllers who want to become CFOs need to put down their pencils and master soft skills. |
CFO
May 1, 2005
Kris Frieswick |
What Does Your CEO Really Know? How much do chief executives know about company finances? We asked more than 300 CFOs to rate their boss's finance IQ. |
CFO
November 1, 2009
Alix Stuart |
Are You "Strategic"? CFOs have long aspired to that lofty moniker. Is the time at hand when many can lay claim to it? |
CFO
July 15, 2011
Kimberly Blanton |
Creating a Culture of Compliance "Tone at the top" is an overused phrase, but if companies want to mitigate fraud senior leaders need to speak up forcefully. |
CFO
May 1, 2003
Arthur Levitt |
You Are the Guardians Former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt offers some pointed advice on how to restore confidence in corporate accounting. |
CFO
March 15, 2006
David M. Katz |
A Tough Act to Follow What CFOs really think about Sarbox -- and how they would fix it. Included are the results of an exclusive survey of finance executives on the topic. |
Reason
January 2006
Brian Doherty |
You Can Be Too Careful How the U.S. government's new corporate accounting rules impede efficiency and stifle innovation. |
CFO
December 1, 2002
Alix Nyberg |
Split Decision There's no question that accounting skills are back in vogue for CFOs, given the massive amounts of work associated with the new disclosure and governance rules flooding out of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the stock exchanges. |
CFO
June 1, 2006 |
In Defense of ''Activism'' Letters to the editor: The Spitzer Backlash... The Drag of Sarbox... More Thoughts on Immigrant Workers... Training Days... etc. |
CFO
May 8, 2006
P.B. Gray |
Selling Finance Educating salespeople on acceptable structures is fast becoming a necessity as regulators crack down on questionable sales practices and irregularities in booking revenue. |
CIO
April 15, 2004
Ben Worthen |
Another Sarbox Reprieve Public companies now have until November to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley provisions requiring that they document their internal financial controls. CIOs can thank Microsoft. |
CFO
February 1, 2008
David M. Katz |
What's Wrong with the Kids? Coping with the newest generation in finance requires tact, patience - and restraint. |
CFO
February 1, 2006
Kate O'Sullivan |
The Little Things How CFOs re-energize their finance staffs. |
CIO
July 1, 2004
Christopher Koch |
The Sarbox Conspiracy Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts are eating up CIO time and budgets. Worse, CIOs are being relegated to a purely tactical role. And that may be the CFO's plan. |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
Closing Remarks Retiring Cisco CFO Dennis Powell leaves with this message: the key to finance is people and strategies, not just a good accounting system. |
BusinessWeek
January 17, 2005
Henry et al. |
Death, Taxes, & Sarbanes-Oxley? As the final stages of reform mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 go into effect, much of Corporate America is in an uproar. |
CFO
May 8, 2006
Russ Banham |
Party of Three With corporate reputations -- as well as their own -- on the line, finance managers are increasingly relying on outside advisers to help with internal controls. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2008
Mollie Neal |
CFO For Hire Apart from helping them meet more stringent government regulations, part-time or temporary CFOs can often offer small businesses additional benefits. |
CFO
November 1, 2002 |
Excuses, Excuses Plus CFOs on the Move and "Same Stuff, Different Day." |
CFO
February 1, 2009
Scott Leibs |
Moving On, Happily Most CFOs leave their jobs in triumph, not disgrace, a new KPMG study shows. |
FDIC FYI
July 24, 2002 |
Enhancing Financial Transparency Participants in the conference discussed the strengths and flaws inherent in the U.S. financial reporting process and suggested ways of modifying not only the reporting mechanism, but also the accounting standards that underlie financial statements, audit opinions, credit ratings and analyst reports. |
CIO
October 28, 2015 |
Attention CIOs: Here's how to bond with the CFO IT project success hinges on financial support from the CFO, so learn the lingo and stay in close touch |
CFO
January 30, 2004
Kate O'Sullivan |
Now Hiring Finance departments will add staff for many reasons, but particularly as a preparation for growth. |
CFO
September 1, 2002
Andrew Osterland |
No More Mr. Nice Guy A new CFO survey suggests why new rules for auditors may be a wise idea. |
CFO
April 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
Back to School A stint teaching college can ease the transition from corporate life. |
CFO
January 1, 2004
John Goff |
They Might Be Giants It's been nearly two years since Arthur Andersen went under and Sarbanes-Oxley was passed. Have the Big Four audit firms changed since then? |
CFO
September 1, 2009
Kate O'Sullivan |
Advise and Shine Your office door may be closed for a good reason, but there are many better reasons to open it -- and walk through it. |
National Defense
June 2015
Sandra Evers-Manly |
An Ethical Culture: Own it, Live it, Lead it Anyone involved in ethics and compliance within the defense industry should know that to be truly effective, a corporate ethics program requires more than a "check the box" approach |
National Defense
December 2012
Traci Thompson |
Effective Ethics Programs Come From the 'Middle' Without continuous executive team commitment for its code of conduct and ethics program, a company's effort to promote consistent ethical behavior can quickly lapse into a hollow, politically correct endeavor. |
