What Controllers Need to Know About the 2023 Changes to Depreciation Rules
Depreciation is a critical aspect of tax planning for businesses, and changes to depreciation rules can have a significant impact on a company's bottom line. In 2023, there are several changes to the rules of depreciation that finance executives need to be aware of....
5 Tax Changes Controllers Should Be Aware of in 2023
As we enter the new year, it's essential for controllers and CFOs to stay informed of the latest tax changes and how they will impact their businesses. With the new year come new tax laws, regulations, and policies that finance executives must be aware of to ensure...
5 Finance Executives Share Advice for Finance Career Seekers
Meet the Controller/CFO interview series includes Financial Controllers, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), and related executive titles with a focus on career advice, roles, and responsibilities, and ultimately “secrets to success”. Take a look at what some of our...
Are IT Departments Obsolete?
With cybersecurity breaches and mass migration to cloud-platforms, IT departments might be more important than ever. But depending on company size and industry, IT departments could also be outsourced? Recent Controllers Council studies identify that corporate...
2023 Economic Outlook – Webcast Highlights
Controllers Council recently held a webinar on 2023 Economic Outlook, sponsored by Allianz Trade. Our speaker, Dan North, is a Senior Economist North America for Allianz Trade. He's been with Allianz since 1996, and he's used macroeconomic analysis to help manage...
Controller/CFO KPIs: Working Capital KPI
Controllers and CFOs play a vital role in guiding corporate strategy. The best business decisions depend on data, and these financial workers rely on company data to develop a set of key performance indicators (KPIs) that drive the organization forward. One of the...
7 Ways to Boost Business Liquidity
Liquidity refers to how readily you can convert your business assets into cash. It’s an important financial attribute that can be measured using one of three liquidity ratios. High liquidity can protect you during an emergency and give you the funding you need to...
What Is Liquidity in Accounting?
No matter your industry, you need cash to stay in business, especially during periods of economic instability or inflation. Liquidity is a way that companies measure their ability to gain access to cash to cover short-term obligations. Here’s a deep dive into the...
How Finance Can Adapt to Lean Times – Webcast Highlights
Controllers Council recently held a webinar on How Finance Can Adapt to Lean Times, sponsored by eFileCabinet. eFileCabinet is an all-in-one document management software solution that enables businesses to run with more power and efficiency from automation and...
Why Cybersecurity Is Important to Finance
What is your company’s cybersecurity plan? According to recent data, only 50% of U.S. companies have a cybersecurity plan in place. Of those that do, only 32% have updated their plan since 2019. Financial personnel and CFOs should take a proactive stance regarding...
2023 Tax Changes: Important Compliance Concerns for Businesses
Tax preparation and planning is a year-round activity. But with business regulations changing so frequently, financial professionals must stay on top of an evolving set of compliance concerns. What tax changes are in store for 2023? Here are some of the largest...
7 Finance Executives Share Keys to Career Success
The Controllers Council recently announced our new Meet the Controller/CFO interview series. The new corporate finance Interview Series includes Financial Controllers, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), and related executive titles with a focus on career advice, roles,...
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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.
