Below you will find an outline of The CFO’s content calendar for upcoming quarters of 2026.
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| Month | Month Theme | Article Themes | Relevance & Focus |
| January | Capital, Risk & Private Credit | The 2026 CFO Playbook, Alternative Capital & Private Credit, 2026 Banking Standards | Managing liquidity in a market dominated by private credit. |
| February | ESG & CSRD Readiness | CSRD Reporting Readiness, The Sustainable Finance Stack, Board-Level ESG Summaries | First full CSRD reporting cycle makes metrics a mandatory board priority. |
| March | Year-End: Reporting & Planning | CFO Year-End: Reporting & Forward Planning, Forecast Accuracy, Scenario Planning Tech | Balancing the backward-looking close with 2026 forecasting. |
| April | Digital ROI & Change | Transformation Priorities Masterlist, Transformation Funding ROI, Cyber-Risk Quantification | Proving the ROI of massive digital transformation spends. |
| May | Intelligent Enterprise | The CFO-CIO Data Governance Standard, Digital Control Frameworks, Cloud Readiness Checklists | Taking ownership of enterprise data to ensure AI readiness. |
| June | Working Capital & Spend | The Spend-Control Governance Framework, Real-Time Spend Visibility, AP Automation Benchmarks | Driving efficiency through real-time visibility to prevent surprises. |
| July | M&A & Post-Deal Integration | The M&A Landscape, Strategies to Secure Investment, Sustainable Growth Frameworks | Captures the mid-year focus on growth delivery and expansion. |
| August | Macro-Economic Resilience | 2026 Recession Probability, Sticky Inflation Navigating, Interest Rate Impact on Debt | Responding to the 35% probability of a 2026 global recession. |
| September | Enterprise Risk & Fraud | Dynamic Approach to Financial Crime, DORA Compliance Mastery, Internal Controls & AI | Leveraging technology to detect and prevent sophisticated fraud. |
| October | Budget & Policy Impact | Autumn Budget CFO Impact, UK Growth Agenda Alignment, Corporate Tax Strategy | Navigating the government’s 2026 “rebalancing” regulatory agenda. |
| November | The Digital CFO Office | The Future Role of EPM, Upskilling in Business Partnering, AI-Enabled Insights | Refining the EPM landscape for xP&A and AI use cases. |
| December | 2027 Strategy & Outlook | 2027 Investment Outlook, Cost Optimization Priorities, Board-Level Priorities for 2027 | Strategic roadmap for enterprise-wide resource allocation. |