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Chief Financial Officer (CFO) stories

Sterling raises NZD $3.8 million to automate finance

The new capital will help the startup hire and target larger finance teams across New Zealand, Australia and the United States.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Kyriba adds Viewpost to cut residual cheque payments

Large enterprises can now shift lingering cheque payments to electronic transfers without changing banks or accounts payable workflows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Executives trust AI despite errors, Workiva survey finds

Only 11 per cent of executives said their data was ready for AI, even as 84 per cent trusted its output without human review.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

Gorilla flags margin confidence gap in European energy

Delayed reconciliations and siloed teams are leaving European energy retailers exposed, with most executives saying up to 10% of revenue is at risk.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

One NZ reshapes executive team ahead of Judd's rise

Leadership continuity will be tested as One NZ promotes two insiders and hires Sonia Fernandes before Nick Judd takes over as Chief Executive Officer.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Rippling launches AI Spend Console to track AI costs

Employers can now link AI bills to team output as Rippling's new console aims to show whether model use is worth the cost.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

Artificial Intelligence

Kinewell appoints new Director & CFO after expansion

The offshore wind software firm is bolstering governance as it builds on a GBP £750,000 fundraising, acquisition and export award.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Nuvei & BlackLine add payments to invoice workflow

Finance teams using BlackLine can now collect and reconcile payments in one place, potentially speeding cash flow across 190 markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Semiconductors

Sharon AI lifts contract value to USD $8.8 billion

Revenue rose sharply but the Australian AI infrastructure group's loss widened after a USD $400.4 million non-cash hit, despite stronger cash reserves.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Conga promotes Ian Wathen to Chief Financial Officer

An insider takes charge of Conga's finances as the software group pushes deeper into revenue lifecycle management and investor scrutiny.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month

Data centers

Verda names Mikko Einiö as Chief Financial Officer

The hire comes as the AI cloud group races to fund rapid international expansion after lifting its annualised revenue run rate to USD $120 million.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Cotiss pivots to commercial intelligence for finance leaders

Finance leaders at large enterprises could miss price rises and leaked savings as Cotiss shifts from procurement software to inbox-driven intelligence.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Growing bigger and growing more complex are finally being treated as two different things

Australian mid-sized firms may finally get serious accounting tools without paying ERP costs or enduring months of disruption.

By Phillip Vella • 6 min read • This month

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Small Business

Owner-managed firms warned on finance director gap at exit

Smaller founder-led businesses may lose bargaining power in sales if they lack a finance chief to satisfy buyer scrutiny over reporting and succession.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today