Opinion
Over decades in finance, the author has participated in more than 1,000 bids, emphasizing that proposals alone are insufficient to guarantee long-term profitability. The article argues that CFOs must deeply engage in the sales process, build close partnerships with CROs, and leverage modern AI tools to optimize bid decisions while remaining vigilant about the risks of large language models.
Finance departments operate on rules, but the best CFOs know when to be flexible at critical moments. This article explores the line between breaking rules and acting recklessly, and how to earn trust through principled exceptions.
The U.S. GENIUS Act provides a clear regulatory framework for stablecoins, moving them from the periphery to the mainstream in CFO financial operations. This article outlines the key points financial leaders should focus on from the perspectives of compliance, financial reporting, efficiency, and risk.
As the Trump administration's trade policies continue to evolve, the indirect costs of tariffs (the 'ripple effect') will far exceed the tariffs themselves. From a CFO's perspective, this article systematically outlines key risk areas including pricing, supply chain, M&A, investment, foreign exchange, working capital, and taxation, and proposes forward-looking response strategies.
The Qualified Business Income Deduction (QBID), introduced in 2017, became permanent in 2025. This article analyzes its calculation logic and, in response to limitations such as insufficient W-2 wages, proposes practical strategies for S corporations and partnerships to help taxpayers fully enjoy the deduction of up to 20%.
Cybersecurity budget growth has dropped from 8% to 4%, posing collaboration challenges for CFOs and CISOs. This article proposes five key initiatives: unifying financial language, defining shared KPIs, promoting integrated projects, quantifying residual risk, and focusing on long-term investment, to help security evolve from a cost center to a competitive advantage.
The lag in the closing process often constrains CFOs' strategic investment. This article explores how process improvements and automation can transform the monthly close from a reactive task into a forward-looking strategic tool, and proposes maturity levels and implementation paths.
This article explores the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on R&D tax policy, noting that the scope of R&D tax credits extends far beyond laboratories and patents, encompassing a wide range of activities such as software development and AI, and provides guidance for companies to optimize their tax strategies.
As AI takes over the tedious tasks of finance teams, the core competitiveness of financial leaders is no longer the speed of processing data, but the ability to give meaning to it. Drawing on his own experience, the author outlines five steps to turn financial reports into stories and emphasizes the importance of a single source of data for building credible narratives.
Oreoluwa Onabowale, FP&A lead at GE Vernova, shares: accurate forecasts may not necessarily change decisions, but influence built through translation, timing, and diplomacy can truly drive business outcomes.