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The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA and CIMA), in partnership with North Carolina State University’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative, has released a global study examining how executives perceive the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) across regions, industries, and organizational sizes. The survey, including responses from 1,735 executives across eight regions and eight industries, points to an increasingly uneven AI landscape across the enterprise: while a subset of “AI‑Transformed Entities” is capitalizing on strategic gains, most organizations lack the talent, systems, and governance capabilities required to deploy AI effectively.

In the early days of artificial intelligence reshaping the way employees work, many find themselves facing a greater workload rather than a lessened one, according to a survey.

Finance leaders are poised to limit pay and headcount increases throughout 2026 while expanding investment in artificial intelligence and other technologies, according to a recent survey.

Opportunities for finance professionals interested in pursuing a CFO role increased year over year at Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies in 2025, including a spike in the percentage of companies hiring CFOs internally.

By definition, agentic artificial intelligence can execute complex tasks with little to no human oversight.

A number of provisions in President Donald Trump’s blockbuster bill to enact his second-term agenda will go into effect throughout the year.

In today’s digital-first business environment, trust extends far beyond financial statements. Organizations must now safeguard the systems, data, and technologies that power operations, protect sensitive information, and sustain stakeholder confidence.

Companies can’t continue training people for a world we’re leaving behind, but as artificial intelligence (AI) further takes hold, companies also can’t afford to leave people behind.

A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) clarified the Department of Education’s proposed definition of professional degrees for the purposes of graduate student loan limits.

The AICPA on Monday launched the Profession Ready Initiative, a research-backed project focused on identifying and helping to develop the evolving set of skills that emerging and early-career CPAs need for success in an increasingly AI-driven marketplace.

Former professional athletes, business owners and CFOs working in sports talk through the realities of working in this highly coveted and rapidly changing industry.

Managers should lead by example in creating a low-stress environment and be prepared to proactively support employees who are experiencing destructive pressure.

The survey found that 51% of respondents expect flexible career paths to replace traditional linear progression.

A report on the challenges facing audit committees as they convene during busy season placed technology disruption and AI integration risks atop a list of risks standing between organizations and their financial targets in 2026.

Accounting undergraduate enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities rose for the third consecutive year in fall 2025, outpacing growth overall for undergraduate institutions, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse.

The CFOs who will thrive over the next few years won’t be the most cautious ones, but rather those willing to say yes.

The number of jobs displaced by AI, along with federal government cuts, skyrocketed last year.

Connecticut employers will not face a federal unemployment tax increase in 2026.

Organisations are capturing speed through AI, but much of the reclaimed time is spent correcting or rewriting low-quality AI output, a global report says.

On paper, confidence appears to be rising among CFOs at large North American companies. Beyond the paper trail, that confidence appears to be buoyed by belief in the transformative power of technology.