C-suite

CFO salaries have surged at the biggest companies in the U.S., but the job has become one of the least secure in the executive ranks, according to a new study.

Chief financial officers are no longer just a part of implementing the corporate strategy — they are playing significant roles in creating it.

CFOs are likely to use internal audit to address key risks in their areas of responsibility, potentially excluding other areas of risk.

Ninety percent of tax leaders say they are invited to weigh in on business decisions before they are made, and that their recommendations carry significant weight, according to a BDO survey.

Ignition, a practice management solutions company, appointed Greg Strickland as CEO and Amy Foo as CEO, with former CEO and co-founder Guy Pearson taking the role of executive chairman.

FinQuery announced the appointment of Joe Schab as CEO, George Azih as executive chairman and Justin Smith as COO.

Seth Siegel, CEO of Top 10 Firm Grant Thornton, announced he is stepping down from his position after 30 years with the firm.

The CPA certification is the third-most valued credential for CFO roles, according to a report by the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs.

For accounting firms to scale, they need to build a stronger infrastructure of professional HR, marketing, IT and other support systems, explains Rachel Anevski.

The AICPA and the University of Oxford will jointly offer a new executive management program in sustainability for accounting and finance professionals.

The accounting solutions software provider has named Sukhinder Singh Cassidy as its next CEO.

The ITA has named its new board.

David Osborne joins the company from Virgin Pulse, and Mike Sabbatis was snagged from XCM Solutions.

As accountants we have access to more information than anybody else at the company, and there is knowledge in that information.

The exit of David Knoch is the latest change at the growing and rapidly pivoting tax-focused IBD formerly known as HD Vest.

Finance execs can help their organizations prepare for a changing world and fuel business growth — but they can’t do it alone.

This short read highlights the growing importance of, and the many changes to, the role of the "CF-Know."

Former Telstra CEO David Thodey will take over the chair starting February, Xero said.

Blucora’s Avantax Wealth Management combines two firms that took competing approaches to serving tax professionals branching into wealth management.

While a large number of large companies are operating as effective data-driven organizations, there’s still plenty of work to be done.