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Completing the monthly or quarterly close activities can be lengthy and cumbersome. Many steps are repetitive and manual, which leads to inefficiencies making it difficult to close the books in a timely manner. The good news is there have been significant technology advancements enabling organizations to shorten the financial close cycle while enhancing accuracy and efficiency. Various technological solutions can streamline financial close operations while maintaining financial information integrity. There are specific actions you can take to move forward in terms of people, process, and technology to create efficiencies, reduce cost, and improve employee morale all while maintaining proper controls.

Business concerns around cybersecurity and data privacy risks have increased over the past year, and many leaders feel unprepared to weather the storm.

The impact of artificial intelligence on education has progressed exponentially. AI tools like ChatGPT are changing how students engage with coursework and how instructors like me must think about assessment, feedback and professional preparation.

A click on a link in an email that could have brought down Catharine Drake Madeley’s CPA firm instead caused 40 clients whose tax information was exposed in a data breach to think of her and her staff even more as trusted advisers.

Generative AI use can enhance workforce creativity, but the value is more pronounced in employees with specific abilities, new research finds.

Extortion attempts leap by 46% over a recent six-month period, with manufacturing and construction sectors bearing the brunt.

Find out what the next leap in the evolution of artificial intelligence is and how it may affect the way accountants do their job.

AI’s impact on finance will continue to deepen, but large staffing cuts are an unlikely result, according to a new Vena Solutions report.

This is a red flag for CFOs who are outsourcing finance functions to firms that sell themselves as being forward-thinking or technology driven.

Audit CTO and global solutions group leader Thomas Mackenzie explains how updating technology is reshaping audit quality, talent and regulatory strategy.

Almost half of workers receive no education or training on the proper use of the tools.

With major retailers recently brought to their knees by hackers, accountants would do well to think about what could happen to their businesses and take precautions.

Worried about how to maintain finance-department operations, many look ahead to generative AI for an assist.

Employees are struggling to develop at work, and some fear being left behind by innovation.

While AI agents promise automation and efficiency, accountants remain cautious and products are still thin on the ground. Could autonomous AI be trusted to tackle routine tasks, or is the profession still waiting for the tech to mature?

For the first half of his career in law enforcement, working as a police officer in South Florida, Chase Fopiano did not think cyberattacks on police agencies were a serious threat.

Fears about artificial intelligence are less about replacing people and more about diminishing the value of human skills, according to a global survey.

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, the use of generative AI is gaining currency in the accounting profession. Not only are CPA firms integrating generative AI into administrative workflows, but a growing number of firms are investigating how deploying generative AI can help them more efficiently deliver solutions to clients. Generative AI options range from publicly available platforms to custom-built systems and include essential programs that also make use of generative AI, such as technical research software. Regardless of the platform or software, CPAs are increasingly asking, “Should we inform our clients about our use of generative AI, and if so, how?“

Connecticut lawmakers announced the formation of the state’s first Artificial Intelligence Caucus last week, highlighting the rapid spread of AI in everyday life and the need to ensure that it serves the public interest.

CFOs looking to bolster cybersecurity at their firms need to have a thorough understanding of both the benefits and disadvantages of artificial intelligence.