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Courtney Vien

Courtney Vien is a senior reporter for CFO Brew. She formerly served as editor in chief of the Journal of Accountancy and has experience reporting on practice management, personal financial planning, accounting education, and other accounting topics.

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Compliance

Congress wants your next filing season to be a breeze

The House and Senate are weighing multiple bills that would modernize the IRS. There’s one finance pros should keep an eye on.

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Strategy

AI growing pains are shattering CFOs’ illusions

Messy data and rising costs keep AI projects stuck in the pilot phase, attendees at the Gartner Finance conference revealed.

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Talent Management

AI layoffs more about ‘repositioning’ than ‘replacement’

Gartner research finds that RIFs directly related to AI productivity gains have been rare so far.

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Risk Management

How middle-market companies are landing capital

MUFG CFO for the Americas Mark Thumser sees positive trends in the credit environment.

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Strategy

Pricing strategies keep Cava growing amid slowing restaurant sales

Keeping an eye on value-focused customers while offering premium menu items is key, CFO Tricia Tolivar says.

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Accounting

Looking for an accounting job? AI skills will help

AI-related job postings from the Big Four are proliferating.

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Risk Management

Is the economy in better shape than CFOs think?

The “K-shaped recovery” narrative is a return to baseline, not a decline, economist says.

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Risk Management

Employees are your best defense in the fight against fraud

ACFE study reveals the most effective anti-fraud controls.

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Accounting

How AI is reshaping the audit

The Big Four are making strides. The PCAOB is struggling to catch up.

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Compliance

SEC issues proposal to make quarterly reporting optional

Companies should be able to choose the reporting cadence that’s best for them, Chair Paul Atkins says.