News

Controllers Council has a constant stream of new programs, resources and information focused on the corporate Accounting and Finance Organization. News announcements will be published here, and distributed to relevant news outlets. Please direct questions, press inquiries, or requests for logos and images to the Media Contacts listed below.

October 5, 2026 | 2026 Controller of the Year Awards Program – Call for Applicants

September 28, 2026 | Controllership 2030: Predictions Study and Webcast Panel

July 22, 2026 | Controllership 2030: Predictions Study – Webcast Panel and Survey Announced

June 30, 2026 | 2026 Corporate Finance & Accounting Talent Research Study: Highlights Include Talent Shortages, Increased Hiring and Compensation

April 9, 2026 | 2026 Corporate Accounting & Finance Talent Study: Webcast Panel and Survey Announced

January 29, 2026 | 2025 Controller of the Year Awards – Winners Announced

January 26, 2026 | 2026 CFO/Controller Outlook & Sentiment Study Available: Financial Performance Index (FPI) Trending

November 5, 2025 | The 2026 CFO/Controller Outlook & Sentiment Study: Webcast Panel and Survey Announced

October 6, 2025 | 2025 Controller of the Year Awards Program: Call for Applicants

August 6, 2025 | 2025 Corporate Finance & Accounting Talent Research Study: Employers Market Trends Gain Momentum

May 13, 2025 | 2025 Corporate Accounting & Finance Talent Study – Webcast Panel and Survey Announced

February 17, 2025 | 2025 CFO/Controller Outlook & Sentiment Study Available: Financial Performance Index (FPI) Trending

February 11, 2025 | 2024 Controller of the Year Awards – Winners Announced

November 5, 2024 | The 2025 CFO/Controller Outlook & Sentiment Study: Webcast Panel and Survey Announced

October 14, 2024 | 2024 Controller of the Year Awards Program – Call for Applicants

August 22, 2024 | 2024 Corporate Finance & Accounting Talent Research Study: Report Identifies Shifting Trends

June 27, 2024 | Scholarship Fund Launched to Expand the CPA Pipeline

May 1, 2024 | The Corporate Accounting & Finance Talent Study: Webcast Panel and Survey Announced

February 19, 2024 | 2024 CFO/Controller Sentiment Research Study Available: Financial Performance Index (FPI) Announced

February 15, 2024 | 2023 Controller of the Year Awards – Winners Announced

November 30, 2023 | The 2024 CFO/Controller Sentiment Study: Webcast Panel and Survey Announced

October 10, 2023 | 2023 Controller of the Year Awards Program: Call for Applicants

July 26, 2023 | Corporate Finance & Accounting Talent Research Study: Report Identifies Talent Challenges and Trends

May 19, 2023 | The Corporate Accounting & Finance Talent Study: Webcast Panel and Survey Announced

March 28, 2023 | Controllers Council Approved Sponsor for NASBA CPE

February 21, 2023 | 2022 Controller of the Year Awards – Winners Announced

February 16, 2023 | 2023 Controller/CFO Sentiment Research Report

January 5, 2023 | Meet the Controller/CFO Interview Series Announced

December 1, 2022 | 2022 Controller of the Year Awards Program – Call for Applicants

November 15, 2022 | The 2023 Controller/CFO Sentiment Study – Webcast Panel and Survey Announced

October 20, 2022 | IMA and Controllers Council Form Partnership

October 10, 2022 | Research Study Report Now Available: The Digital Controller/CFO

July 27, 2022 | Research Study Report Available on Corporate Finance Upskilling

July 6, 2022 | Corporate Finance Upskilling Study Results: Webcast Preview and Panel Discussion

February 21, 2022 | 2021 Controller of the Year Awards – Winners Announced

January 19, 2022 | Controllers Council Seal of Approval – Program Announced

December 1, 2021 | 2021 Controller of the Year Awards Program: Call for Applicants

October 19, 2021 | Research Study Results Announced on Technology in Corporate Accounting and Finance

