Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. McCullough looks at the challenges and opportunities facing CFOs. Today’s CFOs are strategic partners sitting at the ...

In 2025, CFO turnover hit a seven-year high, with 316 new people taking the CFO role—a 10% year-over-year increase, according to recent statistics from Russell Reynolds Associates. And that is a ...

2025 is shaping up to be a year of rapid change for CFOs across their accounting and finance departments. Continuing talent challenges, increasingly dangerous cyberthreats, renewed focus on ROI and ...

Nike’s “planned” CFO transition took analysts by surprise. BNP Paribas Equity Research senior analyst Laurent Vasilescu noted that the timing — just before Nike reports its fourth-quarter earnings — ...

Fractional CFOs can provide the financial guidance that startups and growing businesses need — at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire. If you’re a startup or growing business that needs ...

Once guardians of budgets and balance sheets, CFOs are now architects of strategy and transformation. The Super CFO, a global CFO survey, finds that ‘super CFOs’ are emerging to combat challenges.

Real career paths, practical advice, and lessons from CFOs on how to reach the top finance role. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role has expanded dramatically over the last decade. What was once ...