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CFO Article Archive

Deloitte writes and compiles a regular stream of CFO-centric content and timely features, including research, topical digests, perspectives, and insights and technical analyses, in a special section of CFO Journal, an online publication from The Wall Street Journal.

CFOs are challenged by ever-increasing demands as their role expands and evolves. Deloitte’s content is designed to help CFOs manage the complexities of their roles, drive more value in their organizations and adapt to strategic shifts in the market.

Visit Deloitte's CFO Center for additional perspectives on the complex and ever-changing role of the CFO.

Featured CFO articles

  • CFOs enjoying the career challenges and rewards of their expanding role
    The CFO role has become more demanding and broader, but also more interesting, influential, visible and financially rewarding, according to CFOs of large North American companies responding to Deloitte’s 1Q 2012 CFO Signals™ survey.
  • Global economy, government policy: Top economy concerns for large-company CFOs
    Social policy and related spending and investment, as well as environmental policy, were among the top three challenges cited by CFOs of large North American companies, according to Deloitte’s 1Q 2012 CFO Signals™ survey.
  • Finance departments put more focus on execution
    Despite uncertainty and concerns over national and global issues, CFOs indicate a renewed focus on organizational growth and execution, according to Deloitte’s 1Q 2012 CFO Signals™ survey.
  • Convergence: A transforming business model for the life sciences industry
    Convergence is helping to transform the life sciences industry, and CFOs have a major role to play in the process, as discussed by R. T. "Terry" Hisey, vice chairman and U.S. Life Sciences leader for Deloitte LLP.
  • Turning strategic ambiguity into strategic clarity
    Strategic ambiguity causes CFOs major stress, according to several Deloitte CFO Signals™ surveys. CFOs can address strategic ambiguity by leveraging data and the planning and performance management cycles.
  • How transformative leadership skills can deliver success in M&A
    Realizing the benefits of M&A deals requires transformative leaders to develop the new organization’s strategic vision and operating model and identify the people, processes and technologies needed to drive performance and satisfy customers.
  • How to perform due diligence on international business partners
    A Deloitte Forensic Center report discusses steps companies seeking to conduct business internationally can take to perform effective due diligence on international business partners and help avoid common pitfalls.
  • A strategic guide to adjusting your corporate footprint
    Assessing and realigning an organization's footprint can be costly and time consuming. Companies that do so can realize short-term financial benefits and likely better position themselves for success.

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  • M&A
  • Strategy & Operations
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  • Tax

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