July 6, 2021 | The Digital Controller/CFO – Study and Webcast Announced

May 3, 2021 | Controller of the Year Awards – Winners Announced

March 25, 2021 | Return to Office – Webcast Panel Discussion

January 28, 2021 | Controller of the Year Awards Program Announced

January 4, 2021 | 2021 Outlook – Webcast Panel Discussion

November 16, 2020 | Research Study Report Now Available on Changing Roles – Corporate Accounting and Finance

November 3, 2020 | Accounting and Finance Continuing Professional Education Now Available

October 22, 2020 | Accounting Robots: How to Automate the Finance Back Office – Webcast and Panel Discussion

October 1, 2020 | Annual and Strategic Planning – Webcast and Roundtable Discussion

September 15, 2020 | The Contemporary Controller – Study and Webcast

August 31, 2020 | Achieving Finance Reinvention – 5 Steps to Real Transformation

August 19, 2020 | Controller to CFO: Path to Promotion – Webcast and Panel Discussion

July 27, 2020 | Controllers Council Launches Membership and Community Features

July 9, 2020 | The Black C-Suite: Challenges and Opportunities – Webcast and Panel Discussion

June 29, 2020 | Controllers Council Appoints Board of Advisors

June 10, 2020 | Saved by the Controller – Tales from the Boardroom – Webcast

June 9, 2020 | Startup Scaled to IPO – Webcast

May 21, 2020 | Accounting Controllers Roundtable – Webcast

April 8, 2020 | Career Center for Controllers and Corporate Accounting and Finance Executives Available

March 7, 2020 | New Community for Controllers and Corporate Finance Launches

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Heather Hawes, Marketing Director, Controllers Council, 312-869-2180, heather@controllerscouncil.org

Neil Brown, Executive Director, Controllers Council, 312-869-2180, neil@controllerscouncil.org 

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Controllership 2030: Predictions Study

Webcast Panel and Survey Announced

Chicago, IL—July 22, 2026—Controllers Council, a member association and community platform focused on corporate accounting and finance, announces the Controllership 2030™ Predictions Study and webcast panel focused on how the roles and responsibilities of corporate financial controllers and related executives will evolve over the next 5 years with AI and technology, talent and skill shortages, along with rapidly changing macroeconomic and political environments.

Controllers, CFOs, CAOs and related corporate accounting and finance executives can participate in this important study by taking a brief, anonymous and strictly confidential survey. Respondents will receive a complimentary copy of the Controllership 2030: Study Report after completing the survey here.

The Controllership 2030: Predictions Study results will be previewed at a complimentary webcast roundtable panel discussion scheduled for Tuesday, September 22, 1 PM CST. CPE credit will be available.

“Controllership 2030: Predictions Panel is a timely study as controller roles are rapidly and significantly evolving,” states Neil Brown, Controllers Council Executive Director. “Controllers and related corporate finance executives will gain unique insights by participating in the survey, roundtable panel, and the study report."

The panel will include CFO Joy Mbanugo, and Bilal Aziz, AI & Platform Leader @ Lineos, and other panelists to be announced. Moderated by  Neil Brown, Executive Director.  

The study and webcast panel are produced by the Controllers Council, a member association and community platform focused on corporate accounting and finance training and resources, career development, networking and recognition.

Take the brief and confidential survey, the Controllership 2030: Predictions Study, LINK HERE.

To register for the complimentary webcast, Controllership 2030: Predictions Study Results – Webcast Panel (CPE), LINK HERE.  

ABOUT Controllers Council

Controllers Council™ is a national member association, community and platform of more than 100,000 Controllers, CFOs, and corporate accounting and finance professionals focused on career development and training, best practice resources, networking, recognition and more. Programs include NASBA-certified continuing professional education (CPE), a national Career Center, strategic research studies, webcasts with expert panelists on trending topics, articles and whitepapers. Controllers Council publishes the annual CFO/Controller Sentiment™ Study, the Corporate Finance & Accounting Talent Study, the CFO/Controller Financial Performance Index™ (FPI); and produces the annual Controller of the Year™ Awards, Meet the Controller™ Interview Series, the Controllers for a Cause™ AICPA Scholarship Fund, and the upcoming Controllership 2030™ - Predictions Panel and study.

For more information, visit www.ControllersCouncil.org, or call Executive Director Neil Brown at 630-710-4710.