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4 steps for CFOs to mitigate tariff risk

5 days ago | cfo.com | Lauren Muskett

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The following is a guest post from Vivek Saxena, finance and accounting service line leader at Genpact. Opinions are the author’s own. If the past several weeks have taught us anything about the ongoing tariffs discussion, it’s that none of us can accurately predict the future, not even tomorrow.
The science, art and soul of being a CFO beyond the spreadsheet

6 days ago | cfo.com | Lauren Muskett

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The following is a guest post from Stacey Ryan-Cornelius, global CFO at Ogilvy. Opinions are the author’s own. Finance leaders, particularly in creative industries, are often perceived as obstacles — number crunchers, bean counters, budget enforcers, the rainstorm of reality that crashes down on creativity’s wildest parades.
The CFO’s guide to an effective delegation of authority policy

6 days ago | cfo.com | Lauren Muskett

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The following is a guest post from Kelley Pruetz, principal research lead at APQC. Opinions are the author’s own. Delegation of authority policies provides a framework for making many of an organization’s most important financial decisions. Effective DOA policies help to mitigate risk, ensure compliance and empower the right people to act on behalf of the business.
Former Siena Heights University CFO says she was fired for finding fraud: Trial Balance

1 week ago | cfo.com | Lauren Muskett |Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Trial Balance is CFO.com’s weekly preview of stories, stats and events to help you prepare. Debi Andrews, the former CFO of Siena Heights University, a small Catholic college in Adrian, Michigan, claims she was fired for refusing to lie to the school’s board of directors about budget irregularities and for allegedly advising a colleague to file a sex discrimination complaint against university president Douglas Palmer.
CFOs On the Move: Week ending April 11

1 week ago | cfo.com | Lauren Muskett

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Madison Square Garden Entertainment named David Collins as the live entertainment company’s new finance chief, effective April 14. Collins joins MSG from Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment, where he was CFO. At Harris Blitzer, he oversaw finance, accounting and other functions for the Prudential Center, the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Devils.
The 6 a.m. CFO: How Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital CFO Jessica McClain starts her day

1 week ago | cfo.com | Lauren Muskett

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Welcome to The 6 a.m. CFO, where finance chiefs share how they jump-start their days and engage with the tasks that are in front of them. Today, Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital CFO Jessica McClain shares her morning routine. Be sure to check out the entire 6 a.m. CFO series, and if you’d like to apply to be featured in a future post, please email us here.
Stressed about tariffs? Here’s how to financially model their impact

1 week ago | cfo.com | Lauren Muskett

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The following is a guest post from Dave O’Brien, chartered professional accountant and senior engagement manager at Sapling Financial Consultants. Opinions are the author’s own. Businesses are worried about the impact tariffs will have on their business. In speaking with business leaders, many speak to the challenges uncertainty is causing.
Probationary IRS workers will be back to work before Tax Day: Trial Balance

2 weeks ago | cfo.com | Lauren Muskett |Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Trial Balance is CFO.com’s weekly preview of stories, stats and events to help you prepare. About 7,000 probationary IRS workers who were terminated in February are now reinstated and set to return to work on April 14, according to an email sent to employees last week. The workers were let go as part of the Trump administration’s effort to reduce the federal workforce.
CFOs On the Move: Week ending April 4

2 weeks ago | cfo.com | Lauren Muskett

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Fortune Brands appointed Jonathan Baksht as the home and security products maker’s new chief financial officer, effective May 5. For the last three years, Baksht has been finance chief of Pactiv Evergreen, a fresh food and beverage packaging manufacturer. Before that, he worked at global offshore drilling contractor Valaris.
Navigating tariff changes: A guide to protecting margins

2 weeks ago | cfo.com | Lauren Muskett

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The following is a guest post from Lou Longo, a partner and the leader of the international consulting practice at Plante Moran. Opinions are the author’s own. Businesses in the United States haven’t had to navigate a tariff-oriented economy for the past 40-plus years. As a result, many don’t have the depth of expertise and data necessary to confidently meet the new challenges posed by the current tariff landscape.