Corporate finance

Organizations seem to be going all in on AI, not only planning huge investments in it this year but making these investments central to their growth strategy, even amid other economic headwinds.

Plus, EY announces new software development model; SAP touts new integrations, features for Concur; and other accounting tech news and updates.

While Xero has spent years adding AI features, this is the year it intends to spread the technology throughout the core of its product.

No matter how technology changes the landscape, the traditional playbook for career development is not replacing retiring CPAs fast enough.

Accounting firms need to stop worrying about staffing problems, and start focusing on capacity.

Industry experts seek the potential causes of the sudden demise of Botkeeper, from accounting firm M&A to changes in AI, and beyond.

Success is as much about attitude and culture as it is about finding the right partner.

While still a minority, a significant percent of finance leaders have offloaded at least half of their accounting and finance workload to agentic AI tools.

The Top 25 Firm is buying an advisory firm based in Washington, D.C., that specializes in outsourced accounting solutions.

The vast majority of finance leaders feel confident about the quality of their own data, but this might be an overconfidence as a majority still regularly find errors in their own data.

Small-business accounting platform Xero announced a 20% increase in operating revenue for the first half of its fiscal year, attributing it to a growing user base and higher average revenue per user.

CFOs must consider what falling rates might mean for their balance sheets, borrowing strategies and overall business positioning.

The giant automaker is taking a hit as the market for electric vehicles is reshaped by the Trump administration's removal of tax credits and other incentives.

There are literally hundreds of accounting software providers. How does a firm leader effectively vet their vendors?

Leading AI models continue to get faster and better. But finance teams still cannot — and should not — trust them to close the books.

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

The legislation currently moving through Congress could have dire tax implications for CPA firms that use global outsourcing.

Finance teams shouldn't have to play expense police. The solution isn't more manual review — it's smarter integration and stronger ownership.

Top 10 Firm Grant Thornton added Auxis, which offers Latin American outsourcing, to its U.S.-based advisory practice, Grant Thornton Advisors.

AI and AI agents will no doubt do a lot of work in a lot of industries in the very near future. But generative AI still carries the risk of creating incorrect or fabricated information.