Between inflationary pressures, regulatory tug of wars, heightened cybersecurity threats and new technology challenges, CFOs had their hands full in 2024. Tasked with achieving a balance between growth and prudence in a tricky economic environment, many finance chiefs had to weigh the potential benefits of new technologies like generative AI against cost challenges amid easing but still murky inflation.
On top of that, finance chiefs also had to keep track of a number of new potential requirements for their financial statements, with agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission proposing new rules for areas including cybersecurity and climate disclosures.
As well as regulatory changes and emerging technologies, the role of the CFO has also continued to shift with the rise of a new generation of finance chiefs, focused on operations and strategy as well as finance.
CFO Dive’s editors and reporters have curated a list of 10 stories that speak to the top trends that have occupied the minds of finance leaders in 2024 — and which will continue to shape business in 2025.
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